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Numerous names, some illegible, most of them put up since 1932, appear on the walls of Gunsight Pass. The oldest ones appear to be: J. W. Mangum, AP 10 [year weathered away], E. P. Pectol, M. Grundy, H. V. Roper (Fig. 3). A number of cattle brands also appear on the walls. J. W. Mangum was an early pioneer in Kanab (Woodbury, 1950, 179). E. P. Pectol may be the same as he who played a major role in the creation of Capital Reef National Monument (Kelly 1947). Lt. W. L. Marshall and John E. Weyss of the Wheeler Survey traveled through the pass in 1872, and left a good description of it (Wheeler 1889, 52-53), on their way to the Crossing of the Fathers, or Cane Bar (Historical site 7). Historical site 129 - Stock Fence The trail from Gunsight Pass on the east side, and the present road to Kane Creek, heads the entrenched portion of Navajo Canyon near the eastern line of Sec 14 T43S R5E SLBM and passes along the steep slope at the base of another projecting peninsular mesa, not far from the rim of the canyon. In the SW1/4 of Sec 13 T43S R5E SLBM there is the remnant of a rock slab stock fence of unidentified origin on both sides of the road extending from near the base of the cliff to the rim of the canyon. This fence may have been used in connection with that at Historical site 128 to enclose an area otherwise bounded by cliffs and canyon walls and accessible only by Gunsight Pass which could be closed. Historical site 8 - Navajo Canyon Navajo Canyon is the main access on the right bank to the difficult ford on the Colorado River known as the Crossing of the Fathers. The canyon, opening out on the river at mile 39.9, is shallow; its floor is accessible by steep trails from either bank within one-half mile of the mouth. The canyon was probably seen first by white men when the Dominguez-Escalante expedition arrived there in 1776. On November 6 the Spaniards left Santa Francisca Romana, headed the entrenched Gunsight Canyon, rounded the southern base of Gunsight Butte, and then struck directly east to a point within sight of Glen Canyon where they camped, calling the place San Vicente Ferrer. A reconnaissance made the same day by members of the party revealed that the river might be fordable but that access to it would have to be through the nearby Navajo Canyon which looked difficult. 6Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 13,991,936 byte