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querque; 7,100 feet. Hollister, September 12-13, 1905, camped 4 miles south of 
the town near the base of Cabezon Peak. 
Gabra Spring, San Miguel County. Stage station and post office, 25 miles 
directly north of Santa Rosa; 5,600 feet. Baileys camped 4 miles east June 23, 
1903, and on their return from Mesa Yegua, were at a camp 3 miles west, June 
26-28. 
Cactus Flat, Catron County. On the divide between Dry Creek and Duck 
Creek, 40 miles northwest of Silver City and 13 miles from the Arizona line; 5,200 
feet; Baileys, November 5-6, 1906; Goldman, October 12-14, 1908. 
Cajon Bonito Creek, Chihuahua. Six miles south of Monument No. 67, 
Mexican Boundary Survey. Mearns explored this stream during part of July 
1-24, 1892, and September 8-28, 1893, to the head of the right fork at an altitude 
of 4,500 feet. 
Camp Burgwyn. See Burgwyn. 
Canadian River, Quay County. A point on the river almost directly north of 
Montoya and 12 miles northeast of their Mesa Rica camp was visited by the 
Baileys, June 22, 1903. 
Canoncita, Santa Fe County. A station oh the Santa Fe Railroad, 5 miles from 
Lamy; Baileys, July 4, 1903. 
Cantonment Burgwyn. See Burgwyn. 
Canyon Blanco, San Juan County. A large dry wash tributary to the San 
Juan River, which it enters at Blanco, 12 miles southeast of Aztec. It was tra¬ 
versed by Bailey in October, 1908, and the camp of October 21 was 22 miles up the 
canyon from Blanco. 
Canyon Largo, San Juan County. A tributary of the San Juan River from the 
southeast, but dry for most of the year. Its mouth is between the towns of Blanco 
and Largo. Bailey was at its mouth October 20, 1908, at about 5,500 feet, and 
ascended its valley for several miles the following day. 
Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County. Their highest peak, El Capitan, rises 
to 11,000 feet (aneroid), 10 miles north of Lincoln. Bailey made his base camp at 
6,200 feet on the east slope June 1-3-16, 1899, and climbed the east peak, 9,600 
feet, June 14. Gaut made extensive explorations and collections in these mountains 
June 24-August, 27, 1903, collecting from 6,000 to 11,000 feet. He was located at 
a ranch in the valley on the southeast slope of the mountains, 6,000 feet, June 
24-July 7; then moved to his camp No. 1 at a deserted sawmill, 9,000 feet, July 
8-14; next to a camp at 7,000 feet at the southeast end of the range, collecting 
from here up to 8,000 feet July 14—20; then moved 5 miles east to a camp at an 
altitude of 8,000 feet, collecting from this camp up to 9,000 feet July 21-26; thence 
to a camp in the northeastern foothills at 6,000 feet, collecting from here up to 
8,000 feet, July 26-28; to a camp near the summit of the range at the west end of 
the mountains, 9,700 feet, July 28-August 17; to a camp on the northwest slope 
at 7,500 feet, August 17-19; to Raspberry Patch Spring on the northwest slope at 
7,000 feet, August 19-22; leaving the mountains, his last camp was at Loveless 
Lake about 10 miles northwest of the mountains, August 22-27. 
Capitol Peak, Socorro County. At the north end of the San Andres Mountains, 
10 miles northeast of Salinas Peak. Gaut, December 4-22, 1902. 
Capulin Mountain, Union County. An extinct volcano, 6 miles southwest of 
