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II .—Geographical Positions —Continued. 
III.— Table of Distances travelled , including those from point to point at which barometrical observa¬ 
tions were made, on the route from Westport, Missouri , to Great Salt Lake City. 
Date. 
Number of 
camp. 
Intermediate 
distances. 
Day’s travel. 
Distance from 
Westport. 
Localities. 
1853. 
Miles. 
Miles. 
Miles. 
June 22. 
1 
4.92 
23. 
2 
8.70 
13. 62 
Indian creek. 
24. 
3 
8. 42 
22. 04 
25. 
4 
9.40 
31.44 
Bull creek. 
26. 
5 
20.25 
51.69 
Willow springs. 
27. 
6 
23.84 
75.53 
110 mile creek. 
28. 
7 
20. 56 
96. 09 
Prairie Hen creek. 
29. 
8 
21.02 
117. 11 
Rock creek. 
30.. 
9 
8.19 
125. 30 
Elm creek. 
July 1. 
10 
16. 55 
141. 85 
Diamond spring. 
2. 
11 
15.70 
157. 55 
Lost spring. 
3. 
12 
17. 82 
175. 37 
Cotton-wood creek. 
5. 
13 
22. 59 
197. 96 
Turkey creek. 
6. 
14 
23.18 
221.14 
Little Arkansas. 
7. 
15 
20.44 
241. 58 
Big Cow creek. 
8. 
16 
20.10 
261.68 
Big Bend of the Arkansas. 
9. 
17 
7.23 
268. 91 
Walnut creek. 
13. 
18 
28.59 
297. 50 
Pawnee fork. 
14. 
19 
20. 71 
318. 21 
Coon creek—first fork. 
15. 
20 
18. 50 
336.71 
Do. second fork. 
16. 
21 
28.62 
365. 33 
Arkansas river, near Fort Atkinson. 
19. 
22 
25. 32 
390.65 
Do. near Cimmeron ford. 
