Management Program 



Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming 



T. 29 N., R. 95 W., 

 sec. 15. 



T. 29N., R.96W. 

 sec. 25. 



T. 27N., R. 100W. 

 sec. 3; 

 sec. 4. 



Easements would be needed across the 

 following state lands: 



Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming 



T. 28 N., R. 97 W., 

 sec. 14; 

 sec. 15. 



T. 28N., R. 98W., 

 sec. 24. 



T. 28N., R. 100W., 

 sec. 36. 



T. 29N., R. 95W.. 

 sec. 16. 



Should the BLM or other public agencies 

 acquire the private lands at Burnt Ranch (Sec. 

 26, T. 28 N., R. 100 W.), the public trekking route 

 would lead to Burnt Ranch, then west on the 

 primary route of the Oregon/Mormon Trails. 



The trekking route will not be improved, graded, 

 drained, or repaired with mechanical equipment 

 to facilitate motor vehicle use except where it has 

 previously been improved by such means. 



The Seminoe Cutoff should be included in a 

 protective corridor as outlined in the Oregon/ 

 Mormon Trail General Management Policy. 



The Seminoe Cutoff should be included in the 

 Oregon/Mormon Trail brochure or the BLM 

 should develop a separate map/brochure for this 

 cutoff. 



The Seminoe Cutoff will be marked with 

 6"x6"x6' wooden sign posts. One side of the post 

 will say Oregon Trail, a second will say Seminoe 

 Cutoff. 



Management Policy 



The Seminoe Cutoff will be managed according 

 to the guidelines in the Oregon/Mormon Trail 

 General Management Policy. No specific policies 

 are needed for the Seminoe Cutoff. 



Lander Road - LR (Cutoff) (Rawlins/ 

 Rock Springs District) 



The Lander Road is unique among the major 

 emigrant routes in Wyoming in that it was the only 

 federally subsidized emigrant wagon road project 

 of the area. The Lander Road was designed to 

 provide a route of travel with abundant grass, 

 water, and timber resources generally scarce 

 along the routes to the south. 



The Lander Road diverges from the main route 

 of the Oregon Trail at Burnt Ranch, the site of 

 the final crossing of the Sweetwater River. The 

 road heads northwest, then west, across gently 

 rolling upland, in the process crossing several 

 small creeks. Approaching the Sweetwater, the 

 route enters an area of broken topography and 

 then makes a steep descent to cross the river. 

 Turning northwest, the trail crosses to the west 

 bank of Lander Creek and parallels this creek 

 nearly to its headwaters at the Continental Divide. 

 The road crosses the Divide in a low spot between 

 Lander Creek and the Little Sandy River, crosses 

 the Little Sandy, and then runs northwest across 

 upland to the Big Sandy River. After paralleling 

 the south side of the Big Sandy for several miles, 

 the Trail crosses the river at Buckskin Crossing. 



After the Buckskin Crossing of the Big Sandy, 

 the Lander Road runs straight northwest for some 

 seven miles across the flats of South Muddy Creek. 

 At the crossing of the Speedway Road, it then 

 turns west and begins a ten mile stretch to Alkalai 

 Creek. The route follows the Alkalai Creek or a 

 tributary for a number of miles, then veers slightly 

 southwest to cross the New Fork River. From the 

 crossing of the New Fork River, it ascends the 

 southern portion of "The Mesa," and travels about 

 5.5 miles to the Green River crossing. It then 

 crosses the Green River in a broad valley at a 

 relatively shallow location. Here, the river could 

 be forded and no ferry was utilized. 



West of the Green River, the road ascends an 

 intermittent drainage and runs generally west- 

 southwesterly to cross Muddy Creek about two 

 miles north of Marbleton. From here to a dominant 

 butte on the south side of North Pine Creek, it 

 traverses Meadow Canyon Swale, and crosses 

 North Piney Creek on the southeast side of the 

 butte. Then, it trends southwesterly across the 

 Ruben Oil Field, passing south of Deer Hill and 

 Sand Hill, and crosses Middle Piney Creek. 

 Trending west-southwesterly, the road then 



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