TABLES OF DISTANCES, ETC. 69 
Table of Distances, Altitudes, and Grades—Continued. 
Intermediate Total Average Altitudes 
Station. distances. | distances. | grades per |above the sea. Remarks and dates. 
mile. 
Feet. Feet. 
Foot of n binc head of first canon of Sacra- 4. 76 859. 22 5. 60 4153. 9 June 27. 
mento 
Foot of fire vie of Sacramento 13.74 872. 96 38. 70 3622. 4 June 29, 
Mouth of Falli ist, and head of second PRIBI 13. 50 886. 46 27. 60 3219. 9 Do. 
Sacramento i — cum of second canon .... .... 8. 95 895. 41 35. 00 2937. 0 July 21. 
Mouth of Can 4. 70 900. 11 14. 90 9867.9 é 
Sacramento ri 22, 50 922. 61 30. 70 2177. 9 July 20. 
Sacramento rit. Camp 5, ascending from Fort. 7. 50 930. 11 59. 60 1730. 3 Do. 
Reading. 
Sacramento 26. 50 956. 61 91. 70 1156. 0 July 18. 
Sacramento river, Camp 3 4. 70 961. 31 16. 60 1078, 1 July 17. 
Sacramento river, Camp 2 10, 50 971. 81 11. 80 ‘ Do. 
Mouth of Mc Cloud's ote 5. 25 977. 06 6. 10 922. 0 July 16. 
Sacramento river 11. 75 988. 81 7. 90 837.5 i 
Work Medii. 5 A E T eee 22 90 1011.71 7.10 674.7 | July 12 to 15. 
II.—Table of distances and of approximate average grades per mile upon the line explored iris a 
railroad. from Mud lake, via Noble's Pass, to Fort Reading.—July 4 to 26, 1854. 
| Intermediate Total Average Altitudes | 
Station. distances. | distances. grades |above the sea. Remarks and dates. 
per mile. 
Feet. Feet, 
Camp 39, east base of the Sierra Nevada ri ^ 4118.1 | June 15 and 16, 
Shore of Mud lake 3. 00 3. 00 13. 00 4079.0 | June 16. 
arm springs 42. 00 45. 00 3. 60 4931.6 | July 5 
Old sho 7. 50 52. 50 7. 10 4285, 9 Do. 
Camp 55, “bore of Honey lake 3. 50 61. 00 22. 40 4094.6 | July 4, 5, and 6. 
Willow creek VES eesE 11. 36 72. 36 1. 30 4030. 0 July 4. 
Camp 54, Roop's rancho X 81. 00 11. 70 4181. 0 July 3 
Susan river 4. 00 85. 00 10, 10 422]. 4 July 8 
usan river 4. 00 89, 00 105. 50 4643. 6 0 
Susan 4.50 93. 50 59. 10 4909, 7 
Divide Li Bond and Summit creeks ............. 7.95 100. 75 75. 10 July 9. 
Lake or pond 7.95 08. 00 31. 10 567 Do. 
Divide Mr Summit and Pine creeks 9.95 110. 95 54. 30 5501. 6 Do. 
Pine creek, prairie.......-..........-.. .... .... 5. 00 115. 25 27.70 Do. 
Plains of the Sierra Nevada ...... ..-..- ...-.--- 2. R9 118. 14 3. 30 , Do. 
Plains of the Sierra Nevada .84 119. 98 19. 50 5516. 3 Do. 
Thick pin 8 P .70 121. 68 71. 90 w Do. 
Thick pine woods 2.05 123. 73 64. 90 5261. 1 Do. 
Camp 59, apes xd creek . 55 125, 28 113. 70 a July 9, 10, 23, 94. 
of dy 11.69 . 97 101, 80 July 10. 
Near 3 138. 84 2 d + 
creck and s MING iti eos uw ewe REN 03 140. 37 19. . 
wm deme 3. 76 144. 19 5, 80 6216. 2 July 24 
3 Vest of. Het creek, side of mountain ..........-. 2. 76 146. 45. 10 6092. 3 Do 
Spur dividing the valleys of Wolf and Hat creeks. 0. 50 147, 37 154, 40 6015. 1 Do 
Wolf cre . 50 21. 30 5933. 1 Do. 
Western sanali of Sierra Nevada .............. 2, 00 45. 50 6074. 1 July 25. 
attle cree 5. 00 155. 87 49. 80 5825. 1 Do. 
Battle e 2. 50 212. 60 5293. July 11. 
1 tret yon of Sierra Nevada .......... evel] *1 160. 49 984. 00 4691. 5 Do 
jeer Flat, rancho ..... 2. 162. 174. 50 4318. 1 Do. 
Western dip of Sierra Nevada.. ....... .-.-.... .69 161. 32 101. 70 4146. 3 Do. 
| Hill's rancho, on Battle creek 2. 00 166. s 2 x mue As = 
in Sierra SUMMO CORB s 4. 170. 4 . 3934, 
bool 3.58 17 136.60 | 3445.7 
Camp 61, oriri ^ii 1. ( 175. 04 54. 60 3491.1 | July 12. 
On stream gi 177. 2. 80 3497. 
cent 3.05 180. 47 230. 10 Do 
On stream 2.19 182. 66 935. 50 ^ Do 
Descent in valley 3. 78 186, 44 186. 20 1576.4 Do 
Jescent in sels 2.93 189. 166. 90 1087.4 Do. 
On Dry eree $ re { 191. 91 78. 80 7. 3 | T 
On Dry ereek..... 4.37 196. 28 41. 40 706, 5 | 
Camp 62, Fort Reading 2. 95 198. 53 14. 10 t 674.7 jd 12, 13, 14, 15. 
