Part 18 (2/2)
Miles. Salt Lake City to 20-5/8. Willow Creek.-Good gra.s.s.
14. American Creek.-Good gra.s.s.
11-1/2. Provo City.-Town.
7-1/4. Hobble Creek.-Good camp.
6. Spanish Fork.-Good camp.
5. Peteetneet.-Good camp.
25. Salt Creek.-Several small streams between. Good camp.
18-5/8. Toola Creek.-Ford. No wood; gra.s.s good.
6-1/4. Sevier River.-Road is sandy, pa.s.sing over a high ridge. Good camp.
25-1/2. Cedar Creek.-Road rather mountainous and sandy. Good gra.s.s and wood.
17-1/2. Creek.-This is the fourth stream south of Sevier River. Road crosses two streams. Good camp.
3-5/8. Willow Flats.-The water sinks a little east of the road.
25. Spring.-Good gra.s.s and water.
22-1/4. Sage Creek.-Gra.s.s poor; wood and water.
5-1/8. Beaver Creek.-Good wood, water, and gra.s.s.
27-1/4. North Canon Creek.-In Little Salt Lake Valley. Good gra.s.s; no wood. The road is rough and steep for six miles.
5-3/8. Creek.-Good wood, water, and gra.s.s.
6-3/4. Creek.-Good wood, water, and gra.s.s.
12-7/8. Cottonwood Creek.-Good gra.s.s and water.
9. Cedar Springs.-Good camp.
23. Pynte Creek.-Good gra.s.s one mile up the canon.
9. Road Springs.-Road is rough; good camp.
16. Santa Clara.-Road descending and rough; poor gra.s.s. From this point to Cahoon Pa.s.s look out for Indians.
17-1/8. Camp Springs.-Two miles before reaching the springs the road leaves the Santa Clara. Good gra.s.s.
22-1/8. Rio Virgin.-Road crosses over the summit of a mountain. Good road; gra.s.s poor.
39-5/8. Rio Virgin.-Road runs down the Rio Virgin, crossing it ten times. Gra.s.s good down the river.
19-5/8. Muddy Creek.-Road for half a mile is very steep and sandy. Good camp.
52-5/8. Las Vegas.-Water is sometimes found 2-1/2 miles west of the road in holes 23 miles from the Muddy, and some gra.s.s about a mile from the road. Good camp.
5. On Vegas.-Road runs up the river. Good gra.s.s.
17. Cottonwood Spring.-Poor gra.s.s.
29-3/4. Cottonwood Grove.-No gra.s.s. Water and gra.s.s can be found four miles west by following the old Spanish trail to a ravine, and thence to the left in the ravine one mile.
21-3/4. Resting Springs.-Good gra.s.s and water. Animals should be rested here before entering the desert.
7. Spring.-The spring is on the left of the road, and flows into Saleratus Creek. Animals must not be allowed to drink the Saleratus water.
14-1/8. Salt Springs.-Poor gra.s.s and no fresh water.
38-3/4. Bitter Springs.-Good road; poor gra.s.s.
30-3/4. Mohave River.-Good road and good gra.s.s.
51-1/2. On the Mohave.-Last ford. Good gra.s.s all the way up the Mohave.
17. Cahoon Pa.s.s.-At the summit.
10. Camp.-Road bad down the canon.
11-1/2. Coco Mongo Ranch.
10. Del Chino Ranch.-Williams.
19-3/8. San Gabriel River.
6. San Gabriel Mission.
8-1/4. Pueblo de los Angeles.
65-3/4. Santa Clara River.-On the Coast Route. Good camps to San Jose.
7-1/2. Buena Ventura Mission and River.-Road here strikes the Pacific sh.o.r.e.
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