APPENDIX SS. 



1813 



bordered with shade-trees, for which is utilized an irrigating ditch of 1£ miles in 

 length, furnishing the water-supply of the town. 



At the time of onr visit a telegraph-line from Garland was being erected, and was 

 in operation in December ; it was being constructed for a very low figure, the poles 

 being furnished and delivered along the line for seventy cents each. 



An organization known as the Del Norte and Alamosa Railroad Company was 

 already formed for the building and operation of a line from Alamosa, the new ter- 

 minus of the railroad to the town ; the length of track being 26 miles. Of its con- 

 struction being entered upon nothing has been learned at the time of writing ; its 

 building, however, will revive the business connections and interests of the place and 

 greatly add to its permanent prosperity. 



The following table gives the distances between some of the most interesting and 

 important points visited during the reconnaissance ; on account of its relating directly 

 to the centers of population it is here inserted, instead of being included in the treat- 

 ment of "Lines of communication,''* to which it properly refers: 



Between what points. 



Garland City to Fort Garland 



Fort Garland to Stewart's Ferry 



Stewart's Ferry to Conejos 



Fort Garland to Chevez Ferry 



Valdez' Ferry to Conejos 



Conejos to Tierra Amarilla (Las Xutritas) via Ojo Caliente 

 Conejos to Tierra Amarilla (Las Xutritas) via Cueva . . . 

 Conejos to Tierra Amarilla (Las Xutritas) via the Chama 

 route. 



Las Xutritas to Los Ojos 



Los Ojos to Rio Xavajo 



Rio Xavajo to Rio Blanco 



Rio Blanco to Pagosa Springs 



Conejos to Pagosa via Ojo Caliente 



Conejos to Pagosa via Cueva 



Conejos to Pagosa via the Chama route 



Conejos to Pagosa via San Antonio route 



Conejos to Pagosa via Chama-Xavajo route 



Pagosa Springs to the Summit District 



Pagosa to Rio Xutria (spring near ranch of Colonel 

 Ffeiffer). 



Rio Xutria to Rio Piedra 



Rio Piedra to Rio de los Pinos 



Rio de los Pinos to Rio Florida 



Rio Florida to Rio de los Animas 



Animas City to Parrott City 



Parrott City to East Fork Rio Mancos 



East Fork to West Fork Rio Mancos 



Thence to Big Bend Rio Dolores (Camp 64, September 23) 



Parrott City to mouth Rio la Plata 



Animas City to mouth Rio de las Animas 



Animas City, to Hermosa 



Hermosa, via Grand Canon of the Animas, to Silverton.. 



Silverton to Howardsville 



Howardsville to Lake City, via Animas Forks and Bur- 

 row's Park. 



Howardsville to Lake City, via Mineral City and Hen- 

 sen Creek. 



Howardsville, via old wagon-road, to Carr's 



Howardsville, via Cunningham Gulch and trail over 

 Summit, to Carr's. 



Carr's to Alden's Junction or Antelope Springs 



Alden's to Lake City 



Alden's or Antelope Springs to Wagon-Wheel Gap 



Wagon- Wheel Gap to mouth South Fork Rio Grande 



Thence to Del Norte 



Del Norte to the Summit : 



Del Norte to Fort Garland 



Del Norte to Piedra Pintada 



Thence to La Jara post-office on Rio de la Jara 



Thence to Conejos 



6.5 

 19.5 

 26.5 

 31.5 

 18 



150 



120 

 60.7 



2 

 33.2 

 12.3 

 10.6 



208 



178 



11-4.8 



112. 8 

 77.4 



49 

 13 



12.1 

 19.9 

 13.6 

 5.8 

 19.5 

 18.1 

 11.9 

 .7 

 18.7 

 54 

 58.5 



38. 



4. 



36. 



31 



16.3 



22.7 



27 



33.5 



16 



11.6 



15.8 



27.8 



60 



15.9 



18.6 



13.5 



Remarks. 



Railroad terminus at Garland City. 

 ( Stewart's, or upper ferry, on the Rio 

 I Grande. 



C Valdez, or lower ferry, formerly 

 I Myers's. 



Chama River forded at Los Ojos. 



> Tipper road to Pagosa. 



County-road ; lower route. 



County-road ; cut-off. 



Xew toll-road ; 12 miles incomplete. 



Xew toll-road ; constructing. 

 Proposed United States road; tht 



shortest route West. 

 Trail up Rio San Juan. 



> County-road. 



Via toll-road. 

 Via trail. 



> Countj'-road. 



Trail. 



Toll-road. 



Trial. 



County-road. 



Wightmans new toll-road. 



County-road. 



I Toll-roads. 



Summit of pass, 12,400 feet. 

 Pass, 11,900 feet. 



Toll-road; pass, 11,100 feet. 



> Toll-road down Rio Grande. 



Toll-road. 

 County-road. 



In San Luis Valley ; county-road. 



