Addendum, 1921 United States Geological Survey, San Juan River

File — Box: 1, Folder: 3-4

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Scope and Contents

27: San Juan Drift, forty feet above water in bend thirteen miles below Spencer. September 20, 1921
28: Looking south toward Copper Canyon across open country between Clay Hills and Copper Canyon.
29: Looking south down San Juan from top above Spencer's Navajo Mt. in distance.
30: Looking down San Juan from point 5 miles above Honaker Trail.
31: Tabernacle Loop from Rim.
32: Looking down Canyon from near top of Honaker Trail.
33: Drift 40 feet above river, at rock 11 1/2 miles below Goodridge Bridge. July 30, 1921
34: Bringing second boat through.
35: The narrow ten miles below Chin Lee.
36: Back toward camp from Narrows between Chin Lee and Mexican Hat.
37: La Plata Mountains from mesa above Hay Gulch.
38: Looking down San Juan toward Nokai Creek looking south.
39: First portage. Boats run through empty. August 6, 1921
40: Looking back upstream through the narrows 10 miles below Chin Lee.
41: Old Spencer Camp Lee from south side of river looking toward Pyrea (?) Wash. October 16, 1921
42: Looking back toward Wilson Canyon from south side San Juan, 1/2 mile below Wilson Canyon. September 30, 1921
43: Looking upstream toward Sunlight Cliff.
44: Looking upstream across 1st rapids below Piute Canyon.
45: Thirteen feet rapids 2.5 miles below Wilson canyon "Cha Canyon." (?) September 30, 1921
46: Thirteen feet rapids 2.5 miles below Wilson Canyon "Cha Canyon." (?) AFTER PORTAGE. October 2, 1921
47: Sur. Navajo Mt. looking down Colorado from 5 miles below San Juan.
48: Looking down San Juan from camp below Spencer. September 15, 1921
49: Repairing split boat after accident in rapids 14 miles below Honaker Trail. August 5, 1921
50: Killing fish (suckers) as they floated on the surface.
51: Sand Waves, several rising Mud Flood. Looking downstream. Bend below Honaker Trail.
52: Drift in San Juan at Honaker Trail after 4 ft. rise. August 9, 1921
53: San Juan Sand Waves.
54: Looking upstream toward Honaker Trail. Sand Waves breaking and flattening.
55: Mud Flood, Sand Waves breaking. Looking downstream.
56: Clay Gulch, below Clay Hills. August 27, 1921
57: Bert Loper coming out of small rapids 4 miles below Comb Wash.
58: Hyde and Indian "hogan" at Chin Lee start of map.
59: Navajo 1/2 mile below Butler Wash. San Juan Butler Dugway in rear.
60: Up Canyon from road at Slickhorn, More found pottery in this bend, also many oil sweeps.
61: Rimmed in Canyon, survey in boats only.
62: Type of canyon where rimmed, Dechelly Sandstone.

Dates

1905-1959

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