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Leroux Island
Leroux Island is not mentioned in Sitgreaves' published journal but the above plate appears in the report. It is also noted on the large map that was published with the report. The "island" today is just a hill in the middle of the usually dry river bed. The foreground rock in both pictures is on a low hill on the river's north bank, probably near the expedition's Camp 4. I'd like to comment on a couple of interesting things about these pictures. First, the men in the top picture are too small in scale compared to the actual size of the rock they're standing on. Second, note left side outline of the rock the men are standing on. The rock in the photograph has the same contour as the bush in lithograph above. The explanation is that the lithographs were done later in Washington from rough field sketches and the lithographer had to fill in details that weren't clear in the drawings.
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