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Show 32 OVERLAND ROUTE 8481 tho east side. Beware of Alkali wa-ter on the low land. If the grass is grazed down on tho bottom land, near the ferry, you will find abundance on the banks of a stream that flows into the river, a mile and a half above the upper ferry. It is now twelve miles to the 1~ FIRST BRANCfi OF GREEN RIVER. 'l'he road to this is over a very mountainous, but not bad road. The grass is good and abundant, but there is alkali water on the bottom.We traveled up the stream two mile~, forded the branch twice, and left the bottom. },rom the first branch it is twelYe miles to 19 ASPEN CREEK. A few noble fur treei} stand upon a hill, just above the creek. Here is plenty of dry wood, but little grass. After leaving here, the road is ascending and very !teep for a few miles. Seven miles from the creek, the 7 ROAD FORKS. The right hand is a camp road, and not as direct as 879l , TO CALIFORNIA. 33 879! th-e other. Four miles from this place, the road again 4 FORI{S. Take the left hand one ; it is less mountainous than the other. The mountain tops along here are covered with snow, and their sides in many places with magnificent fir trees.The mountains begin to assume a more ~heerful aspect, and, in comparison with those left behind, are even fertile. From last forks of road, it is six miles and a quarter to 6! SECOND BRANCH OF GREEN RIVER. Grass is here abundant and cxcellel'lt. Little or no poisonous wa~ ter. After leaving the branch, there id a very long and tedious ascent.The road, for most of the distance of twenty-five miles, is very mountainous, and in some places the descents are precipitous, and miles in length. The country along here is well watered.From second branch it is thirteen miles to 13 0021 FIR GROVE AND HILL. Road 3 |
