By Lavelle Walker Many years ago, a lot of cottonwood trees grew along the Little Colorado River valley. The trees were very tall. When it used to rain, the trees would grow some more. One day it stopped raining. Then the branches curled up because there was no more water. When the branches curled up, the Navajos called them, "T'iisnázbas" or "Tree Round." A local Navajo man named Mr. Jackie Thompson said he used to see many cottonwood trees growing everywhere along the river, but there are only a few now. Mrs. Eunice Kelly, the 3 rd grade teacher at L.S.I. also told us that cottonwood and tamarisks were planted along the river to control the flood and erosion. When Mr. Cody mentioned the place, "T'iisnázbas," we thought he was talking about Teec Nos Pos, Arizona near the Four Corners National Monument.
please select... Title Page About Our Research San Francisco Peaks Edible Plants Black Rock that Steals Round Trees General Fremont's Station Stingy Water Spring Wolf Post The Rest Area Navajo Campground Old Mormon Trail Canyon Diablo Canyon Diablo Bridge Canyon Diablo Trading Post Tolchaco Christian Trading Post The First School at Tolchaco Tent Store in Leupp Old Rock Houses Old Leupp Boarding School Old Leupp Store The First BIA Bridge Sunrise Trading Post The Flood of 1927 The Dikes of Old Leupp Black Falls Post Ashurst Bridge The Leupp Penal Colony Fort Delivery Beaver Farms North Leupp Farms Leupp Schools Incorporated Interesting Landmarks What are these structures?