EErORT AND JOUBNAL. i.) 



May 25, Camp No. 21, JFems-ifi^wt-fwe, or 4«fo^,Xfr^~Akitade above the na, 



6 595 feet. Longitude, 11G° 39' 12'<; latitude,39 c 29' Hi ". Thermometer at 4J *»., 



22°. Ice in the buckets this morning. Sky clear and bright. ( 'ourse westwanlly, over 

 a shoot or branch of Kobah Vallev. In 4.3 miles crow Baw-wid Creek, a rapid stream, 

 3 feet wide and 1 dee]., which comes from the Antelope Mountains, on our left, and 

 sinks 500 yards below our crossing Fine grass upon it toward the mountams. 

 This branch of Kobah Vallev, partially shut in at the south by a Low range 8 miles 

 off, but shows passes to the southwest and also to the southeast. Colonel Cooper's 

 Peak still conspicuous. Many signs of sage-hen and antelope in this valley. A herd 



t side of vallev, atte 

 •all Clarke's Creek, 



of 13.7 nnles, and encamp on a small creek, 

 Clarke, one of the men, ami upon which, and in the canons higher up m the mount- 

 uius is plentv of -rass. hoad o-ood, except the difficulty of breaking down tlie stable, 

 sage'-bush. The* sage we have daily to break through with our wagons ranges iron 



trZZ tir.l'nl.nris.ic' Aliunde of Kobah Vallev above the sea, uViln feel. 



The mountain-range immediately to our west is called bythe Indians the Pah 



into Kobah Vallev, and on them is to be seen an abundance of grass. As I have beton 

 remarked, this stream, or one to the north of it, can and ought to be struck directly In 



enabled to get the names of some of the mountains and streams. Ihey arc the na- 

 tively, jocose Indians I have seen. Say two rats make a meal, lake rabbits hette 

 than rats, and antelope better than either, but cannot get. the attei. a\e no guns 

 use bow ami arrow. Thev occasionally amuse us very much in their attempts to rid 

 „V1. «iv however, so much frightened at their rabbit-skin dress as t 



ahead of us, at the ea^oTof tlu'second range to the west of us. 



Mai, "><; Cump \<>. :>:>.— Altitude above the sea, 6,373 feet Up to this morning 

 fifteen persons, nearlv one-fourth of the command, have reported sick. A portion, how- 

 ever have been returned to duty. Morning line, but cool. Thermometer at o a.m..l9 . 

 NThrht sensibly colder than anv we have had, caused, doubtless, by the vicinity ot the 

 * m BfltaLa the Pe-er-re-ah raime to the west of us. Our morning departure 



Zry exhilarating The crack of the"wliip, the » gee ! get up ! " of the teamsters, the 

 merrv lau-h tin- Hidden shout from the exuberance of spirits, the clinking ot armor, 

 h» ]m<>- arrav of civil military and economic personnel, in due order, moving with 

 hlpe°t?our a destined end, coupled with the bright, bracing morning, and, at times, 

 twitterhm- of birds, make our morning departure from camp very pleasing. 



Skirt the foot of the Pah-re-ah Mountains; course, southwardly; the pass mime- 



