Show translates ON THE ESCALANTE MAP mr M 11 robins of hinckley very kindly took the words drawn off the photostat copy of the original map made by father escalante calante Ea dated jan 3 1777 and gave me an eng lish rendition father escalante dedicates his map and diary of the route with the to lowing words Cavi elero croix to whom humbly and submissively they he and his party ten in all dedicate this small work through the direct ion ton ot of coronel don dedro petitions the governor of the kingdom that they might conduct aright all who desire to be christiana christians and to the service ot of our cathole Ca Cat holle lord he speaks of great salt lake be ing very large leagues to the west but thinks this Is a mistake in the hearsay information given as no doubt our spanish friends since the time of fran hernando cortes up until the present have continued to discover and people the coast of from notices which have been acquired from people who have lived in these places and have gone into the mexican nation from them mr robins gives me three pages of translation very care carefully tully done tor for which I 1 thank him warmly it later I 1 am fortunate enough to buy a copy of the original I 1 shall give him the information by which he too can cari set get one F B |