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Show 215 were made by Bean's westward advance. After making a reconnaissance of Railroad Valley, probably via Currant Summit on the present U.S. Highway 6 right-of- way, he recrossed the valley, intersected Dame's tracks, and traced them down to Willow Springs where he found the main camp. "We obtained considerable news regarding the church," wrote Dame of Bean's v i s i t to his camp. No doubt, Bean had informed Dame's men of Brigham Young's surrender of the governorship to Alfred Cumming and the prophet's relaxed stand on locating a refuge in the desert. Young's instructions to Bean of April 28 were also discussed, and i t now appeared they were further north than they should be, as President Young wanted any new settlements made south or southwest of Snake Creek. This would preclude any attempt to s e t t l e in the Eureka Creek country which had the best water. Bean also enlightened the Southern Exploring Company as to the position of his own base camp. Surprisingly, tbe two forces had established their camps within twenty miles of each other. Bean was established in Cave Valley to the east, which Dame had called Three Butte Valley-to Bean i t was Pockage Valley. Nephi Johnson and company had not yet returned from the southern country, and Dame decided to s i t tight through the l8th and await his return. Hopefully, Johnson had located the valley they bad been looking for. On the 19th i t was decided to relocate the Desert Camp a t Desert Swamp Springs, seventeen miles south. Willow Springs was too far north according to the l a t e s t instructions. As yet, Bean and Dame had not met. Bean had returned to his base camp in Cave Valley before Colonel Dame had returned from Steptoe Valley. Nevertheless, there was considerable communication between the two camps. Many of the men in the camps were friends of the men in the other. Beaver, Parowan, and Cedar City had each sent a company on both expeditions. Colonel Dame himself had a cousin, Wesley William Dame, in Bean's expedition. Consequently, there was some t r a f f i c between the two camps. Several of Bean's men bad shown up at Wil- |