. Annual report. 1st-12th, 1867-1878. 3E 5000 I. 5000 feis which iJ RAWLINS SPRINGS TO WHITE RIVER AGENCY. 363 is called Milk Creek, and runs directly into the Tampa Eiver. Each ofthese creeks has carved a canon in the ridge, of which the eastern one,Waddel Creek, is the broadest. From Waddel Creek westward theridge has lost all form of a well-defined crest, and an absolute plateauform predominates. This plateau is therefore separated by Milk Creekand Waddel Creek Canons into two distinct portions. The eastern onehas been named Junction Plateau, from the fact of its close proximity t
. Annual report. 1st-12th, 1867-1878. 3E 5000 I. 5000 feis which iJ RAWLINS SPRINGS TO WHITE RIVER AGENCY. 363 is called Milk Creek, and runs directly into the Tampa Eiver. Each ofthese creeks has carved a canon in the ridge, of which the eastern one,Waddel Creek, is the broadest. From Waddel Creek westward theridge has lost all form of a well-defined crest, and an absolute plateauform predominates. This plateau is therefore separated by Milk Creekand Waddel Creek Canons into two distinct portions. The eastern onehas been named Junction Plateau, from the fact of its close proximity tothe junction of Williams Fork and Yarapa Eiver. It contains about 24square miles of area, and the drainage arising therefrom heads closeto the southern rim of the plateau and drains into the Yampa. Thewestern plateau is tongue-like in shape, and its western extremity ter-minates in a sharp point, while from its being completely covered withsage the name of Sage Plateau was given to it to facilitate the descrip-tion of the country and to assist
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