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Show 276 APPENDIX A.- TABLE OP DISTANCES. OUTWABD JOURNEY- Continued. Din. 1849. Inter- Bay's March. Total from Fort I Leavenworth.! Aug. 9 10 11 10 17 18 20 21 FORD or QRIIH RIVER- Good camp grounda on this river. Ford crosses diagonally. A ferry is kept near the ford at high water. CAMP- On right bank of Green River.. GREEN RIVER- Road leaves river, and crosses to Black's Fork. No water for 15 miles. BLACK'S FORK- 100 feet wide, 2 feet deep. Grass and fuel. GAMP- On Ham's Fork HAM'S FORK- Gross the stream, which is 60 feet wide near camp; good bottom. BLACK'S FORK- Strike Black's Fork again; cross the stream three times. Grass and water, for camping purposes, along its entire bed. SMITH'S FORK- Tributary of Black's Fork. FORT BRIDQER- Gamp, one quarter of a mile east of fort. The road, for several miles, leaves the fork to the right, but it can easily be reaohed for making camps. There is a road from Ham's Fork, on the west side, to be used when the oreek is swollen. MUDDY GRSRK- Empties into Black's Fork below Fort Bridger. The road is the same as is described in the homeward journey of 1850, as far as the mouth of the Bed Fork of Weber River. BEAR RIVER- The road winds up a ridge, and crosses a mountain. This can be avoided by striking up Muddy Greek a few miles, and crossing over to Sulphur Greek. RED FORK- In Red Kanyon, below Gaohe Cave. WEBER RIVER- At junction of Bed Fork. GAMP- On right bank of Weber, at " The Obelisks." WEBER FORD- Ford good, but current swift, over pebbles. Good timber, and feed. Leave the river here, to avoid kanyon. LOHO HILL- Here you ascend a hill, winding along a rivulet of good water. SUMMIT- The descent from this to Bauchmin's Creek is on a side hill, and dangerous. BAUCHMIN'S CREEK- 18 feet wide, clear water; fuel and grass plenty. The 11.778 1.000 2.250 16.600 8.875 2.000 12.125 18.727 14.880 19.082 18.754 16.540 2.000 2.000 1.500 4.750 4.500 12.778 21.625 82.852 14.880 19.082 18.764 18.540 12.750 999.487 1000.487 1002.787 1018.237 1022.112 1024.112 1086.287 1054.964 1069.794 1088.826 1107.580 1124.120 1126.120 1128.120 1129.620 1184.870 1188.870 |