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n <br />u <br />Pattie Expedition <br />39/01/0008 <br />;esa <br />• <br />T.8-115 R.97-104W S.many <br />R.1S R.1W,1-2w S.many <br />A trapper, James 0. Pattie, is credited in 1826 <br />with possibly following the Colorado River to <br />its source while on a trapping excursion in the <br />area. <br />Hogback Road L~-~ ~nl~ qa3 39/OS/U016 <br />Follow Rapid Creek SE ca 4 mi Mesa <br />turn NE toward Big Ash, crossing <br />Tate Creek near "Morris Ranch" <br />leading toward Mesa. <br />T.115 R.96-98W S.several <br />Surveyed by George Hauxhurst, first settler of <br />Plateau Valley, this was the first official road <br />from Grand Junction to Collbran. The Hogback was <br />the setting for some of the incidents in the range <br />wars. Construction was managed by Fred S. Roclcwel7, <br />a pioneer rancher, and later completed by Jotut M. <br />Bertholf. <br />• <br />