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APPENDIX A. — TABLE OF DISTANCES. 



Outward Journey — Continued, 



Date. 



Pkothnent Points akd Remarks. 



Inter- 

 mediate 



Day's 



Total from 

 Fort 



1849. 





Distance. 



ll^l-di LU* 



Leavenworth. 



June 18 



Thirty-two Mile Creek — A small, 



7.430 





283.738 







winding stream,witli scattering trees. 













Platte River — Strike the Platte in a 



12.355 



31.950 



296.093 







broad valley. This road has since 













been abandoned for one on the left, 













more direct to Fort Kearny. 









(( 



19 



Fort Kearny — Passing up the valley 

 of the Platte, fuel difficult to be had 

 in high water, and mostly .on the 

 islands. The fort consists of several 

 adobe buildings for offices, stables, 

 and two wooden structures for quar- 

 ters. Emigrants and travellers ob- 

 tain various supplies at the Sutler's. 



14.920 



14.920 



311.013 



(( 



21 



Camp 18— On the Platte 



10.392 



10.392 



321.405 



<( 



22 



Camp 19 — On the Platte. Fuel along 

 the river. 



22.832 



22.832 



344.237 





23 



25 



Camp 20 — On the Platte 



23.469 

 24.222 



23.469 

 24.222 



367.706 

 391.928 



Camp 21— On right bank of Platte Ri- 







ver ; the road level and good, but 













fuel scarce. 









<< 



26 



Camp 22— On South Fork of Platte, 6 

 miles above the junction of the Forks. 



20.818 



20.818 



412.746 



(( 



27 



Camp 23— On South Fork. Water, tim- 

 ber, and grass plenty. 



11.338 



11.338 



424.084 



(( 



28 



Camp 24— On South Fork 



13.906 



13.996 



437.990 



a 



30 



Camp 25 On South Fork 



26.787 



26.787 



464.777 



July 



2 



Ford or South Fork — This is the up- 

 per ford, and easily crossed in low 

 stages of the river. Width 700 yards. 



14.602 



14:602 



479.379 



n 



3 



Ash Hollow — At the outlet of small 

 creek into the valley of North Fork. 

 The ascent for one mile on a hard 

 road, to the rolling prairie ; continue 

 on this to within one half mile of 

 North Fork ; then descend pretty 

 steep hills, and wind down Ash Hol- 

 low to the North Fork. Fuel in the 

 hollow. 



18.551 



18.551 



497.930 



tl 



5 



Camp 28 — Along the North Fork; road, 

 most of the way heavy sand. Cedars 

 in the gullies on the left. 



22.895 



22.895 



520.825 



u 



6 



Camp 29— On North Fork. Sandy, and 

 over spur of the table land on the 

 left or south side. Court-house 12 

 miles ahead. 



19.324 



19.324 



540.149 



a 



7 



Camp 30 — At a cool spring, 10 miles 

 from Chimney Rock. Water cool and 

 abundant, but fuel must be brought 

 from the bluff, two miles. 



25.040 



25.040 



565.189 



i( 



9 



Scott's Bluff — These bluffs are about 

 5 miles south of the river. The road 

 up the bluffs steep, but on good, hard, 

 gravelly ground. A small spring at 



31.017 



31.017 



596.206 



