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Show Oct 18 | CAMP NO. 87- Bottom widens to eight miles. Good grass, bat no fuel. Some drift- wood on the inlands, and cedars on the hills to the south. " 19 | NOON HALT- About two miles below the " Court HoUBe," in the hills. Road has departed, most of the way, from the river banks from one to three miles, but here touches the right bank. ELK CREEK- Bed 20 feet by J foot Flows from the south- west Rises in a valley behind Chimney- rock bluffs and ridge. PLATTB- Camp No, 88- Good grass along this part of the but torn ; fuel scarce. " 20 | <? n v. EK- Coming from S. S. E. 20 feet wide, 6 inches deep. Hi i Hi E- Sand j rid go, to avoid the Steep Bluff; north bank. DRY CREEK- A sandy bed. Water flows from melting snow. Water a short distance to south, in pools. BLUFFS- Ascend about 60 feet above the river, and keep at this elevation for two miles. CAMP No. 89- On bank of Platte. Fuel difficult to find... " 21 | ASH HOLLOW- The road continues at foot of bluffs; heavy sand. Cedars, in the hills, for camping purposes. Ash Hollow has abundance of n » h an i poplar woo-] a small stream in the bottom. This La EL deep chasm, made by the washing- out from the dividing ridge be Keen the Platte Forks. Here the road leaves for the South Fork, and the ridge is crossed by several tracks; one leads to the junction of the two forks, ours to the upper crossing of the South Fork. MERIT) iAM- At the last point, fur water, at this season FORO- Camp No, 40- Upper ford. For one and a half miles gentle ascent, in hollow; then a long, steep hill to ascend; thence fine road to the ford, last mile descending* 22 | FORD OF SOUTH FORK OF THE PLATTE- Width of ford . 2045 feet; deepest water in channel 18 inches, where, I in July, 1849, we found 3 J feet. 20.83 22.19 1.00 11.46 1.50 10.00 8.20 8.00 2.48 12.18 1.19 17.67 84.85 84.65 80.18 80.98 72.19 94.88 95.88 106.84 108.84 118.84 126.54 134.54 137.02 149.20 150.39 167.96 688.03 660.22 661.22 672.68 674.18 684.18 692.38 700.88 702.86 715.04 716.28 733.80 41° 45' 89" 41° 38' 22" 41° 17/ 18". 7 108° 21' 44" 102° 45' 10" > f W o * 1 • o M on 102° 02' 28" to CO SO |
