Album- San Juan and Colorado Rivers by Robert N. Allen

File — Box: 63

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Scope and Contents

Pictures take by Robert N. Allen of Los Angeles, California. Along San Juan and Colorado Rivers in 1921. Allen was recorder of K.W. Trimble, Topographic Engineer of U.S.G.S., who was Chief of Party. The following captions were taken directly from the album, and all of the images were taken from June through October, 1921

1: Chenoweth U.S.G.S. camp at Green River, Utah
2: Bluff and our Ford at Kane Springs, Utah
3: Looking southwest toward Bluff, Utah. Comb Ridge in distance
4: Looking east up Cow canyon near Bluff, Utah
5: Cave in sandstone bluff of Cow Canyon
6: Navajo Twins at Bluff from south side
7: Locomotive Rock, Bluff, Utah
8-9: Single-room Cliff dwelling in small hole north side of San Juan River near Bluff, Utah
10: Same as 8-9 but closer view
11: Start of San Juan Boat trip, six miles west of Bluff
12: Old Jim Joe’s Ranch; Mormon Dugway background. Near mouth of Butler Wash
13: Old Jim Joe’s house and family
14: Looking Up San Juan toward Comb Wash from start of map at mouth of Chinle Creek
15: Hugh Hyde at Indian Hogan at mouth of Chinle Creek
16: San Juan Canyon. Bert Loper bringing second boat through Rapids four miles below Comb Wash. Miser at left.
17: Looking down San Juan through the Narrows
18: Looking up stream towards camp that was just above the Narrows
19: Looking down stream through the Narrows
20: Looking down San Juan toward Mexican Hat in distance
21: Looking north up San Juan toward Lime Creek basin. Strom is approaching
22: Mexican Hat from the northwest
23: Mexican Hat from the south
24: Goodridge bridge and Camp. Looking down the Sn Juan
25: Goodridge bridge Camp. Trimble and Loper
26: Good ridge bridge. Sunset on the Juan after storm
27: Mendenhall Loop
28-29: Camp below Mendenhall Lop where flood drove us up high above river. Looking south
30: Looking down streambetween Goodrideg Bridge and Honaker Trail;. Spot in distance is where boat with Hyde, Blake, and (illegible), into “sand waves” that half-filled the boat.
31: First Camp below spot where boat ran into sand waves. Early stop due to wet bedding.
32: Looking downstream from point five miles above Honaker Trail
33: Tabernacle Loop; Goosenecks beyond
34: Goosenecks of San Juan below Tabernacle Loop
35: Hyde at drift pile at rock 11 ½ below Goodrideg Bridge
36: Drift in Sanjuana at Hoaket Trail after 4 feet rise.
37: Looking downstream from Honaker Trail. Several large waves rising. Twigs in foreground
38: Looking downstream from Honaker Trail. Three large waves just starting to overtop.
39: Looking downstream from Honaker Trail. Two large waves in center breaking. One in distance is breaking full
40: Looking up stream near Honaker Trail. Waves breaking and flattening
41: Party killing fish with sticks during flood of mud at Honaker Trail
42: Hyde and Allen with fish after the “Battle”
43: (unlabeled) similar to #41
44: Allen with fish strung
45: Looking back upstream towards Cedar Point and big rock in river
46: Party repairing boat after the splitting of the boat in rapids
47: Loper shooting rapids with empty boat above Slickhorn Gulch. Equipment and grub portaged
48: Loper shooting small rapids above Slickhorn Gulch
49: Looking up San Juan from Road at Slickhorn Gulch
50: Camp at Slickhorn Gulch
51: Looking down San Juan towards mouth of Slickhorn Gulch
52: Looking up San Juan below Moonlight Canyon
53: Looking down San Juan from point ¾ mile below Moonlight Canyon
54: Looking west toward Clay Hills just north of Clay Hill Crossing
55-56: Alkali and water carved gulch northwest of Clay Hill Crossing
