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F(HIRTII SI:(;!\lEN'1 Kayenta Formation, and then the salmon-colored, clifT-forming Wingate Sandstone. Willow and tamarisk still dominated the vegetation of the river banks and islands. We (()Und model'll petroglyphs on a vertical Wingate f~lCC ahout one-and-a-hall'miks helow Keg Spring Canyon, about one-and-three-quarters miles above Hey Joe Canyon. Among other inscriptions on the smooth sandstone surface visible from the river is "Nevills Expedition, 6-21-28." Bowknot Bend, an incised meander easily recognized by its distinctive shape, was examined by the Powell party. Beaman climbed to the summit of the low ridge at the "knot" for an east-f~H~ing picture (476) of Wingate cliffs. Behind his camera station, under a protecting ledge of sandstone, we (()Und many inscriptions of early river runners, including "Kolb Bros., Oct. 1911." To these records ol'years gone by has been added "The Beaman and Hillers Photograph Album Expedition, August 19, 196B," carved by the then twelve-year-old Patrick Shoemaker, the son of E. M. Shoemaker. River runners who pause in theirjourney to go a few hundred yards up Hell Roaring Canyon, brther downstream, can view what may be the oldest inscription along the river, carved by a white trapper-explorer who roamed the Green River drainage. On the south side of the canyon, about fifty I'eet above the valley floor, is the notation 1H36 D. .Julien 3 llIai Downstream, the canyon widens and the buttes and mesas are much ran her back I'rom the river, appearing as solitary structures on the skyline. Reddish-brown siltstone and sandstone or the Moenkopi Formation arc exposed. Indian ruins-two circular towers on a rounded promontory ol'grayish-gnTn and tan Moenkopi rocks-can be seen on the east bank about 200 f('et above the river. Massive blulls sixty to seventy f(~et high of the White Rim Sandstone l\1ember, the uppermost unit of the Cutler Formation, border the river where we stopped to view the magnilicent Bulle of the Cross. A climb up the west bank and up the rim ora sandstone blu(lbrought us onto a slightly undulatory, eroded surface of the White Rim. The Butte of the Cross is actually composed of two narrow, bladelike buttes. When seen in line, one butte viewed "edge on" forms the upright post, while the more distant butte seen "side on" makes up the arms. Wingate Sandstone capped by Kayenta Formation {()rms the top of the cross as well as the arms. The viewpoint and camera station are about halfa mile above Millard Canyon. Anderson Bottom, which adjoins Bonito Bend, was recognized as a cutoff meander by the Powell party when they stopped here on September 12. The cliffs both inside and outside Bonito Bend (photograph 446) are (()rmed of the White Rim Sandstone Member. Underlying c1ills and steep slopes arc the Organ Rock Member of the Cutler.J ust to the left of the area shown in plH)tograph 1.IG is Ihe aband()I11'd AIHlns()11 ranch, where we {()Und fresh spring water. One mile above the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers, a steep canyon on the wesl provides access to the canyon rim 1,200 feet above the river. Here Beaman took photograph 608. We rated the 152