78 EXPLOEATIONS ACKOSS THE GEEAT BASIN OF UTAH. 



itude, 39° 30' 32". Altitude above the sea, 6,355 feet. Thermometer at 5 a. m., 30°. 

 Morning somewhat cloudy. Renewed journey at 10 minutes to 6 a. m. Leave valley 

 of Won-a-ho-nupe Creek and strike west for Simpson's Pass, which we reach by a 

 very easy ascent in 4.7 miles; altitude above the sea, 7,104 feet. The grass in the 

 pass very abundant and of the finest character. This fine mountain bunch-grass fattens 

 and strengthens our animals like oats. The pass at summit is as much as a mile wide, 

 and both backward and forward the views are beautiful. The mountains near our 

 camp of May 25 are seen very conspicuously back of us; and ahead of us, limiting Reese 

 Valley, which we are approaching, is a low range trending -em-rally north and south, and 

 beyond them a very high range covered with snow, called by the Indians the Se-day-e 

 or Lookout Mountains. The Pe-er-re-ah Mountains, which we are now about to leave, 

 are composed, up Won-a-ho-impe Canon, of quartzite, altered slates, and granite rocks ; 

 and near Simpson's Park the rocks are highly metamorphosed, seinifnsed and stratified. 

 At the pass they are granitic. 



but sandy grade, and along a short sidling place, near font of n.vine^whn-h our 

 wagons passed by use of ropes to upper side, but which will require some slight side- 



? are encamped, as well as its creek, I call after Mr. Reese, our 



men, discovered it some years since in their peregrinations 

 X < Jarson Valley. They gave it the name of New River; but 



considerable service, and discovers very laudable zeal in 

 ul in our explorations, I have thought it is but just to call 

 n. The Indian name of the river is Pang-que-o-whop-pe, or 



now, for the first time, on ground he has been once over, 

 » long ago it does not appear familiar to him. 



wide, 1. 1 deep; current moderate; water good, though of 

 a slight milky color from sediment; runs northwardly, and is the largest stream we 

 have seen this side of the Jordan. Trout weighing 2.\ pounds are found in it. The 



farther in/the stream, and extends'as "far as the' eve'ean reach. ^ 



Reese Valley is from 10 to 15 miles wide ; at the north appears uninterrupted; 

 at the south seems to be bounded by a range of mountains 30 miles off. Next to 

 Spring Valley, it is the whitest with alkaline emoresccnee we have seen. Soil argillo- 

 arenaceous and covered with the wild sage and greasewood. It is quite well watered, 

 and several streams well grassed can be seen tending to it from the west slope of the 

 Pe-er-re-ah range. Altitude above the sea, by barometric measurement, 5,530 feet. 



Sanchez returned from guide's party this afternoon, and reports next camp about 

 •-'2.5 miles off. 



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