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Show 1 2 2 4 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS. From Pueblo, Colo., to CaHon and Florissant.- Atlas- sheet No. 62. Paeblo Post- Offioe. Big Turkey Creek Beaver Creek TJte Creek Eight- mile Creek OifCreek Canon City Post Office Forks of road, ( Pleasant Valley) Currant Creek, ( 18- mile ranch) Eighteen- mile Banco, forks of road to Fair Plav. South Fork Wilson Creek Divide between Wilson and High Creek. Crossing High Creek Settlement on west fork Oil Creek .. Down west fork to near month Up Oil Creek to Summit, Twin Creek Pass. Florissant Post Offloe Distance in miles. ft 18.64 a 26 10.17 1.46 3.75 3.05 8.25 3.90 5.57 5.13 3.10 3.80 a 84 4.50 8.73 4.50 9 I 13.64 80.90 31.07 33.53 36.88 39.33 47.58 51.48 57.05 69.18 65.88 69.08 78.93 j 77.4- 2 86.15 90.65 90.65 78.01 69.75 59.58 58.13 54,37 51.33 43.07 39.17 33.60 2a 47 85.37 I 81.57 I 17.73 ! 13.23 . 4.50 I 4,584 4,947 5,148 5,841 5,335 6,271 6,019 7,161 7.401 8,439 8,401 8,259 7,924 8,790 8,184 Remarks. Grass and fuel bottom. along river- Good grass, fuel, and water. Yallev fenced in. Do. Good grass and water. Good grass, water, and fuel. From Florieaant, Colo., to Fair Play, Colo.. via Tarryall Creek.- Atlas- sheet No*. 62,53, and 52. Florissant Post- Office South Platte Bridge McLaughlin's ranch Puck Lake. Fork of road to Fair Play Up Rook Creek to the point where the road leaves the creek. Confluence Michigan and Jefferson Creek. Tarryall River bridge below Hamilton, ( by the shortest trail.) Fair Play Post Office Distance in miles. Between consecutive points. 4.97 7.47 15.23 7.90 3.67 4.90 5.16 7.96 4.84 From Florissant. 4.97 18.44 37.67 35.57 39.24 41.14 49.30 56.56 60.80 From Fair Play. fiO. PO 55.83 48.36 33.13 35.81 31.56 16.66 11.50 4.24 Altitude in feet above sea- level. Remarks. B, 184 i 7,978 i 8,886 ! Camp. Grass, wood, [ water. 8, 807 , Do. 9.035 I 9,839 9,898 11 9,713 | > N o wood near road. 9,958 ! j 9,989 i Wood scarce, crass met water good. Hay and for sale in town. and Hum, grain The above road i s not t h e shortest road between Florissant and Fair Play. The stage- road leaves it near the South Platte bridge. |
