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the Rio Grande, 35 miles north of Las Cruces. Goldman, November 15-16 and 22, 
1909. 
Rinconada, Taos County. On the Rio Grande, 20 miles north of Espanola; 
5,800 feet. Surber, April 14-June 5, 1904. 
Rio Alamosa, Sierra County. Goldman camped on this river September 27-30, 
1909, at the mouth of Limestone Canyon, 30 miles north of Chloride and 38 miles 
west of San Marcial; 6,900 feet. 
Rio Colorado, d aos County. This is also called Red River. A tributary of the 
Rio Grande, which it enters 25 miles south of the Colorado line. The Baileys camped 
near its mouth 2 miles below Questa, August 14; 3 miles above Questa, August 15; 
followed up the stream August 16 to the town, of Red River and then turned away 
from the main stream and followed up Bitter Creek and Lost Trail Creek. 
Rio Grande Bird Reserve (including the Elephant Butte Reservoir), Sierra 
County. [Wiilet, November 23-December 9, 1916.] 
Rio Grande \ alley, Santa Fe, Sandoval, Bernalillo, Valencia, and Socorro 
Counties. Leopold constantly traversed this section, in his Forest Service work, 
from 1911 to 1924. Ligon also continuously traversed the middle Rio Grande Valley, 
in his Biological Survey work, from 1915 to 1920. 
Rio Mimbres; Heads in the Black Range and flows southward, east of Silver 
City. Bailey, May 13-29, 1906; [Kellogg, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922.1 
Rio Puerco, Valencia County. A town on the Puerco River, where this river 
is crossed by the Santa Fe Railroad, 50 miles north of Socorro; 5,000 feet. Hollister, 
September 3-7, 1905, during which time he collected along the river from a few 
miles below the town up stream to the mouth of the San Jose River. 
Road Canyon, Taos County. On the divide between the upper Canadian and 
the Vermejo rivers, about 25 miles west of Raton. Howell camped September 19-21, 
1903, at a spring near here, 6 miles southwest of Catskill. 
Rocky Creek, Grant County. Also called Big Rocky Creek. A tributary of 
the Gila, entering it from the east; about 25 miles north and a little east of Silver 
City. Bailey camped here at 8,100 feet, August 21-24, 1908. 
Rodeo, Hidalgo County. A station on the Southern Pacific Railroad, just at 
the Arizona line, and 35 miles north of the Mexican line. Allan Brooks and J. E. 
Law collected here April 9, 28, and 29, 1913. 
Roswell, Chaves County. On the Hondo River, 8 miles from its junctions with 
the Pecos; 3,500 feet. Bailey and Higginson, June 8-12 and 17-18, 1899; Bailey 
and Hollister, September 17-18, 1902, remaining 3 miles north of Roswell until 
September 21; Gaut, September 10-18, 1902; Ligon, June 27, 1913, and [May 29 
and 30, 19191. 
Ruidoso, Lincoln County. A small town on the road from Lincoln to the 
Mescalero Agency, about half way between the two places. Bailey camped Septem¬ 
ber 12-15, 1902, on Ruidoso Creek, 6 miles above the town at 7,200 feet and climbed 
to the top of Sierra Blanca at 11,880 feet. 
Ruins of Gran Quivira. See Gran Quivira. 
Sacramento Mountains, Otero County. The largest mountain range in 
southeastern New Mexico. The foothills on the west side were explored by Gaut, 
November 13-15 and November 26-29, from Tularosa. The lowest gap between 
these mountains and the Guadalupe Mountains, 6,600 feet, was crossed by Bailey, 