57: R.N. Allen on 9-foot span “frost action” bridge
58: Last Camp at Clay Hills; after rain; Looking up San Juan
59: Wall of water in San Juan flood at last camo in Clay Hills country
60: Across open country toward Canyon below Clay Hills
61: Looking down San Juan from last (Piute Farms) Clay Hill Camp
62: Allen, Trimble and Christensen at rapids below Clay Hills
63: Looking up Clay Gulch
64: Looking up San Juan from point about half a mile below Clay Gulch
65: Looking south toward Copper Canyon from Clay Gulch
66: Looking south down San Juan toward mouth of Noaki Creek
67: Rain carved hillside in Canyon 1 ½ miles north of Copper Canyon
68: Nokai Canyon. Elevation 3,800 feet. Hyde and Trimble over wash.
69: Nokai Canyon. Elevation 3, 870. Natural bridge of drift
70: Nokai Canyon. Elevation 3,880; wash almost in cave
71: Looking west down San Juan from point ¾ mile below Nokai Creek
72: Zahns Camp from north side of San Juan
73: Noon meal between Zahns and Spencers Camps. Looking downstream
74: Arrival of Wesley Oliver, packer, at Spencer’s Camp
75: Camp at Spencer’s. Looking down San Juan
76: Looking east of San Juan from a point above Spencer’s Camp
77: Looking west down San Juan from point near Spencer’s Camp
78: Looking south down San Juan from point near Spencer’s Camp. Navajo Mountain in distance
79: Looking southeast down San Juan from point eight miles below Spencer’s Camp
80: Natural arch; Cave in sandstone; west side of river; 3,900 feet elevation; eight miles below Spencer’s Camp
81: Looking southeast down San Juan from point eight miles below Spencer’s Camp
82: Natural arch; cave in sandstone; west side of river; 3,900 feet elevation; eight miles below Spencer’s Camp
83: Looking up San Juan towards Sunlit cliffs 10 miles below Spencer’s Camp. Our camp in right foreground.
84: Looking up northwest San Juan at drift pile 25 feet above river; 13 miles below Spencer’s Camp
85: Indian Hogan, 14 miles below Spencer’s Camp
86: Detail of Marll ridge near mouth of Piute Canyon. Colors of marl are white, blue, red, brick red, and violet red
87: Loper and Miser leaving mouth of Piute Canyon for Spencer Camp – 17 lies up stream. Boat toward entire distance
88: Indian hieroglyphics on rock at mouth of Piute canyon,
89: Hyde and Indian squaw. Mouth of Piute Canyon
90: Looking up San Juan across first and second rapids below Piute Canyon
91: Dome formation to eats of Wilson Creek. Elevation of Camera; 3,780 feet
92: Looking north-northeast up Wilson Creek from point with elevation of 3,780 feet
93: Abandoned Indian farm at forks of “Cha” ? canyon
94: Lower end of rapids mouth of Cha Canyon. Low water
95: Hole-In-The-Rock of Colorado River 10 miles above mouth of San Juan
96: Hyde and Christensen in eyes of Pumpkin Devil rock, east side of Colorado River four kiles above San Juan
97: Cataract Canyon party and boats at our camp at mouth of San Juan. Looking up Colorado
98: Looking up Colorado toward mouth of San Juan
99: Looking down Colorado river toward Navajo mountain from point five miles below mouth of San Juan
100: Navajo Mountain from “Nascha” seven miles below San Juan
101: Looking up Colorado toward Lion Mountain from point seven miles below San Juan
102-103: The San Juan group on the morning Loper, Allen, and Christensen, Hyde, Blake, Loper, and Trimble
104: Looking down Colorado at creek above Last Chance Creek
105: Barrel-Stave Cliffs east of Colorado near Utah – Arizona line
106: Looking up Colorado toward proposed dam site above Lees Ferry
107: Lee’s Ferry from south side of Colorado River
108: Old Spencer Camp at Lee’s Ferry. Looking up Paria Valley
109: Little Colorado River Bridge at Cameron, Arizona

Dates

1850-1990

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