August 14th.- 
Arizon*tis about finished and we thank the Lord for it. The 
task has been a hard one and the risk and worry of carrying on 
a survey among a herd of meddlesome and treacherous savages - 
added to the work in such a boiling climate - such a desert is 
too much for flesh and blood to endure always. Concluded to 
stay here one more day to examine Gothic Creek and rest our 
riding animals. I rode out to the Westward of camp in order 
to strike the creek (which was some 6 or 8 miles away) about 
the point where it was supposed to turn West. Pound the 
country very level. Came to the flat space where I expected 
to find the usual creek wash, passed on mile after mile and 
finally found that I was riding ait a little West. Cn turning 
around I found the creek valley behind me, looking just as 
it did an hour before from the other side. The flow of water 
has been ao slight as to spread all over the flat space and 
leave no wash. I was now able to determine to a certainty 
that the drainage of the valley is to the North into the San 
Juan and not to khe West as given by the Engineers. Rodea^long 
distance up the West slope in order to ma&e sure that the course 
could not change to the Westward. Returned to Camp and was sur 
prised to find no Indians about - That the boys had had a ter¬ 
rible scare about the mules thinking that they had been stolen. 
Tom w r as out hunting for them. Had started for the San Juan on 
