the San Juan. Through this are cut the valleys of Gothic and 
Navijoe creeks. The Rio, San Juan, The Mancos, The Ute Mts. 
and the Mesa Verde can be seen to the North and East. 
The Needles and Hog-back East, and Monumental Valley West. 
Struck a good trail in descending and reached camp in good 
t inie» 
August 12th.- 
Reraoved Camp to the next Indian Camp West - some six miles - 
the last waters in this direction until beyond our lines. 
Here the Navajoes have houses - conical lodges of wood covered 
with dirt. There are very large herds of sheep and horses and 
some c-amel^V There are only a few springs of water and these 
are 5 miles out from the base of the Mountains. We encamped 
nearly a mile West of the Indian village, by a small sprang. 
Grass is good and plentiful. Many of the Indians that came In 
were the same we had seen at the other camp. They came to trade 
and get something to eat. Cne very intellegent and interesting 
woman (Marouka) came over, wishing to procure one of our copper 
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pails. They all seem to ha„e the greatest desire to possess 
these. She was quite merry and. I imagined her smile and laugh 
to be as bewitching as many of my friends East. They all have 
fine teeth. Hers were splendid and her hair as black as jet, 
and glistened like silk. They all talk Mesican and we here 
found the first call for money. (Pesos). Therappreciate its 
value, but do not "sabe” American notes . At the last Camp 
