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Exploring Desert Stone Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU All USU Press Publications USU Press 2010 Exploring Desert Stone Steven K. Madsen Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/usupress_pubs Part of the Folklore Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Madsen, S. K. (2010). Exploring desert stone: John N. Macomb's 1859 expedition to the canyonlands of the Colorado. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press. This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the USU Press at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in All USU Press Publications by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Exploring Desert Stone Exploring Desert Stone John N. Macomb’s 1859 Expedition to the Canyonlands of the Colorado Steven K. Madsen Logan, Utah Utah State University Press Copyright © 2010 Utah State University Press All rights reserved Utah State University Press Logan, Utah 84319-7800 USUPress.org 978-0-87421-707-0 (cloth) 978-0-87421-708-7 (e-book) The National Trails-Intermountain Region of the National Park Service funded devel- opment of the facsimile of the 1864 Map of Explorations and Surveys in New Mexico and Utah made under the direction of the Secretary of War by Capt. J. N. Macomb, Topographical Engineers, assisted by C. H. Dimmock, C. Engineer, by Frederick W. von Egloffstein. Manufactured in China Printed on acid-free, recycled paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Madsen, Steven K. Exploring desert stone : John N. Macomb’s 1859 expedition to the canyonlands of the Colorado / Steven K. Madsen. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-87421-707-0 (cloth : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-0-87421-708-7 (e-book) 1. Geological surveys--Four Corners Region--History--19th century. 2. Geological surveys–Four Corners Region--History--19th century--Sources. 3. Scientific expedi- tions--Four Corners Region--History--19th century. 4. Canyons--Four Corners Region– History--19th century. 5. Paleontology--Four Corners Region--History--19th century. 6. Macomb, J. N. (John N.), 1810 or 11-1889--Travel--Four Corners Region. 7. United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers. 8. Four Corners Region--Geography. 9. Four Corners Region--Discovery and exploration. 10. Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)-- Discovery and exploration. I. Title. QE79.5.M33 2010 557.92’59--dc22 2009031474 To the noble ladies, Margaret Jones Perritt and the late Mary M. “Terby” Barnes, who helped make this work possible. Contents Illustrations and Maps viii Acknowledgments xi Introduction xv I. The Story of the Macomb San Juan Exploring Expedition 1 Organizing the Expedition..............................................................3 The Expedition ������������������������������������������������������������������������������38 The Expedition’s Aftermath ����������������������������������������������������������98 The Bones and the Map ��������������������������������������������������������������108 Epilogue ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������117 II. Selected Documents of the San Juan Exploring Expedition 127 The Camps of the San Juan Exploring Expedition �������������������129 Diary of Charles H. Dimmock �����������������������������������������������������132 Topographical Memoir of Charles H. Dimmock �����������������������196 Abridged Diary of John S. Newberry ������������������������������������������211 1859 Letters of John N. Macomb, Jr., to his Wife �����������������������227 Letters of John S. Newberry to Spencer F. Baird �����������������������237 Letters of Frederick W. von Egloffstein to John N. Macomb, Jr. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������242 Bibliography 256 Index 265 O Illustrations and Maps Casa Colorado . .ii Echo Amphitheater . .xxii Sketch of Pueblo Indian House . .1 Sandstone butte ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������2 John N. Macomb, Jr. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������5 Ann Minerva “Nannie” Rodgers Macomb . .6 “Map of Utah Territory showing Routes,” 1858 . 10 “Map of the Territory of New Mexico . 1844–47” . 13 Charles H. Dimmock ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������18 Dr. John S. Newberry ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������20 Lithograph of U.S.S. Explorer ����������������������������������������������������������������������������22 Kozlowski’s Stage Station . 24 The renovated historic church at Tecoloté, New Mexico . 