, 1879-04-07
pAGOSA.


hns sent to the WHr Department H report from
Lieut.. G. 4. IL. McCnulcy, Thirsl Caralsy, dntcd
jan. q, 1870. Of hts explorations In and about
fagosa Springs. Colorado.
THIS report, which Is something unusual in
ar.ny-productions, Is illustrated with carefully
drawn wood.cuts, tlsatgive MI insight Into an
entirely new country which. II the statements
Of Lieut.. McCauley are TO be believed. is likely
soon to becotnu one uf the great watering places
Of tic Continent. Tho following interesting
extracts nre taken from this report:
rA6osA STRINGS,
Beautifully located in the finest part Of tic
Valley Of tho San Juan River, below lis rugged
mountain coilfsc, n1l! Just aboTQ It's ct,terhg MI
Inaccessible canon OF tretaccous sln,istunc, Is
the groat nalural curiosity known as Pagosa
Springs. .,'.
and Gust, approxiu,atg the asc Of circle with
FaQosa as lt4 ecntrr. Fr0m this locattUn, tllur4,-
fore. a1ld Its open situation in the rivcr-vnl!cy,
its position assumes strategic Importance. X
separating the ~aters Of tile san Juan uu,l
ffedra tributaries, passes to the southwest, ter.
n!natiDg In Paeosa Peak. Il, ,070 fect,-a clearly
1ciincl pyraMid from the soutll, md the must
the Springs, .sirmo1ntfng like a ehilrch.splro
thu lower dinccnt mountains. Its longitude
{approStmnte) ia l07 dcgs. west, nnd latitude
(apprt,xfmate) ~ deca. Is snlns. north, It being
A!su auauh 'uur h'i!gs huosc tle northehbt corner
OF tho Southern ute Reservation, lying on the
sanle meridian rs It's eastern boundary, nnd
n!letcGn miles hof;n OK tue line o.
~" ae1icb. Ns hltltudH IS about i,lo0
Or WHIT e' a ,eet sa fost s nar,
military post. The rtycs Is hcrn a clear md
beautiui trout-stfcn1fl' w,ih y 1ai u prob.
ably nity iect per mile. 1t lies on Tue shortest
n1lc ol communication froa' tlle East lu ttls
!9Ssr Gun Jaa country, Or flie Iaci;,c watcr-
ol LUIS nhtnt, s'Ei!1iytf'g w kfser VI Vt. Iun,
Is Is tue great rGeeptng'c. Liz wngo1l-Tond from
Ilssra AmaF'l!a' n Mex, to tile An!i''us region,
nassss ny tiw np1inEs, ans. Wnl1s q Shorter route
Z mons apnunus IN Wooo, wafer, ntni Erass; LIS
Nutrlt"s, the principal Village OF TERRA Anna
sh!t " 10 the autnehst. Anoue hilS1seVch na1!es,
the hancH, Nayn]o, M ehnma RIVERS bel'is:
Clty anu the infii !. httF,si1 ,t,,u oncaall miles
G'staht,-'t'le Hutrn, flcira, FInus, n'nl FLORIDA
being pissed en route. Ihis wagoIi'road Is on
tic route mainly or ihc old spauiat tfaN, the
S!eae a Mn.' hsn"ay ~ oaen @ .su'es' leaa'ns from
heW IeSlco 10 Inc Ani!lAss.
TIE INDIAN wATrn1su-pLAos
Aside from this, the SpriNgs 1n,.st hnye nj.
ways bee1, to tho nborigiual irhnb;tants n olnce
ct great rcsort. attracted by tts wnu,crtul heal.
I'M, nroIcrtirs. scr tie Jnflinn trnls frn,n ri,
,lrectn,s ct,tyer,u til. retG. nll dsun1v wor,,'
tlnubtirss in tic ynrious nlIcrit,luecs t,,an h.
numerous b,1nls mil tnullcs
an OH Inhla'i tfai', now 'nuist'nct 1rom dgs'c-
tut'e, pnssn.. lIorttGnst ~ ti,a San JUN lHver
n7tf lle range Hhl ao",l Tug south rnr rca n
my ttle !o Hralsfc uy tiie shortest route. lortF-
n,hc f1il'es tlls.hht, III nolht fIxtGen nllts np
tl1c river twcst! trom Del Nortc. !" TIE north.
west, n'iothGr iran lmsscs 10 tux Ro Eedra nl.tl
!.p tts West rork. or Mccnilnuclae Greek, reach
my the no trAilt1u asO, uistn'lt lty.tWo ,nllcs
via the MCcm'iiuche russ. y connecting ttaiL
IRON, iie llGnra assenas us AlNlols Fork, nnll,
1mesi'E no,theast oscr tnS range, acseeiida thu
West forE oi aln: Ho ar"'t'e. . reachnt:
llalt tNer " A"te!opn lafk. aese were fne
routes '!bcu aiso W tile trlocs III teif inlerl-
tnns lsotn tNe snutii 10 tte tuhhls1tl. uacnH,.
| patEfo !osupet'y un.ea,pnn.stej, tfanu. md
Nhte RIVERS, MD out'yshg rcg!on5 to the
norm.
| Az INC ulc lns,Mhs' parsiesalnrlg the Woo'
tnlhuei; n.lu Mulene JANUS nfe hot 'tlle tcatt
snlIesatitlous oi sI'rlr knl ah1 nave always rc'
gartled tue Springs win ieelt11gs nkin to nuro.
tinn, conssv!ns turn 10 be itlc creation Of the
Great spIflt 1nr INC cuse q Tic SICK u a Tribes
hoWsneyer a1l!letcd. nillcre!lt families, iMntls,
n.n1 tr'hcs would at tl!is point assemDle+ n,l
TIE npe VI ounce 10 SUD 10 aaSc here bud au TILL
| us!lal supremacy. XXX.
| 10 thu nia!tl sprlng, 1roni the boiling npprar-
anrc of ttB centre, tM. utca Eayn the na,1u
I'ah7fosa Nah stgnifyhlS wAtnr, aud gosa boil
] tnEA which. lAlIle, with corrupted urtIugraphy,
| 1t Ettll fEtN1{lH,