road on Carson I\iv 



er, we 



itself. This Hastin 



gS J» 



finest, on account i 



Of its 



Camp Floyd Pass. 



The 



delightful than in ai 



IV Otll 



than the jay, and of 



a dee 



seems to become pj 





quite wild, and it is 



diffici 



It was in this ] 



kiss tl 



from Salt Lake Cil 



ty to 



Mr. Duncan, who h 



as tnv 



inally; and they say they have carried 1,000 pounds in it over the Nerra -Nevada, 

 should think it a capital wagon for rapid traveling over the plains. It was buill I 

 Concord, N. II. 



lyin<>- to the southwest of us, about {) miles off, and which looked favorable for admi 

 shmlnto the next valley. In 4 miles we struck the South Fork of the Humbobl 

 a rapid stream, stony bottom, G feet wide, J foot deep, course northwardly. We folio 

 up this creek for about a mile, and then leaving it, in about 2 miles, come to a smu 

 mountain-stream flowing over a stony bottom, where we encamp at 1 o'clock Gra 

 along the stream, and plenty higher up on the slopes of the mountains. Sage plentih 

 Journey 17.6 miles. Road good, though the high sage-brush, as usual, impeded us 

 little. This our heavy train, however, breaks doT 

 for those who may follow us. 



nakes 



iVri< -it* d bv the <tr"nm rmiuiie- throiudi it. As usual the artemisia covers the valley, 

 a^in to locality is M uire rank in growth. Altitude of valley above the sea 5,640 



A Sho-sho-nee Indian and his squaw, with her child strapped on her back, followed 

 us to camp " Both seem kind-hearted and have good countenances. The child is a 

 ma-feet picture of a fat, well-conditioned boy, and has a very pleasing expression ot 

 countenance. He is perfectly naked, and around his neck has several strings of 