26 Lithograph of Santa Fé, ca. 1846 ����������������������������������������������������������������������27 Sketch of the hills south of Galisteo, New Mexico . 30 The hills south of Galisteo, New Mexico ����������������������������������������������������������31 Survey marker at old Fort Marcy in Santa Fé . 33 Sketch of La Parroquia ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������34 St. Francis Cathedral in Santa Fé ����������������������������������������������������������������������35 Sketch of the “flower boy” of Santa Fé ��������������������������������������������������������������37 Map of “Territory and Military Department of Utah,” 1860 . 39 Sketch of “the starting point of our Pack train” . 40 Spanish colonial structure in Santa Fé ��������������������������������������������������������������40 Sketch of the “Scotchman” . 41 Camel Rock in Tesuque, New Mexico ��������������������������������������������������������������41 Sketch of “Singularly Poised Rocks” ������������������������������������������������������������������42 Balanced rock, one mile north of Abiquiu, New Mexico . 42 Sketch of a boy from San Juan Pueblo ��������������������������������������������������������������44 Cerro del Pedernal or Abiquiu Peak . 45 viii Illustrations and Maps ix Sketch of the “Cachucha” (cap) rock formation ����������������������������������������������46 Orphan Rock, south of Ghost Ranch, New Mexico ������������������������������������������47 Old Spanish Trail at the Rio Cebolla from field map ��������������������������������������48 Sketch of the Laguna de los Caballos . 49 Horse Lake in the Jicarilla Apache Nation . 49 Sketch of Pagosa Spring . 51 The hot spring at Pagosa Springs, Colorado . 51 Sketch of “Piedra Parada” . 53 Chimney Rock, west of Pagosa Springs, Colorado . 53 Albert H. Pfeiffer, Sr. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������55 Sketch of the Sierra La Plata at the Rio Florida . 57 La Plata Mountains near the Florida River . 57 Sketch of Temuché, leader of the Capote Utes . 59 Sketch of the La Plata Mountains and valley . 60 The La Plata River valley near Hesperus, Colorado . 60 Sketch of the Rio Dolores ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������63 The Dolores River valley west of Dolores, Colorado . 63 Escalante Pueblo . 65 Sketch of a scorpion ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������67 Camp in Cañon de las Pañitas from field map ���������������������������������������������������69 Sketch of Casa Colorado . 70 Casa Colorado, south of Moab, Utah . 70 Sketch of a Rocky Mountain sheep horn ����������������������������������������������������������72 Sketch of North and South Sixshooter Peaks ��������������������������������������������������74 Sixshooter Peaks near Canyonlands National Park ������������������������������������������74 Sketch of formations near the Abajo Mountains ����������������������������������������������76 Formations east of Canyonlands National Park . 76 Ojo Verde to the Colorado River from field map . 79 “Map of Explorations. in New Mexico and Utah,” 1860 . 80-81 Lithograph of Dystrophaeus viaemalae fossil bones . 84 Sauropod fossils discovered by Dr. John S. Newberry ��������������������������������������84 Sketch of Church Rock ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������86 Church Rock, south of Moab, Utah ������������������������������������������������������������������86 “Drainage Map of Colorado,” 1877 . 88 The “Creston,” or Hogback monocline . 90 Rock profile in Cañon Largo, New Mexico ������������������������������������������������������91 Sketch of a rock profile ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������91 Sketch of the Cabezon (Big Head) . 93 The Cabezon in the valley of the Rio Puerco, New Mexico . 93 Jemez Pueblo oven ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������95 “Perpendicular fall” in Indian Creek Canyon ��������������������������������������������������97 Santa Fé’s La Fonda . .101 Sketch of Santa Fé ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������101 The Pecos mission church ruins . .103 Charles H. Dimmock, ca. 1861 ������������������������������������������������������������������������105 x Exploring Desert Stone High Bridge near Farmville, Virginia . .107 U.S. National Museum Accession Record, 1860 . .109 Frederick Wilhelm von Egloffstein . .112 Annotation on the Egloffstein map ����������������������������������������������������������������115 Charles H. Dimmock in his Confederate uniform . .118 John N. Macomb, ca. 1862 . .119 The Modern
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