120 EXPLORATIONS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN OF UTAH. 



some springs, which, by being opened, may be made to serve a large . command. 

 We encamp at these springs at 2.15 The road near the pass of the Un-go-we-ah 

 range, on west side, has two or three short, steep, as well as sidling places, which 

 require grading. The general ascent, however, of the canon from where we struck it 

 is good. The mountain mahogany is found in it. On the top of the pass I noticed 

 four dwg holes, evidently places in which the Mormons had cached some of their prop- 

 erty when they passed here in the spring of 1858, but which now were empty. The 

 distant view, from this summit, of mountain ranges, peaks, and valleys, lying to the 

 southeast, very beautiful. The descent immediately at summit, on east side, tolerably 

 steep, but good the rest of the way down to Antelope Valley. A couple of fine peaks 

 are visible on right of canon ; also other notable rocks, some of them being fine massive 

 exhibitions of a species of veined limestone. These rocks contain small caves. A spring 

 and fine grass are reported by Sergeant Barr, 1.5 miles down the canon and a quarter 

 of a mile to right, in a branch canon, and another spring about 3 miles down the caiion 

 i> the right, also in a branch canon. Cedar and pine abound in the mountain range. 

 As vou descend Little's Canon to Antelope Valley, the Go-shoot, or Tots-arrh, range 

 looms up toweringly in front of you, the most conspicuous portion being Union Peak. 

 Antelope Valle^, in which we are encamped, exhibits a much better soil in this portion 

 of it than where we crossed it on our outward route. To the north, commencing 

 about three-quarters of a mile from our camp, a bottom of good grass (a great deal of it 

 red-top), 2 or 3 miles wide, extends for a distance of 8 or 10 miles northwardly, and prob- 

 ably further, and intermingled with it are extensive groves of tall cedars, which thus far 

 on our routes, existing, as these groves do, in the hottom of the valley, is quite an anom- 

 aly. Birds frequent theae groves, and make the air resonant with their music. The 

 scenery, too, is quite pretty. This valley is 5,633 feet above the sea, and therefore 

 513 feet lower than Steptoe Valley where we last crossed it. It is not, however, so 

 well watered as the latter, neither is the grass so luxuriant. There are, however, some 

 fine cold springs which we will pass to-morrow, about 2 miles up Turnley's Caiion, and 

 8 miles to the northeast of this camp, which might be useful were a fort established in 

 this valley. Adobes could be made or building-stone (limestone) got from the mount- 

 ain. Road to-day generally good. Journey 15.7 miles. A little rain just before 

 sunset. 



The Un-go-we-ah Mountains, in the neighborhood of our route, are composed of 

 calcareous rocks, mostly an impure limestone, with some slaty and other strata. Near 

 the summit the rocks are porphvritic. 



Jnhj 20, Camp No. 22, Springs, Antelope Valley.— Longitude, 114° 26' 52"; latitude, 

 39° 06' 09". Elevation above the sea, 5,633 feet. Thermometer at 4.40 a. m., 54°. 

 Weather quite mild at sunrise and during the night. Decamped at 20 minutes past 5. 

 Course east of north, 5.8 miles up Antelope Valley, to mouth of canon, which I call 

 after Capt. P. T. Turnley, assistant quartermaster at Camp Floyd, and which leads us 

 to the pass over the Go-shoot or Tots-arrh range. Our road turns up this caiion 

 southeastwardly, and 2.2 miles from mouth we find some fine copious cold springs, 

 which I call also after Captain Turnley. Grass and wood-fuel found in vicinity. 

 Persons traveling our route will find a road to the north of ours, and more direct from 



