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Show Oct 18 4 19 " 20 " 21 " 22 CAMP NO. 87- Bottom widens to eight miles. Good grass, but no fuel. Some oMft- wood on the islands, and cedars on the hills to the south. NOOK HALT- About two miles below the " Court House," in the hills. Road has departed, most of the way, from the river banks from one to three miles, but here touches the right biurt. ELK CHIEK- Bed 20 feet by J foot Flows from the south- west. Rises in a valley behind Chimney- rock bluffs and ridge/ PLATTE- Camp No, 38- Good grass along this part of the bottom; fuel scarce. C a* BK- C o m i tig fr a in 3. S. E. 20 feet wide, 6 inches deep. RLDQB- Sftndj ridge, to avoid the Steep Bluff; north bank. DBT CKBBK- A sandy bed. Water flows from melting snow. Water a short distance to south, in pools. BLUFFS- Ascend about 60 feet above the river, and keep at this deration for two miles. CAJIP NO. 89- On bank of Platte. Fuel difficult to find... ASH HOLLOW- The road continues at foot of bluffs; heavy sand* Cedars, in the hills, for camping purposes. Ash Hollow has abundance of ash and poplar wood; u small stream in the bottom. Thin ia a d^ op ehmsm, made by the washing- out from the dividing ridge between the - Platte Forks. Here the road leaves for the South Fork, and the ridge is crossed by several tracks; one leads to the junction of tne two forks, ours to the upper crossing . of the Si> uth Fork. MEKIDIAN- At the Ust point, for water, atlhis season FOBD- Camp No* 40- Upper forij. For one and a half miles gentle ascent, in hollow; then a long, steep hill to ascend; thence fine road to the ford, last mile descending. FosTi or SOFTIE FORK or TKB PLATTI- Width of ford . 2046 feet; deepest water in channel 18 inches, where, in July, 1819, we found 8J feet 20.88 22.19 1.00 11.46 1.60 ' 10.00 8.20 8.00 2.48 12.18 1.19 17.67 84.86 84.66 80.18 80.98 72.19 94.88 96.88 106.84 108.84 118.84 126.64 184.64 187.02 149.20 150.89 167.96 688.08 1 660.22 661.22 672.68 674.18 684.18 692.88 700.88 702.86 716.04 716.28 788.80 41° 88' 22" 41° 17' 18". 7 108° 21' 44" 102° 46' 10" i5 R i © M 102° 02* 28" 8 CO |
