seemed equally eager 



Mr. McCarthy reports water in tlie mountains to our li- 

 ke found the water running at Gibraltar Gate. Journey, sii 

 miles; road good. 



July 1, Camj) No. 7, Cold Spring. — Elevation above the 



astonishing what a restorative pure cold water is. At 9 a. i 



latter place on the 27th ultimo, and came by the way of R; 



crossing over thence to south side of Carson Lake, where h< 



Mr. Reese, Pete, and four other men, including two sol 



to examine the country for the purpose ot connecting our p 



proposed 



ith of Ruby Vt 



travel ahead of from 130 to 160 miles. 



Party and train decamped at 1 p. m., and continue northwardly up valley. Art 

 proceeding 11 miles come to rapid stream of pure water, 1 teet wide, { deep, tlowu 

 from the Se-day-e Range. On this we encamp. Willows fringe it, and grass is to 1 

 found higher up in the canon. I call the stream after one of my assistants, Mr. L 

 ward Jagiello, a Polish gentleman; his surname being difficult of pronunciation. 

 have preferred Ids Christian name as the appellation. Road, to-day, stony, on accou 

 of being on bench; farther down in the valley it would be smooth. 



Opposite our camp, in the range of mountains lying to the west ot us, is a da 



liown'lrom it 'into the'vallev in which we have been traveling. This creek, ami tl 

 valley into which it flows, I propose calling alter Major Frederick Dodge, the Indi; 

 a-ent of the Pi-Utes and Washos, who was so courteous to my party, and myself, 

 Genoa The pass referred to, at th< head oi f'^^ k ^^^J^^ ^W ^ 

 ^Voi^xpeL: and. as he p,..,.,,.m. in after < ^^j^ 1 ^ t ['«' ^U] T"f Vnl 



pedient. and the ben 

 end of South Carso 

 grass and water 15 t 

 noted, the guide sa\ 



road could he made direct fr< 



an Dodge 



which would reduce the interv: 



lis between 



He also reports that cedai 



•s are to be 



val. This, then, would be als< 



> the route 



the north or south of North Cai 



rson Lake, i 



of Carson River could be cu 



t off from : 



Lake, to a point higher up, so 



as to make 



25 miles, as might be found be 



st. This ix 



