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[[underline]] NEW MEXICO [[/underline]]: CHUSCA MTS.

[[underline]] Physiography [[/underline]]

Oct. 1 to 12, 1908.

Vernon Bailey.

[[underline]] Itinerary. [[/underline]]

Sept. 27 we left Gallup, New Mex. for the Chusca Mts. via the Navajo[[strikethrough]]e [[/strikethrough]] Agency at Ft. Defiance, Arizona, and camped 2 or 3 miles west of Rock Springs, practically at the southern base of the Mts.

Sept. 28, Continued to Ft. Defiance and camped.

Sept. 29, Left Ft. Defiance and followed north up the [[amended]] Bointo [[/amended]] ^[[Bonito]] Valley about 8 miles, there turned east up a big red sandstone canyon south of Defiance Mesa to top of the first level of mesas at about 8000 feet, then N.E. above and below this level until near Choiska Peak[[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]]. Camped at about 7800 feet at a fine spring N. W. of the peak.

Sept. 30, Continued N. E. up a long ridge onto the main mesa top of the Mts. over to the lakes near southern end of range and camped in sheltered head of canyon at about 8800 feet. Remained here to Oct. 6 working above and below. 

Oct. 6, Broke camp and moved north about 12 miles to where Sheep Spring trail crosses summit of range.

Oct. 7, Continued north along crest of range to Cottonwood Pass where the only wagon road crosses the range and camped here till Oct. 12, making horseback trips along the range north of the pass and down t he west slope of the range to the post office and store at Crystal in the Red Lake Valley.

Oct. 12, Crossed over Cot tonwood Pass to the east and followed the wagon road down onto the second mesa at about 7000 feet, and north to Tunicha Creek, and down it to the Navajo[[strikethrough]]e [[/strikethrough]] Settlement near its junction with the Chaco and camped.

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Cottonwood Pass (noted for searchability)