Part 20 (2/2)

XII.-Route for pack trains from John Day's River to Oregon City.

Miles. John Day's River to 17. Columbia River.-From John Day's River to the forks of the road, and thence by the right-hand fork to the Columbia. Good camp.

2-1/2. Soot's River Ferry.-Good camp.

15. Dalles.-Good camp.

25. Dog River.-Good camp.

15. Cascade Mountains.-One bad place.

9. Ouley's Rock.-Good camp.

20. Image Plain Ferry.-Good camp.

15. Portland.-Good camp.

12. Oregon City.-Good camp.

XIII.-From Indianola and Powder-horn to San Antonio, Texas.

Miles. Powder-horn to 4. Indianola, Texas.-Steamers run from New Orleans five times a week to Powder-horn.

14. Chocolate Creek.-Good gra.s.s and water; fuel scarce. Road pa.s.ses over a low, flat country, which in wet weather is heavy and muddy.

12. Grove.-Grove of oak; good water and gra.s.s. The road pa.s.ses over a hog-wallow prairie, which is very muddy, and almost impa.s.sable for loaded teams after rains. The gra.s.s is abundant every where in this section.

12-1/2. Victoria.-The road is good, pa.s.sing along near the east bank of the Guadalupe River. The country is thickly settled with farmers, who sell grain at reasonable rates. Gra.s.s abundant, also fuel.

34. Yorktown.-Road crosses the Guadalupe River on a bridge; toll one dollar for a six-mule team. It then crosses a low bottom for three miles; from thence the road is good, over a rolling country, with plenty of wood, water, and gra.s.s.

33. Cibello River.-Good road; wood, water, and gra.s.s plenty.

35. San Antonio.-Good road, with plenty of wood, water, and gra.s.s along the road. The Cibello is fordable at ordinary stages. The traveler can procure any thing he may need at Victoria and at San Antonio.

XIV.-Wagon-road from San Antonio, Texas, to El Paso, N.M., and Fort Yuma, Cal.

[Distances in miles and hundredths of a mile.]

Miles. San Antonio to 6.41. Leona.

18.12. Castroville.

11.00. Hondo.

14.28. Rio Seco.

12.50. Sabinal.

13.46. Rio Frio.

15.12. Nueces.

10.27. Turkey Creek.

15.33. Elm Creek.-All good camps, with abundance of wood, water, and gra.s.s. Country mostly settled, and the road very good, except in wet weather, from San Antonio to Elm Creek.

7.00. Fort Clarke.-Good gra.s.s, wood, and water. Road level and good.

7.00. Piedra Pinta,-Good gra.s.s, wood, and water.

8.86. Maverick's Creek.-Good gra.s.s, wood, and water.

12.61. San Felipe.-Good gra.s.s, wood, and water.

10.22. Devil's River.-First crossing. Good wood, water, and gra.s.s.

18.27. California Springs.-Gra.s.s and water poor.

18.39. Devil's River.-Second crossing. Gra.s.s poor.

19.50. Devil's River.-Good camp. The only water between Devil's River and Live Oak Creek is at Howard's Springs. The road is very rough in places.

44.00. Howard's Springs.-Gra.s.s scarce; water plenty in winter; wood plenty.

30.44. Live Oak Creek.-Good water and gra.s.s. The road pa.s.ses within 1-1/2 miles of Fort Lancaster.

7.29. Crossing of Pecos River.-Bad water and bad camp. The water of the Pecos can be used.

5.47. Las Moras.-Good water, gra.s.s, and wood. The road is rough on the Pecos.

32.85. Camp on the Pecos River.-Wood and gra.s.s scarce.

16.26. Escondido Creek.-At the crossing. Water good; little gra.s.s or wood.

8.76. Escondido Spring.-Gra.s.s and water good; little gra.s.s.

19.40. Comanche Creek.-Gra.s.s and water good; little gra.s.s.

8.88. Leon Springs.-Gra.s.s and water good; no wood.

33.86. Barela Spring.-Gra.s.s and water good; wood plenty.

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