Hoclrj Mountain Trip 
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In and beneath this marl, however, are some beds of heavy sand¬ 
stone, The main sandstone capping the bluffs is from 20 to 40 
feet thick. Following the dim trail we soon came to another. 
Sept, 15th ; Spring under the bluff to the left. Here 
there is quite a strong flow of water. Ascending to the plain 
the trail led us by a curious echelon movement indefinitely in 
the direction both of the Sierra Aba jo and the Sierra HaS&l. So 
sidelong were the approaches to the Aba jo that we dubbed the 
trail the "Hug war 15 trail. The plain is here densely covered 
with sage. There are a few pinons and a fair supply of grass 
and flowers * Finding that we were getting too far north* wo 
left the trail and turned down a little flat that led off toward 
the Aba jo. We had gone but a few rods when wo struck a small 
trail that led us pretty directly toward the range* The moun¬ 
tains begin now to show more distinctly and we can see that there 
are large clusters of timber about the base- and on the protected 
sides of the ridges. Presently m struck a little canon in which 
were pools of water, ITo* 1 is still the 'prevailing rock* although 
on higher kno&ls there are patches of shale. Kept steadily on 
over sage flats and pinon plats until at four o’clock we came to 
the canon of Monte sum* within five miles of the base of the 
min mountain slope. The canon walls of Ho, 1 sandstone are very- 
abrupt md difficult to scab. The little trail we followed led 
us safely across. There is a little running, water* The drainage 
of the entire eastern faces of 'the group is into the Montesuma - 
the small streams or rather gulches* for they are dry-run to the 
east and strike the canon at right angles. The sandstone of Ho .1 
are massive* hard* coarse* gritty* greatly cross lraixtatbelaud 
