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ESTIMATE ON ROAD FROM FORT BENTON TO FORT WALLAH-WALLAH. 
1st crossing of Dearborn river, 40 minutes of earth cutting. 
2d crossing of Dearborn river, 40 . .do.do. 
14 crossings of brooks and ravines to the dividing ridge, 15 minutes’ work at each, 
including cutting away timber. 
Cutting away timber on the east side of the dividing ridge, 2 hours’ work. 
8th and 9th days. Ascent and descent of the dividing ridge, 20 hours of earth cutting. 
10th and Crossing of seven brooks or ravines, including timber cutting for five miles, 2 hours 
11th days. and 30 minutes’ work. 
13 crossings of streams, side-hill work, and cutting of timber for 21 miles, 2 hours and 
30 minutes’ work. 
3 crossings, and side-hill cutting in 10 miles, 4 hours of earth cutting. 
12th day. 3 crossings, and side-hill cutting in 10 miles, 4 hours of earth cutting. 
13th, 14th, 15th days. 8 crossings, side-hill and wood cutting for 31 miles, 12 hours’ work. 
lGth, 17th, 18th days. 1 crossing, and side-hill and wood cutting for 18 miles, 26 hours’ work. 
19th and 20th days. 1 crossing, and side-hill and timber cutting for 12 miles, 20 hours’ work. 
21st day. Crossing of Hell Gate river, 30 minutes’ work. 
22d day. Crossing of the Bitter Root river, 30 minutes’ work. 
23d day. 2d crossing of the Bitter Root river, 30 minutes’ work. 
2d day from the Flathead village, 2 hours’ work at the mouth of Hell Gate river. 
22d day from Fort Benton, 10 hours’ work on the road leading to the Jocko. 
23d, 10 hours’ work on the same part of the road. 
10 hours to open the road to the crossing of the Flathead river. 
24th day. 
25th day. 
26th day. 
27th day. 
28th day. 
29th day. 
30th day. 
10 hours at crossing of the Flathead. 
10 hours on the road down the Flathead. 
10 hours on the road down the Flathead. 
9 hours in opening the road as far as Horse Plain. 
10 hours on the road down Clark’s fork. 
10 hours in opening the road as far as “ Big Rock.” 
The next seven days occupied in opening the road from the head of “Big Rock” to Thomp¬ 
son’s prairie. After that, 50 days on the road to Lake Pend d’Oreille ; 7 days to open the road to 
Pack river; 5 days to open the road to the foot of the lake ; 5 days to open the road to the crossing 
of Clark’s fork; 8 days to open the road to the Coeur d’Alene prairie ; 3 days to prepare the road 
as far as the crossing of the Spokane. 
116th day. To prepare the road as far as Camp Washington. 
117th day. 8 hours’ work. 
118th day. 9 hours’ work. 
119th day. 10 hours’ work. 
120th day. 10 hours’ work. 
121st day. 10 hours’ work. 
122d day. 10 hours’ work. 
123d day. 10 hours’ work. 
124th day. 10 hours’ work. 
126th day. 10 hours’ work on a portion of the road which proceeds along the banks of the 
Touchet. 
