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coming to it in the gulch, Then went on half a mile farther up to the falls at the head of the canyon  Returned to camp & moved up as far as we could get the wagon & camped under a big nut pine on the bank of the gulch just at the base of the steep slope of the rim & at the lower edge of pine & oak timbrs.  The spring is still half a mile from camp & up a narrow trail, so as the grass is better below we run the horses back & water them at the well.  Except in making a good deal of work for Surber[[?]] in carrying water from the spring and watering the horses our camp is pleasantly & conveniently located.  The view down & out through the gap & across the valley to the Rio Grande & the Boquillas Mts. is sweeping & picturesque_ On the other side we are encircled by cliffs & peaks & towers 2000 feet above us, covered where there is any soil by oaks,