APPENDIX A. — TABLE OF DISTANCES. 



275 



Outward Journey — Continued, 



Date. 



1849. 



Pkominent Points and Remarks. 



Inter- 

 mediate 

 Distance. 



Day's 

 March. 



Total from 



Fort 



Leavenworth. 



July 31 



Aug. 1 



" 2 



" 3 



" 4 



Creek — Bad crossing, from the steep 

 banks. 



Creek — Tributary of Sweetwater, 5 

 feet wide. 



Camp — On Sweetwater, in a bend, on 

 the south side. 



Sweetwater — Road leaves the river, 

 and passes over hills. 



Alkali Lake — The efflorescence on the 

 shores is like snow. 



Camp — On Sweetwater. Grass good... 



Plateau — Cross the river four times 

 this day. Camp on a plateau, after 

 leaving river, some miles back. The 

 water with a sulphurous smell. Sage 

 for fuel. 



Ice Spring — Ice found by digging in 

 the ground. 



Steep Hill — Descending from the 

 bluffs. 



River — The road joins the river, which 

 is crossed frequently. 



Camp — On south bank, having forded 

 four times. Good place to encamp. 



Road — Leaves the river, and passes 

 over hills to avoid kanyons. Water 

 in small streams every two or three 

 miles ; greasewood and sage for fuel. 

 Some of the hills are steep, and re- 

 quire the wheels to be locked to de- 

 scend safely. 



Camp — On the Sweetwater. There 

 are alkaline springs in the vicinity, 

 poisonous to cattle. 



South Pass — Summit of the ridge 

 which divides the waters of the At- 

 lantic from those of the Pacific. 



Pacific Springs — Fine grass, good wa- 

 ter, and sage plenty, for fuel. 



Pacific Creek — Crossing miry 



Camp — On Dry Sandy, The water is 

 brackish ; fuel scarce, and little grass. 



Junction — The Oregon road over the 

 "Dry Drive," or Sublettes' Cut-off, 

 branches here. Take the left hand. 



Little Sandy — 20 feet wide. Water 

 good, and fuel plenty, 



,RiG Sandy — Barren, sandy land. Road 

 good. Stream 110 feet wide by 2 feet 

 deep. 



Big Sandy — Cutting off bends of the 

 river, no grass or water on this drive, 

 after leaving the river two miles from 

 the last camp. 



.480 

 .500 



2.361 



7.639 



.500 



13.500 

 19.977 



.250 



10,000 



3.113 



6.830 



0.750 



22,537 

 9.000 



4.531 



1.500 

 10.239 



5.500 



8.205 

 6,201 



19.045 



9.361 



2L639 

 19.977 



20.193 



23.287 



25.270 



19.906 



19,045 



835.531 



836.031 



838.392 



846,031 



846,531 



860.031 

 880.008 



880.258 

 890.258 

 893,371 

 900.201 

 900,951 



923.488 



932.488 



937.019 



938,519 



948,758 



954,258 



962.463 

 968,664 



987.709 



