our old c-smp* fbo walls fill off hereto 500 ox 4 600 foot. 
Sept .. fist ; aIxuiitlog trail that led m up to the 
suraait of the cliffs mG struck out through the pistons, pines and 
meadows for Lone Cone. Leached a lone butte at noon and the main 
trail up ^erameruehee Creek at 3 o'clock* X got separated from the 
party along the south face of the upper ore t&ceous mesa and on 
finding that there were two trails running toward Lone Gone was 
afraid to wait for it (the party) and struck out for esaup, which 
X supposed to be in the 7alley east of Lone Cone, fussed the 
Leaver Deris and than took the right hand trail at the forks and 
at sunset was up to the pine titter under Lone Cone five miles 
beyond our camp of last year. Beyond this X was totally unac¬ 
quainted with the trail. Dark was upon me before I readied Ike 
summit mid between the swamps and snow and dense dark timber I 
bud a time getting on, for which no one need ever envy me. Cross¬ 
ing the aiaaralfc the last red tinge had faded from the west and X 
plunged into an unknown forest. Sometimes I rode* frequently X 
led w weary mule. Sometimes I was on Che trail, sometimes’ off 
and the boggy, muddy, black and snow drifted forest was a most 
gloomy place. At last X came in sight of a light and was glad 
X had per covered» For half a mile or more X followed on and at 
last redo in iri %m$h into camp - much to the surprise of the 
sleeping boys who wore very glad to see me and somewhat anxious 
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on account of our long stay. 1 told them the remainder of the 
party would certainly he in early next morning - took some supper 
and went to bed with Fit. 
Lone Gone. 
Got a fresh mule and set out to 
make mm examinations at the bead of the Dolores. Passed down a 
