changed horses again, 28 miles out from Rifle. Reached Meeker, 44 miles from Rifle, at 6:25 p.m. Roads rough. Drainage channels all along are deep and narrow at bottom of valleys, showing present down cutting. At Hotel J. L. Riland, Dr. Stetson and Col. Montgomery met me and the first two dined with me. Spent the evening with Riland. He told me of big Indian mortars, etc., on Blue Mt., near Rangeley [sic], discovered by John A. Story, of Meeker. Also of a jade ? idol in possession of J. B. Nunnerick ((?)), of Buford, plowed up by him in Oregon. Also stone walls on a cliff ledge discovered west of Meeker by Chester Lytle, whose address he will get. He had the jar discovered by Blythe which I saw last summer. I reexamined it. It is typical San Juan black-and-white type, but shows a barely perceptible glaze, especially on the black lines. Outline thus [drawing] with loops for thongs. Retired at 9:30 very tired.
