Boctey Mountain Trip 
above has the appearance of a coat of nail. flm pine forests 
are quite dense, Reached camp at six, two and one-half hours 
descent♦ The otmmit in always dark and is pyramidal in chape 
from all points of view. 
Sept, 6th s Descended to the Bio Grande and marched up it 
almost to the source. The stream lessoned quite rapidly and is 
always in narrow valleys or cations. The wagon road is very had; 
the trail is much used by pack trains of burro’s employed by 
Mexicans carrying out million from Silverton, Some trains of 
these poor abused beasts are barbarously used, their hacks being 
fairly raw. They are picturesque* however, when seen picking 
their way over the steep and dangerous trails* The quarts lies 
begin to appear in the bottom of the valley near the source and 
on the divide, which is 12,200 foot high* The trail separates 
the quartsites from the trachytes, the fatter being on the right * 
The view from oax# was quite mountainous and picturesque but the 
effect was bad. 
Sept. Vth s Dilverton. Grossed the continental divide and 
entered Oimnkigkm Gulch, A fearful descent by the well worn 
trail brought us to the stream which is formed by a hundred oae~ 
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cades that leap down the smooth rock faces. Mines 'have been dis¬ 
covered all over the faces of the walls and zlgsag trails lead up 
to cabins and leads that look impassable to man or beast The 
stream has some fine cascades and pitches down toward the Animas 
at a fearful rate. A large -saw mill is in course of construction. 
Passed a party of southern Indians, who ted a train of Mrros 
packed with apples. These they were taking north to trade. We 
bought a quarter's worth, about tea little wilted tasteless things 
