94 EXPLORATIONS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN OF UTAH. 



the center of the nation, and occupies the valleys of Steamboat, Wa-sho, Eagle, and 

 Carson. Pas-sonke's band lives and claims Little Valley and the valleys on the head- 

 waters of the Rio Clara. The Washes are not inclined to agricultural pursuits, nor 

 any other advancement toward civilization. They are destitute of all necessaries to 

 make life even desirable. There is not one horse, pony, or mule in the nation. They 

 are peaceable, but indolent. In the summer these houseless wanderers stav around the 

 shores of Lake Bigler, in the Sierra Nevada, In the winter they lie about in the ■ 

 miemtshi (wild sage) of their different localities, subsisting on a little grass-seed."* 

 The vocabularies of these tribes of Indians, for which I am also indebted to 

 the major, will be found in Appendix P. 



Besides Major Dod-e, other -entlemen of the place have called on us, all of whom 

 express themselves very much gratified at the success of our expedition, and tender us 

 all the hospitality in their power. Major Dodge is going to-morrow to Placerville, 

 with one of the head-chiefs of the Pi-Ftes, YVon-a-mue-a the younger, and two braves, 

 and has extended to me an invitation to accompany him. It is necessary for me to go 

 to San Francisco, on account of the party, and I therefore have gladly accepted the 

 invitation, and will take advantage of the facilities which he offers. 



Egan, failing, as I was in 



formed, to get 



through in a t 



umthwest direction to Carson 



Lake, he was forced to t 



ake a north* 



ardly course, an 



id join the Humboldt route at 



Gravelly Ford, thus maki 



ng a great de 



tour "in that direc 



•tion. Finding Chorpenniim's 



continuation of mv route 



of last fall w 





ig's Pass, I struck southwest- 



wardlv from that point to 



r the north b 



end of Walker's 



i River, and was rewarded in 



getting a route which mot 



;t favorably n 



uupares with the 



J Old route from Camp Floyd 



(via City of Rocks and 1 



[umboldt Riv< 



>r, and with Cho 



rpennings route), as follows: 



From Great Salt Lake Ci 



rv to Genoa, 1 



►y City of Pock 



s, Humboldt River, 



and Carson River, as 



given me by 



my guide, Mr. L 



feese, who has been 



several times over 1 



he route, an 



d says it was i 



measured by some 



foreigner 







813 miles. 



Great Salt Lake City to l 



ramp Floyd. 





40 " 



Total from Camp 



Floyd to Gen 



oa by old Hum! 



K)ldt River road ~S53 « 



Cam]) Floyd to Genoa 1 



l)v Chorpenni 



ic's route via 



ir ,■ ,,, !>•••." 1 











Humboldt River anc 



L Carson Live 



r, 64 + 170 + 45 



5 689 " 



Camp Floyd to Genoa, b; 



y my route.. 





565 " 



* For other information iu re] 

 duetion, see Appendix O. 



lation to the Indiai 



» of Utah Territory «, 



an is contained in niy Journal and Iuti.j- 



