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APPENDIX A. — TABLE OF DISTANCES. 



Outward Journey — Continued, 



Date. 

 1849. 



Prominent Points and Remarks. 



Inter- 

 mediate 

 Distance. 



Day's 

 March. 



Total from 



Fort 



Leavenworth 



July 24 



" 25 



26 



27 



" 28 

 «♦ 30 



" 31 



ter from the melting of the snow. 

 This occurs occasionally in pools, at 

 this season. 



Cherry Creek — A small stream ; not 

 to be depended on for water. Grass 

 very scarce. 



Elder Creek — Small stream, good wa- 

 ter, and scattering timber. 



FouRCHE Boise River — Good grass and 

 fuel ; stream 30 feet wide. 



North Fork of the Platte — Camp 

 on right bank. Grass scarce. 



Deer Creek — Clear, good water, with 

 abundance of fuel, and coal found on 

 the east side of the stream, a little 

 above the crossing. Also a coal-mine 

 in the hills. 



Platte Ferry — Lower ferry, esta- 

 blished by emigrants. River rapid, 

 muddy, and deep. 



Camp — After crossing, the road is 

 through heavy sand most of the way, 

 and the sand-hills often touch the 

 banks, and must be ascended. The 

 south bank is preferable, as far as 

 the upper ferry. 



Spring Camp — Brackish water in some 

 ponds. The road has risen upon the 

 undulating table-land above the river- 

 level. Road heavy. 



Upper Ferry — Opposite upper ferry. 



Red Spring — Near the Red Buttes. 

 Road to-day hilly, and through heavy 

 sand most of the way. There are 

 mineral springs and alkaline lakes 

 along this part of the route, danger- 

 ous for cattle. Water good in some 

 places along the road. 



Spring and Rivulet — Grass not plenty. 

 Sage the only fuel. 



Greasewood Creek — Six feet wide ; 

 road sandy. 



Sal^ratus Lake — Lake west of the 

 road. Water poisonous to cattle. 

 The salt used for bread-making. 



Sweetwater River — River crooked, 

 150 feet wide, 2 feet deep. At this 

 season, the current is gentle. Grass 

 plentiful, fuel scarce. 



Rock Independence — A granite rock, 

 oval or egg-shaped. 



Devil's Gate — A kanyon of steep 

 rocks, 400 feet high ; the river runs 

 through the chasm. 



4.250 



1.020 

 3.228 

 4.275 

 5.000 



.760 

 9.820 



20.023 



15.580 



733.036 



734.056 

 737.284 

 741.559 

 746.559 



747.319 

 757.139 



12.222 



5.200 

 18.871 



12.222 



24.071 



769.361 



774.561 

 793.432 



16.821 

 6.100 

 6.214 



6.464 



.750 

 5.270 



16.821 



18.778 



810.253 

 816.353 



822.567 



829.031 



829.781 

 835.051 



