30. EXPLORATION OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN 
sey am seein 
wagons ; one of them, as described to me by Mr. Poclings, 
is to go down the Platte about 8 miles, then north, cross- 
ing Raw-hide creek in 8 miles; thence to first fork of 
Spgon-hill creek, 12 miles; thence to the second fork, four 
miles; thence to V Eau qui Court river, 12 miles ; travel 
down |’Kau qui Court, 12 miles; then go north 12 miles to be 
head of Deadman’s creek ; then along it 6 miles to White a 
river ; the last 6 miles are bad ; this route then joins the ? 
other, and is probably preferable. The army took the other 
route, which str — White river near its source. The 
route is as follow ; ae 
— 29, 1855. a eS the north fork of the Platte 1 | 
e from the fort ; river about 130 yards wide, water in 2 
ilages 3 feet deep, current strong, bottom hard with ec 
boulders, stream not fordable when high: camped a: | 
spring hole; grass bad, no woo aoe road good, a ome wily 
containing 1 2 
me Marhed 934 miles tol Eau qui Court river, road 
soe no intermediate camping place ; a little water can 
ie had 4 miles from morning camp. L’ Hau qui Court here 
is from 10 to 15 feet wide; clear running water, bneea on 
fish, bottom sandy ; grass ; fine ; no wood—formerly there 
was ‘plenty, but it has been used up by the mie fee pee 
heads 8 near Raw-hide peak ; saw numerous bands of buffalo 
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to-day - 4 
October 2.—Marched 1g miles to near the salad of White river; s 
road good ; descent to the stream very steep; stream 4 to 
s! = wide, with large holes, water clear, © ottom sandy ; 
ass good; no — except small willows ; fuel plenty 1 
other. Exact source of the river not ‘kno wn. Sak 
October 3.—Marched 11 miles down White river, crossing it 11 “- 
ee. 3 immediate banks not high and bottom hard ; the ; 
: gins no ww to widen out; grass goo 
October 4.—Crossed the stream, marched 
on the right bank at sk He mouth of De ¢ miles an | camped 
adenine s aged ; grass 
