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Show 48 OVERLAND ROUTE 1338t ·within two or three miles of river, winding around the base of the mountain, and after fourteen miles, turns to\ Vard the south, on to 14 LEVEL GROUND. The road is here level, and runs 'vi thin sight of t.he river, inclining toward the west. Finally, after t\\tenty · fiv~ miles it touches the 25 RIVER. Road runs within sight of river fourteen miles, to 14 POINT OF 1\IOUNTAIN. Road passes over the mountain, and in eight miles more reaches the 8 RIVER. The ascent to the above uamed mountain is steep, and the summit is stony. .A fine level road for eighte~n rniles, when you come in 18 SIGHT OF THE RIVER. At this place is a large meadow of many hundred acres, covered with a luxuri· riant growth of excellent grasses. From here will find very little grass, (and aone, if you are not among the first of 14171 TO CALIFORNIA. 4{) 1417~ the ernlgration,) for a distanco of nine-ty 1niles (90), and to preserve your teams, you must fill all your surplus room vvith hay. Hundreds of head of stock were lost upon this desert stretch the past season, Emigrants not knowing whore it commenced. Road winds to the south seven miles 7 OVER A LOvV MOUN'r AIN to the River. I•,ive miles to a 5 STEEP DESCENT. Road runs near to_the River. In some places it is very sandy and heavy upon teams. It is six miles to the 6 SECOND STEEP DESCENT.Road continuos sandy in places, and is oppressively dusty. Runs near to river. It is three ancl a half miles to a 3! VERY STEEP ASCENT, and in two and a half miles more it 2a DESCENDS TO RIVER. The road from the abcent mnkes a semi- 1441l 4 |