ROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal Zuni Indian Reservation, McKinley Co. New Mexico July 29 Yesterday I finally received my federal collecting permit for taking goldmines. So after supper, I left home in Sacramento after supper, taking California State Highway 99 south to Bakersfield, then east on State Highway 58 to Denstow, then further east on Interstate Hwy 40 across Arizona to Sanders, Arizona, where I turned south on U.S. Hwy 666 to Witch Wells (little more than a one/legion street), then east off on Arizona State Hwy 61, which becomes New Mexico State Hwy 53 upon entering the state. At the state line, one also enters the Zuni Indian Reservation. I arrived "West Side Road" at 14:00. Today at Zuni, I drove the track south along the fenced state line (14:00 - 15:30) visited in Zuni (Pueblo) (15:45-16:20), the Canyon Below Black-Rock Dam (16:40-17:50), Zuni Indian Reservoir (18:30-19:50) and after sunset, Zuni Lake #2 (20:00 - 21:00). West side road traverses lightly dissected juniper - sand hills overlooking a broad expanse of grassland to the southeast. Zuni Pueblo is the village in which most Zunis dwell, with a population of about 7,500; it is a dispersed village in a broad valley that lies at the confluence of the drainage of the Zuni River, Shullen Canyon, Dalesina Canyon & Oak Wash, with many agricultural parts within the boundaries of town. Some areas of town are notable for numerous Siberian blue and a few cottonwoods. There are very few decorative gardens (only 2 that I know of) and fewer bird feeders (one). The Canyon Below Blackrock Dam is one of the best areas for birds and often wildlife on the reservation. Creek Map: SANDSPRING WASH N 1/4 MILE AGRICULTURAL DITCH RIM ROCK (BASALT) IRRIGATION OUTLET COTTONWOOD SE WILLIAMS X - SEEPS IN BASALT MARSH BLACKROCK LAKE DAM OVERFLOW DOWN - STREAM MARSH RIM ROCK (BASALT) ZUNI RIVER ELEV. C 350 FT. VILLAGE OF BLACKROCK