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Show \ ' THE r NATION AI~ WAGON ROAD G·UIDE. Platte River road north side, from Council Bluffs, on the Missouri River, to its junction with river road south side, at Fort Laramie. oar=- The· chief requisites of a good camping-ground, are Water, Grass and Wood. From Council Bluffs Ferry, west bank of Missouri River, to MILES. P APELLI 0 N CREEK. . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 P APPEA CREEK .............•........••••.......... 10 Good camping, road hilly and crooked to ELK HORN RIVER ................................. 9 You ferry this river; or by turning to the right as you descend into the valley, and going one mile and a half up stream, will find a very good ford. Good camping along this river. BRIDGE CREEK....... . ....... .'....... . • . . . . . . . . " But little timber; not to be relied upon for camping. PLATTE RIVER ................................... 11 Good camping. For the greater part of the way, the NATIONAL WAGON ROAD GUIDE. 83 road now lies along the Platte river, generally near enough to be resorted to for water or camping ground. NARROW LAKE . . . . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . 3 ?:f Abundance of grass, no wood. ROUND LAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X Very little timber in 1857. · PLATTE RIVER AGAIN ........................... 9 Abundance of timber on the islands in the river. INDIAN M 0 UND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ~ This mound is a short distance north of the road. SHELL CREEK BRIDGE • • • • • . . . • . . • • • . • • • . . . . • • . . . 2 ?:f Good camping. A little below the bridge is a ford. No more water for twelve miles:, unless in early spring it be found in LITTLE LAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ya No water here in summer. PLATTE RIVER ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• .I • • • • • • • 6 There are numerous small lakes, of good water in the spring of the year, along the north bank of the Platte. LONG LAI\::E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 But little timber; otherwise a very good camping place; road sandy. TIMBER LAKE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 An excellent place to camp. LOUP FORI\: ........•............•................. 6 Here the road forks ; the one to the right leads up the north side of the river to the Ford ; the left leads to the Ferry ; and to the junction with the north road again is four or five miles the shortest. We will describe both to their junction, and first the south road: The river here is deep, full of bars and quicksands, and must be ferried. ~bundance of tim her on the west bank. The road from the ferry lies along the river, and is in many places marshy and bad. • |
