14-1/2. Grand River.--Road crosses the river three times; bottom wide; grass and wood abundant. Cross several beautiful streams, upon which are good camps. Some sand and rough places, but generally good road. Game and brook trout abundant in this region. Indians resort to this section a great deal. 18. Cutebetope Creek.--At about 5 miles the Cutebetope Creek enters, forming at the confluence a beautiful valley, which the road crosses, and strikes the creek near the Point of Rocks, where the valley is only 40 yards wide, but after passing the Point it opens again. The course of the creek is nearly north. Good camps. 20. Spring near Beaver Creek.--Road crosses several small creeks, where are good camping-places. Good camp. 16-3/4. Sawatch Creek.--Road runs over a very rough and mountainous section for 14 miles to the summit of the Rocky Mountains; thence it descends to camp, where grass, wood, and water are abundant. 21-1/2. Sawatch Creek.--Road rough and rocky in places; strikes the main Sawatch Creek at 9-1/2 miles; crosses numerous small branches, where are grass, wood, and good water in abundance. 25-1/2. Camero Creek.--Road for 7 miles, to Sawatch Buttes, is good; thence 1-1/2 mile to the last crossing of the Sawatch, where is a good camping-place. Good camp at Camero Creek. 3-1/2. Garita Creek.--Good road and good camp. 16-1/2. Rio Grande.--Road level and good. Good camps along the river at almost any point. 6. Rio Grande.--Good road and camp. 17-1/2. Fort Garland, Hay Camp.--Road continues down the river, and is good. For six miles there is timber, but after this willow is the only wood to camp. Good road. Hay is cut at this place for Forts Massachusetts and Garland. 16. Culebra Creek.--At 4-3/4 miles cross Trinchera Creek, where is a good camp. Road rather sandy. Good camps any where on Culebra Creek. 24-3/4. Latos Creek.--Road tolerable to Costilla Creek, 10-3/4 miles. Good camp. 14. Ascequia, near Lama Creek.--Road crosses several small branches. At 9-1/2 miles strike Red River. Grass at camp good, but not abundant. 19-3/4. Meadow near Indian Puebla.--At 6 miles the road crosses the San Christobal; thence over another ridge into the valley of the Rio Hondo. Camp 2 miles from Taos. 2. Taos, New Mexico.--Good road. At Taos are several stores, where goods of all descriptions can be had at fair prices. 13. Taos Creek Canon.--Road passes through the settlement, where grain and vegetables can be obtained. It then enters the Taos Canon at 3 miles, and crosses the Canon Creek frequently to camp. Good camp.