Rode 30 miles across a flat country; camped on a cedar 
where we had a view of the strange and fantastic cliffs to the 
north { so© sketch book } 
Sept, laths Made a long march to DeMotte Park, ce 
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ICalbab plateau* Pass the Piute camp, entered the plateau canyons 
and soon reached the shallow, grassy swales of the upland. From 
a barren sage plain we passed into a region of pines and lovely 
aspens > of grass and flowers . Chilly evening. Bodfish. and party 
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Sept, XOtfis 'Soft emp for a point on eastern brink ** 
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plat a an. Three hours through aspen groves and grassy swales. ; 
saw door and grouse. Camped on a pvoimntorj that overlooks t 
vast, red desert of the Marble canyon - altogether a scene long 
to bo remembered. The Faria plateau, B&vesho, Henry and LaSalle 
mountains , the latter 200 miles away, the Echo cliffs aid the 
marvelous canyon are all in view. , 
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Made panoramic sketches and returned to camp 
in the park. 
Sept. 21st: Made sketches of aspens . In the afternoon 
whole party went down to Thompson f a Springs < 
Sept. 22n&; Rode down swale five miles and came out of 
woods upon the brink of the most marvellous canyon, the bottom of 
which could hardly be seen and the side walls of which were won- 
derfully carved and colored (see sketch). 
Sept. 23rd; From Thompson * s Springs % way of Bodge Fool 
to Point Sod. Splendid vle-irs of the canyon on the on# h®ict and 
of the beautiful woods on the other. Stone enclosures and pottery 
observed. 
