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Show APPENDIX A.- TABLE OF DISTANCES. 271 OUTWARD JOURNEY- Continued. I n tw mmtlfttft Distance. Day's March. Total from Fort Leavenworth. June 8 " 9 11 12 « 18 14 " 16 « 16 " 18 CAMP CBBBK- Fine timber and grass. Creek runs south. VBBMILIOH- This creek heads about 1 mile to the north- east; the ford is miry. It enters the Big Blue 20 miles above its mouth. Bio BLUB RIVER- Bank steep, bottom hard, and water 2A feet deep. River 120 feet wide, with a brisk current. KBTCHAM'S CBBBK- This is sometimes called Ten- mile Branch. Enters Big Blue below. Good grass, and some wood. Road excellent, on rolling prairie after ascending from the Blue River. The Independence Road joins it 8 miles from the Blue. TURKEY CBBBK- Plenty of wood, and good grazing. WBST TUBKBT CBBBK- A branch of Big Blue River. WYBTH'S CBBBK - Tributary of Big Blue. Good grazing, and fuel in abundance. EMIGRANTS', or WALNUT CBBBK- Encampment to south of the road, in order to obtain water, wood, & o. This is a tributary of the Little Blue River. SANDY CBBBK- Camp. In about 1 mile from the last creek is a small branch; then rise considerably to a ridge; then desoend to Sandy Creek, where we find feed for the cattle. Bio SANDY CBBBK- Bed is 200 feet wide, and heavy for teams. AFFLUENT- Stream small, and flows into Little Blue. The road lies on the ridge between the Sandy and Little Blue, and touches ravines in which water may be had in several places. Cross some small oreeks, branches of Little Blue. LiTTXB BLUB RIVER- Left bank, up which the road lies. The road passes over some spurs from the plains, into the valley- bed, to avoid gullies. The valley is two miles wide, well wooded, and grass excellent. CAMP LITTLE BLUB VALLEY- The road crosses some sharp gullies, and the wheels require to be locked frequently. Camp. LITTLE BLUB- Point of leaving the stream. 7.692 12.680 18.868 12.081 6.206 10.688 6.856 9.915 4,901 12.918 8.280 8.008 17.600 24.640 12.166 16.562 26.648 17.286 26.868 4.901 21.148 26.608 24.640 117.414 180.094 148.957 156.988 161.198 171.781 178.186 188.051 192.962 206.870 214.100 222.108 289.608 264.148 276.808 |
