junction there hare been extensive buildings. The piles of 
debris indicate that they were built of adobe. Picked up 
some peculiar arrow-heads and half of a stone ring - probably 
a finger ring. Noticed a number of ruins on the San Juan 
above. The maroon beds .end shortly above the entrance of 
MeElmo and from that to the Mancos the bluffs are formed by 
the undefined set of strata from No. 1 down. At the MeElmo 
No. 1 is at least 1000 feet above the Rdd beds, at the Mancos 
less than 300. 
Camped in a beautiful grassy park on the bank . - of San Juan. 
Still keep close guard on our stock. 
August 9th.- 
Marched up the Rio intending to camp at the mouth of Mancos. 
7/hen within about a mile of that Rio, we found the trail im¬ 
possible and encamped two miles below and -J of a mile above 
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the ford, near which there have been extensive damps of both 
Indians and Whites ♦ There skeins to be a large creek entering 
the Rio from the opposite side, probably Gothic Greek, so-called. 
Pound a ford just at camp. Since we desired to move South into 
the Carriso Mountains* this was very convenient. Had a royal 
bath. 
August 10th.- 
Crossed the San Juan with the train and struck a trail lead¬ 
ing to the Southwest on which were many horse and burrow 
