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Show 175 Pahroc Range on the other side. They skirted to the north of the great dry lake bed over 6and and gravel. Vegetation was sparse, and water was nowhere to be found. About 6 P.M. a dry camp was made at a place they called Rocky Point Hill, twenty-eight miles west-northwest of Bennett's Springs according to their own estimates.' As the company traveled, an extremely well-disciplined system of exploration was developed. The company historian described these procedures: The order of camp while travelling was as follows: The first ten had tbe train one day, and the 2nd ten the next. A company of mounted men went ahead of the train exploring, and two followed behind the train as rear guard and to pick up articles that might be dropped. At every camp a stake was driven by the Historian with the time of arrival of the company and distance to the next water." Martineau also mentioned that the animals were always guarded at night and while grazing. The encampment at Rocky Point Hill was near the base of the North Pahroc Range, a relatively low divide. Here there was no water or wood and very lit* tie grass. No one knew how long it would be before water would be found, and the situation was the cause of some concern. Nephi Johnson and a few others went on ahead toward the mountains to scout for water. Six miles west of camp, at the foot of the North Pahroc mountains, the exploring party came across a lone Indian. Although there was no sign of water, the presence of the Indian and his little wickiup of brush convinced Johnson that water must be nearby. No one could live in the desert far from water. At first the Indian was terrified of the shovels carried by the party, thinking they were weapons of war. As he tried to make his escape, however, the party "headed him off at every turn and finally captured him. "9 After calming him down by making signs of |