Year: 1875

PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS OF THE SURVEY


Few persons who have seen the photograph
productions OF the survey can realize the ameunt
OF nard labor, the difficulties and the hardships
some OF them represent; yet it is q fact that some
OF the views have required a week or even more
to photograph them. Take, for instance, the pho
tograph OF the Mount OF the Holy Cross. In order
to get a satisfactory position from Which to take
It The photographer was occupied ten days in as
cending neighboring peak for this purpose Our
object In visiting the Uncompahgre Range was, IN
part, to obtain view OF the great Uncompahgre
Peak, which mad never been Photographed ON
the 26th day OF June Mr.. Jackson, accompanied by
packer with three pack animals to carry bed
ding and instruments, ascended lofty peak to
the east OF the great mountain, partly for the pur-
pose or making a smaller negative, and also TO IN
vestigate the way for the transportation or
larger camera to the same point ON his return.
Starting or before sunrise. he ound no great DIM
Guilty In making tral up the side
OF the mountain, haltng little pass
noon at timber land to camp and make prepara-
tons for the next days WORK. After hoobling one
OF the animals and stalking the rest to prevent
their return to the nerd in the valley below Mr..
Jackson started or to the summit OF the peak on
tour OF inspection, while Bill reconnofred
around in search OF game. He had scarcely gone
a mile wnen fiock or Rocky Mountain sheep,
numbering about twenty, came into sight Pick
ing out a large ram he fired, ana, instead OF nit-
ting It, brought down one or the small er males,
whose horns were hardly SIX Inches long, but the
rest had disappeared ana 1t was useless to follow.
bear cub and three elk were also seen, but not
within gun range. On returning TO the camp our
packer made the discovery that all OF the stock
had vanished-stakes, hobbies and also, with
out mule to ride he started out on foot the
back tran, knowing that the missing animals had
returned TO our main camp below. Alter walking
eight miles he found them, wound up by their
lariats, in the brush at the foot OF the mountain,
and. 1t was growing late. and the sun was
sinking in the wesJ there was nothing to be done
but TO drive them on and spend the night In the
valley, leaving MIR. Jackson keeping his lonely
mountain watch, and wondering what had Oc-
cured to rob him OF all companions. The next
morning before sunrise the stock was driven
back to the mountain, where they made several
unsuccessful attempts 10 break away again during
the Gay and ensuing night. The weather beng
favorable,


SIXTEEN FINE NEGATIVES


were taken OF the mountain from different points
and the tourists returned to camp, via Goodwin
Greek Canyon, late in the afternoon OF the third
day. Thus 1t will be seen that with everything
favorable 1t required three days to get an impres.
sion of Uncompahgre. Goodwin Creek Is quite O
large stream flowing through some OF the most
rugged, most picturesque scenery anywhere to be
seen In the mountains. The canyon sometimes falls
to q depth OF 1000 feet, and in places the walls
overhang the creek for thirty or lorty leet. This
entire section OF the country is rich In magnncent
scenery, and the Photographic party will remain
IN the vicinity as long as possible.