are placer mines about to be worked under the direction of 
Mr. L. F. Fields. A company of S have organized, secured 
Capital and are determined to test the washings of this part 
of the LaPlata. They have 15 men at work. 220 feet of spruce 
(35 in.) is already down, some hundreds of feet more will be 
laid before bed rock level is reeehed. Claim 2 miles of bar 
mostly below. From this place we went up to Bovens and the 
Old man showed us 'his Lodes and placer claims. (For descrip¬ 
tion see Notes). 
September 5th.- Sunday. 
Made a section from, camp down a mile. (On the Rio) Made some 
photo views also. Moss and a couple of Mining Engineers from 
San Francisco came in yesterday evening. Jackson came in all 
right today. Camped two or three days, almost in sight of 
Gardner f s battle field and among the same rascals that did 
the mischief. Heaid nothing of the trouble until reaching Mancos 
Camp. His collection of pottery is good. His views he reports 
fair, Harry Lee gave me a bowl and spoon of Moquois Manufacture. 
I am to send him a copy of Powell ! s Report. 
Mr. Barber and Bill Whalen have very nice collections of 
arrow-heads etc. 
September 6th.- 
Weather quite rainy. Mr. A. and I had promised to be at 
Bovens early this morning, but we had so much to do in Camp 
