364 ESTIMATE ON ROAD FROM FORT BENTON TO FORT WALLAH-WALLAH. 



1st crossing of Dearborn river, 40 minutes of earth cutting. 

 2d crossing of Dearborn river, 40 . .do do. 



14 crossings of brooks and ravines to the dividing ridge, 15 minutes work at each, 



including cutting away timber. 



Cutting away timber on the east side of the dividing ridge, 2 hours work. 

 8th and 9th days. Ascent and descent of the dividing ridge, 20 hours of earth cutting. 

 10th and Crossin^ of seven brooks or ravines, including timber cutting for five miles, 2 hours 

 llth days. and 30 minutes work. 



13 crossings of streams, side-hill work, and cutting of timber for 21 miles, 2 hours and 



30 minutes work. 



3 crossings, and side-hill cutting in 10 miles, 4 hours of earth cutting. 

 12th day. 3 crossings, and side-hill cutting in 10 miles, 4 hours of earth cutting. 

 13th, 14th, 15th days. 8 crossings, side-hill and wood cutting for 31 miles, 12 hours work. 

 ICth, 17th, 18th days. 1 crossing, and side-hill and wood cutting for 18 miles, 26 hours work. 

 19th and 20th days. 1 crossing, and side-hill and timber cutting for 12 miles, 20 hours work. 

 21st day. Crossing of Hell Gate river, 30 minutes work. 

 22d day. Crossing of the Bitter Root river, 30 minutes work. 

 23d day. 2d crossing of the Bitter Root river, 30 minutes work. 



2d day from the Flathead village, 2 hours work at the mouth of Hell Gate river. 

 22d day from Fort Benton, 10 hours work on the road leading to the Jocko. 

 23d, 10 hours work on the same part of the road. 



24th day. 10 hours to open the road to the crossing of the Flathead river. 

 25th day. 10 hours at crossing of the Flathead. 

 26th day. 10 hours on the road down the Flathead. 

 27th day. 10 hours on the road down the Flathead. 

 28th day. 9 hours in opening the road as far as Horse Plain. 

 29th day. 10 hours on the road down Clark s fork. 

 30th day. 10 hours in opening the road as far as &quot; Big Rock.&quot; 



The next seven days occupied in opening the road from the head of &quot;Big Rock&quot; to Thomp 

 son s prairie. After that, 50 days on the road to Lake Pend d Oreille ; 7 days to open the road to 

 Pack river; 5 days to open the road to the foot of the lake ; 5 days to open the road to the crossing 

 of Clark s fork ; 8 days to open the road to the Coeur d Alene prairie ; 3 days to prepare the road 

 as far as the crossing of the Spokane. 



116th day. To prepare the road as far as Camp Washington. 

 117th day. 8 hours work. 

 118th day. 9 hours work. 

 119th day. 10 hours work. 

 120th day. 10 hours work. 

 121st day. 10 hours work. 

 122d day. 10 hours work. 

 123d day. 10 hours work. 

 124th day. 10 hours work. 



126th day. 10 hours work on a portion of the road which proceeds along the banks of the 

 Touchet. 



