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Show APPENDIX A.- TABLE OP DISTANCES. 275 OUTWARD JOUENEY- Continwd. DAIS. 1849. July 81 Aug. 1 " 2 " 8 1 / " 4 " 6 " 7 " 8 PBOMDOaiT PODITB AHD RKMIBTB. CBJEKK- Bad crossing, from the steep banks. CBBKK- Tributary of Sweetwater, 5 feet wide. CAMP- On Sweetwater, in a bend, on the south side. SWUTWATBR- Road leaTes the river, and passes oyer hills. ALKALI LAKI- The efflorescence on the shores is like snow. CAMP- On Sweetwater. Grass good... PLATEAU- Cross the river four times this day. Camp on a plateau, after leaving river, some miles back. The water with a sulphurous smelL Sage for fuel. ICE SPRING- Ice found by digging in the ground. STEKP HILL- Descending from the bluffs. RIVER- The road joins the river, which is crossed frequently. CAMP- On south bank, having forded four times. Good place to enoamp. ROAD- Leaves the river, and passes over hills to avoid kanyons. Water in small streams every two or three miles; greasewood and sage for fuel. Some of the hills are steep, and require the wheels to be looked to descend safely. CAMP - On the Sweetwater. There are alkaline springs in the vicinity, poisonous to cattle. SOUTH PASS- Summit of the ridge which divides the waters of the Atlantic from those of the Pacific. PAOUUO SPRINGS- Fine grass, good water, and sage plenty, for fuel. CAMP- On Dry Sandy. The water is brackish; fuel scarce, and little grass. JUNCTION- The Oregon road over the " Dry Drive," or Sublettes' Cutroff, branches here. Take the left hand. LITTLE SANDY- 20 feet wide. Water good, and fuel plenty. BIG SANDY- Barren, sandy land. Road good. Stream 110 feet wide by 2 feet deep. BIO SANDY- Cutting off bends of the river, no grass or water on this drive, after leaving the river two miles from the last camp. Intermediate Distance. .480 .600 2.861 7.689 .600 18.600 19.977 .260 10.000 8.118 - 6.880 0.760 22.687 9.000 4.681 1.600 10.289 6.600 8.206 6.201 19.046 Day's 9.861 21.689 19.977 20.198 28.287 25.' 270 19.906 19.046 Total from Fort Leavenworth. 886.681 886.081 888.892 846.081 846.681 860.081 880.008 880.268 890.268 898.871 900.201 1 900.961 928.488 982.488 987.019 988.619 948.768 964.268 962.468 968.664 987.709 |
