Rocky Mountain Trip 
separated by saddles in which outcrops of cretace us shales may 
be seen. Indeed shales may be seen frequently on the slopes of 
the mountains. There are at least four of these masses. The 
trachyte does not outcrop greatly, being moderately hard and hom- 
ogenuous, but the slopes are steep and slide covered and frequently 
grassed and on the north faces covered with a growth of pines. 
Trees of a large size appear near the summit of the highest point. 
West and southwest winds seem to prevail, as the base shattered 
and stunted trunks of the higher timber testify. In protected 
spots are groves of aspens, and lev; about tho base there are dense 
Jungles of cherry oak and willow- On the gentle slopes about the 
base are groves of scattering yellow pines and considerable areas 
of plnons: also much good grass. There is no game and but little 
water - not enough to suggest the idea of irrigation,even ifset¬ 
tlement should be thought of. Hade most of my sketches while 
in the saddle, as the snow was deep and cold and by noon we were 
ready to descend. At one o'clock we had reached camp and were 
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packed up and off - homeward bound, not at all sorry to leave an 
uninteresting place which had caused us so much anxiety and trou¬ 
ble. Our camp was on the cret. shales by a spring, ilo.l dipped 
beneath the surface at the base of the hog back and appeared In 
the deeper washes two or three miles below. There will be quite 
a little area of shales Just above the eastern base of the group 
and west of the Montezuma Canon. Crossed the Indian trail about 
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half way between camp and the Montezuma; IT; .1 had passed. The 
ground was very wet and traveling was heavy. Camped some 20 
miles out without water, near the Utah line. 
