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Show I 11.2 NATIONAL WAGON ROAD GUID.E. SMALL SPRING ...........•......... ~ •............. 12 You will pass several springs before reaching. R 0 C J{ Y CAN 0 N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 This is an exceedingly rough, rocky canon, hard on wagons. If you are on foot or packing, look out that you don't take a well worn trail to your left ; it is one of the most deceptive cut-offs on the whole route, and will cause you some six miles extra travel; keep the wagon track. RIVER AGAIN ............................ : . . . . . . . . 9~ Not much grass ~ere. The road now forks again, and it is from this point that emigrants often take one side or the other of the river, all the way to the Sink ; but probably the larger part of those who finally take the north side, cross here, and then back again fifteen miles ahead; and a.s the river is low, we will do so now, and after crossing, pass over wide flats, where there is an abundance of grass. RIVER AGAIN .................... , ....... .. . , . . . . . . 5 Good camping. Again over broad flats of coarse tall grass to RIVER AGAIN ............ I • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 X You will now soon cross a low ~ SANDY RIDGE ............................... . And now mark this : You will either reach the river again to your right, in two miles, and cross at the last ford, or keep to your left and follow down the Humboldt's southern or eastern bank. We have once traveled the south route, and it is not a very bad one, though there is much more deep heavy sand than on the north side; either are bad enough, but the north side is the best. If you take this, the south route, you have only to turn from the main road towards the river, whenever you may wish to find water or grass; for at almost any point, fair camping may be found. After ~ tedious ... NATIONAL WAGON ROAD GUIDE. journey of about two hundred miles, the road again forks, the left continuing down on the east side of the marsh and lake, to its south end; but is not the best route : E'O if the river be low, take your right, and under a ledge of rocks, just before crossing the river, you will find an excellent spring. From this ford, after crossing, you follow down a marshy plain to the Big Meado·ws, distance about ~ixteen miles. This time, however, we will follow down the north and west banks of the Humboldt river, it being the route of the National Wagon Road, as located by the Commissioner. Therefore, we go back to a point above 113 o:5' SANDY RIDGE, and say, over a low sandy ridge to RIVER AGAIN, SIXTH OR GRAVELLY FORD ... 2 Cross here. Now the road for many miles will be over totally barren plains ; but the river can be reached when desired, without going far out of your way, and very good grass found most of the way to STONY POINT ..................................... 23 This is a high, rocky bluff upon the river bank. Road now follows near the river, where there is tolerable grass in places. ASHY MOUND .....•................... . .....•..... 21 On the river here is very good camping. Now if the river is low, follo\v near it, and you will find fair camping in most places, to RIVER BEND ...................................... 18 Here the river takes a turn to the left. RIVER AGAIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 I Good camping. Now along near the river and over a sandy ridge, to A MARSH .......................................... 11 But little good grass here; no wood. WffiSKY BEND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 This is a short tum in the road, to get round a marsh. |