the only remaining mule, hut here the mules were all right 
in camp. John had found them resting in a deep gulch below, 
shortly after Torn’s departure. The Indians were making pre¬ 
parations to drive their stock off to some dthej. range and we 
were fearful of evil intentions, but one more night would let 
us out and we set about it to watch them closer than ever. 
August 15th.- 
Marched to the San Juan and crossed to our old camp of a 
week ago. f- of a mile below and on the other side of the river 
there is an Indian Gamp. They have a herd of sheep and some 
horses, nothing special in Geology. Navajo Creek begins in 
traehte and a little red, and runs all of the way through the 
marl and sub-marl beds, not in any case I believe touching the 
pale red bed. No. 1 remains on but f ew of the higher of the 
area between Navajo Creek and the San Juan. Mostly it is marl 
with fragments of quartzite - iron impregnated rock scattered 
over it. 
August 16th.- 
Left the San Juan early in the morning and reached the mouth 
of Maneos Canon in the middle of the afternoon. It was very 
hot for the last two hours. Examined the marl bluff above 
camp on the San Juan, brought away a specimen of the marly 
clay and of the tMn beds of sandstone that run through It. 
Most of the bluff is of indurated arenaceous clays that weather 
