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Show 52 GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA, Third Ford of Raft River (marshy near the river,) Goose creek, • • • • • • • • Ford of Do. • • • • • • • • Hood camp, • • • • • • • • Do. (mountainous,) • • • • • • • • (Pass the •'Steeple Rock~'' i~ thie distance. The trail from Salt Lake CJty wtersects the road about 1 m1le before reaching the lastmentioned camp.) € reek (several Emn11 strEams in ~his distance,) t 1ollow this creek (Road g.ood,) Small stream, .. •·•-•· •· • • • Follow it, • • • • .. • • • Cross the b)ufts and reach a creek llot S·prings, • • • • • • • • 1\fan~hy Road for, • • • • • • • • Can1p,. ·-·. • • • • • Summit of a ridge, • • • • . • • • • . Tolerably good camping place ( so1l alkahne,) Two miry str(ams, Humboldt or Mary's River ford; Miry branch. • • • • • • • • Branch, • • • • • • • • Bratteh 100 ft. wide-3 ft. deep, (Some good grass in this distance.) Right. hand road leaves the River, :::3mall creek. •·• • ., ...... • Crossing of Small strt:nm,. Spring; of good wnter, Road strikes the ri ye r (grass poor,)' Uranch. • • • • • .• • • Road str~kes the river (grass poor,) . Allmlif!e Stream (grass poor,); Road strikes the river, ........ . Lea veo it, • • • • • ... • Again touches the river, . ..... . Miry branch (good road,) t Yon wi II find a better ford one mile above the ordinary one.) Road strikes the river, • • • • •••• Itoad leaves the tiver, • • • .. • ••• (..Some good grnAs in this distance.) Again touches the river (no wood water er gras8..-) Junction of the ~awson and Trackic route~, Campiug ~lace (by the latter- route,). 16 21 1~· 8< 12: 7 1~ 5 2 18 5 9-Jq24. 20 28 J@l ~ j 3\ 12 )l}. 1~ 12 3. 10• 2 25 14' 5 35~ BY THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Slough of Humboldt River, "~~.I n k.' o f' d o. • • • • • ••• (The best water is in a slough that passes through a bend nnd nnrriJW bluff.) From the Sink to Hot Springs (no grass or water) • • • • • • • • • ••• Truckie River (no grass or water ) Ford {~ood camp,) • • • • ' •••• ~end in the riv~r (good camp,) fro vel up the nver, • • • • • •• ·• Cross a hill to the river, . Pass creek Kanyon (good camps every few miles,) • • • • • ••• Through the Kanyon, •••• •••• ' Red Lake (good camp near,) Lake Valley (good camp,) <?.ver the .ridge to Rock Valley (good camp,) Sick Spnngs, • • • • • ••• Camp Creek (poor cnmp,) Pleasant valley. Gold mines S utters, • • • • • ••• ' . (Lawson R onte. The roud on this rou te Is better, grass and water better, and not much farther than the other.) From Humbold t to ''Rabbit W cl1s'' (No wat.er, but good grass in many pl'aces.) Hot Spnngs (no water or grass,) Mud Lake (very httle water nor grnss ) Summit of a bluff, • • .. • • •• '. Small Lake, • • • • • .... Throu~h a I~anyon (good grass and water,) Summtt of Su~rra Nevad·a, .( S~verat marshy valleys containing lakes in this d1stance.) Camp, • • • • • • • • · Valley of Pitt L<ike, • • • • • , ... Camp, • • • • • ••• Pitt River, ..... Ford of Pitt, •••• Second ford, •••• Third, • • • • • • • • •••..•. ... ..... Last Ford (several fords in this distance) Camp on the river. • • • • • .... ' Do. Do. (road marshy,) Catnp, • • • • • •••. !)o. • • • • • • • • Spriag, • • • • • ••• 15 miles, 20 20 25 5 15 8 12 42 5 11 6 Jo 13 10 53 28 5E-19~7 3,0 20 20 2 3 I' 20 45 li 4 10 18 10 7 25 15 16 10 )(} JO & |