88 EXPLORATIONS ACROSS THE GREAT L BASIN OF UTAH. 



38"; altitude above the sea, 4,200 feet; thermometer at 4.45 a. m., 53°. Morning;, as 

 usual since we crossed the Se-day-e Mountains, oppressively warm immediately after 

 sunrise. Moved at twenty minutes after 5. Continue G.3 miles up valley of Walker's 

 River, as far as the North Bend, and, at 8 a. m., encamp in tolerable grass. Road 

 good, except the sandy portion wherever we left the bed of the river. Characteristics 

 of country same as vesterday. 



June 9, Camp No. 34, North Bend of Walker's Hirer.— Elevation above the sea, 

 4,288 feet; thermometer at 4.25 a. m., 52°. Morning clear and pleasant. The 

 Mexican, Sanchez, did not come in last night from guide's party to show us the road 

 to next camp. AVe shall, however, push ahead, a Pi-Ute with us offering himself as 

 guide. Our course lies northwestwardly to Carson River. Just after leaving camp, 

 Sanchez met us and presented a letter from the guide, as follows : 



jjson River, June 8, 1851). 



it will take the wagons over, for 

 The people here feel pleased 

 o'clock, and I am ready to start 

 ry on the raft. Mr. Miller says 



"J. Eeese." 



Six miles from camp we pass some hot and cold springs to left of road in valley. 

 Thermometer rose to 165° when immersed in one of the hot springs. One of them is 

 ten by twenty-five feet, and quite a stream flows from it. The water bods up at 

 different points, and while it is of a sort of blue color in the body, along the margin it is 

 a reddish-yellow color, doubtless caused by iron. The blue color is probably due to 

 the sulphur it contains. It is the hottest spring I have seen, not excepting those near 

 Salt Lake City. The valley, ever since we left our camp of this morning, has been 

 exceedingly alkaline. Leaving the valley of Walker's River and striking for Carson 

 River we cross the point of a low mountain — ascent and descent good — and in three 

 and one-half miles more get into an old wagon-road, which we follow. One mile 

 more brings us to a canon, which we thread, and in which we find a considerable patch 





" Pleasant Grove, G 



" Captain Simcsox : 





"Sir: All is right. 



Mr. Miller will build a raft th 



$30. The logs have tc 



i be hauled some three miles. 



that you and your pa 



rtv are so near. It is now 12 



for Genoa, I shall b< 



3 back before you arrive, to fei 



he will have it done to- 



-morrow night 



" Yours, 





of grass 



this canon, on left side, fourteen miles from last camp, 



embowered among wild roses and willows, is a small spring of good, cool water, about 

 which there is a little grass; a plenty of the latter one-half mile south. Two miles 

 farther, pass over the steepest and roughest hill, or spur, we have seen. We would 

 like to continue down the valley until we strike Carson River, and then turn up its 

 valley to the left, and thus avoid this spur, but the height of the water prevents. At 

 this hill we were detained two and one-half hours. All the teams had to double to 

 get up, except Payte's, which seems thus far to carry off the meed of power and good 

 management. Three miles more along and up Carson River upon its bank brought 

 ns to a good spot on the river, where we encamp in good grass. 



Carson River at our camp about 100 yards wide, quite swift; depth, from ten to fit- 



