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and flowing into the Rio Grande, 12 miles northwest of Taos. Bailey visited the 
mouth of the canyon at 7,800 feet, September 25, 1903. Surber collected in the 
lower part of the canyon at 8,000 feet, January 4-19, 1904. The Baileys camped 
July 19, 1904, near the mouth of the canyon at S,200 feet and thence followed up the 
stream to Twining, 9,500 feet. Thence they explored the Taos Mountains in the 
Sangre de Cristo Range and on August 6 Bailey was at the source of Hondo Creek, 
a saddle between Gold Hill and Wheeler Peak, 11,200 feet. On the return trip they 
camped August 8-11 at about 8,200 feet in the canyon and August 12-14 at 8,000 
feet nearly due north from Taos. 
Hondo River, Chaves County. Formed by the junction of Ruidoso Creek and 
Bonita River which rise in the White Mountains. It joins the Pecos southeast of 
Roswell. 
Hondo Valley. See Hondo Canyon. 
Hope, Eddy County. On the Penasco River, 25 miles above its mouth; at 
about 4,000 feet. Ligon camped June 20, 1913, west of the town on the Penasco 
River. 
Hopewell (called Good Hope on Land Office map), Rio Arriba County. Fifteen 
miles east of Tierra Amarilla; 9,700 feet. Baileys, September 7, 1904. 
Horse Lake, Rio Arriba County. A small lake, 15 miles northwest of Tierra 
Amarilla; 7,800 feet. Baileys, September 22-24, 1904; Ligon, July 26-28, 1913. 
Indian Canyon, Hidalgo County. Also called Animas Canyon, 3 miles south of 
Adobe Ranch. This was Goldman’s base camp for the Animas Mountains, July 
28-August 9, 1908. Specimens taken here were labeled Adobe Ranch. 
Indian Creek (also called Gold Creek), Taos County. A few miles northeast of 
Costilla Peak and about 5 miles from the Colorado line. Howell reached its mouth 
at 8,000 feet, September 22, 1903; camped that night and to September 25, 5 miles 
above the mouth, at 9,000 feet; then went up to the head of the canyon to the place 
he calls Costilla Pass. 
Indian Spring Canyon, northeast of Cloudcroft; [Ligon, June 16, 1917.] 
Inscription Rock (also called El Moro), Valencia County. A high rock now a 
National Monument west of the south end of the Zuni Mountains, 25 miles directly 
east of Zuni; about 7,100 feet. Woodhouse, August, 1851; Kennedy, November 
18, 1853; Coues, 1S64; Henshaw, 1873. 
Isleta, Bernalillo County. On the Rio Grande, 12 miles south of Albuquerque; 
4,900 feet. Hollister, August 24-30, 190f* 
Jack Creek, Santa Fe County. One of the ultimate sources of the Pecos River. 
The Baileys camped July 21-August 7, 1903, on this stream, 2 miles from its source 
on the east side of Pecos Baldy Mountain, and 11 miles from Willis at 11,000 feet. 
Jal, Lea County. Near the Texas line, in the southeastern corner of the State, 
[Ligon, January, 1919.] 
Jara Peak, Socorro County. At the north end of the Bear Spring Mountains, 
35 miles northwest of Socorro. Hollister, September 22-24, 1905; collections made 
here were labeled Riley, which was the base camp 5 miles east. 
Jarilla, Otero County. A station on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 35 miles 
from the Texas line. Gaut used this as his base camp January 1-5, 1903, in exploring 
the Jarilla Hills, a few miles to the west. 
