CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER I. 
From Great Salt Lake City east to Green river, and back, by the Weber and Timpanogos rivers, re- 
spectively— April, 1854. 
Explorations resumed.—Advance of spring.—Winter of 1853-54 at Great Salt Lake.—Timber near the city.—Im- ia 
practicability of the present wagon-road over the Wahsatch mountains in winter.—Winter mail-route.— Weber river ; 
its lower cation; fine grazing district; condition of cattle grazed during the ici ring which iud crossed the 
mountains.—Cattle-trade in Utah.—Rocks of lower cañon; its passage by railway.—Snow road 
possible from Ben Simon’s creek east.—Second cañon of the Weber; its crossings, EA BETI c 2 sae 
acter of its rocks and dikes.—Valley of Weber river from the head of the second cañon to White Clay creek.— 
Emigrant-road.—Conglomerate sandstone.—Snow.—Character of White Clay Creek valley; game; snow-banks.— 
Uinta mountains.—Porcupine Terrace.—Timber.—From White Clay nesei to Bear river; its character and valley 
where crossed.—Snow-blindness. —Sulphur creek.—Muddy creeks.—Black’s Fork.—Greatest depth of snow encoun- 
ered.—Extensive view.—Greatest altitude of the line; its pie practicability.—Black’s Fork valley.—Beaver- 
dams.—Smith’s Fork.—Fort Supply.—Fort Bridger.—Railroad route thence eastward.—Snow-storm. —Crossing to 
Henry’s Fork. —Sioux war-party.—Henry’s Fork valley —Ascent of mountain at the end of our eastern course.— 
General description of the country from this point.—Snow-blindness of party, and of ** Ring.”—Plains crossed in 
returning to Smith's Fork.—Black’s Fork.—Muddy creek.—Bear river.—White Clay creek —Nests of edible bugs.— 
Attempt to find a direct passage to Kamas prairie —Mountains and fields of snow encountered.—Country seen from 
mountain summit.—Impracticability of continuing the passage —Timber.—Return to White Clay creek and Weber 
river. di grass-fields.—Impracticability of this route for roads.—Rocks and soil——Weber River valley above 
White creek.—Kamas prairie.—Timpanogos river.—Round prairie.—Timpanogos cañon; its railroad practi- 
cability. — Utah Lake valley.—Railroad line via the foot of the Lake and Cedar velar, or E the que of the Jordan 
and north of Oquirrh mountains.—Return to Salt Lake City — - ^ 9 
CHAPTER II. 
From Great Salt Lake City to the valley of Humboldt river—May 1 to 23, 1854. 
Receipt of orders.—Explorations performed in anticipation of the receipt of these orders, and extraet therefrom.— 
Leaving Salt Lake City.—Valley of the Jordan.—Grass — sprit irian line by the south i ae neni Salt 
S t ''nilla valley Old shore-line 
n ale Uid shore-11ne 
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Lak w-storm.—Scenery 
rR Indians.—Indian guides.— Salt and warm springs.—Character of rocks.—Water APR over marshes of the 
lake.—Birds.—Spriogs in conglomerate rocks.—Fish.—Spring or Lone Rock valley ddl s route of 1845, and 
Stansbury's of 1849.—Railroad route.—Gophers and grass-seed as Indian food. Ans of Cedar mountains.— 
Searcity of water.—Pass not suitable for a railway.—The Desert to Granite mountains oar! Fish springs. —Storms.— — 
Mirage.—Railroad route to the south and west of Pilot Peak.—Miserable condition of Goshoot 
nation of first range of Goshoot mountains.—Rocks; grass; timber.—Fish ereek.—Railroad rou te—Stosone In- 
dians.—Striking contrast between the Shoshonees and Diggers, (Goshoots). Pup of successive ranges of G 
shoot mountains.—Vegetation and rocks.—Gate of Narrow Pass.—Rain; ; springs.—Wretched xerit of 
Indians.—Frost.—Goshoot lake.—Digger wick-ey-up and its occupants.—Digger language.—Topographical sketches 
of railroad line via Pilot Peak.—Franklin River valley; its lekos, med - see sg — re. oe 8 
road.—Route for packing-parties.—Pilot Peak railroad line. eb oldt Mount- 
ain railroad pass.—Country as seen to the west of this PAR —Snow in the = .—Rocks in the Te dicen of the 
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