TABLES OF DISTANCES, ETC. 
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Table of Distances, Altitudes, and Grades —Continued. 
II .—Table of distances and of approximate average grades per mile upon the line explored for a 
railroad from Mud lake, via Noble’s Pass, to Fort Beading.—July 4 to 26, 1854. 
Station. 
Intermediate 
distances. 
Total 
distances. 
Average 
grades 
per mile. 
Altitudes 
above the sea. 
Remarks and dates. 
Camp 39, east base of the Sierra Nevada. 
Feet. 
Feet. 
4118. 1 
June 15 and 16. 
Shore of Mud lake. 
3. 00 
3.00 
13.00 
4079. 0 
June 16. 
Warm springs... 
42. 00 
45.00 
3. 60 
4231.6 
July 5. 
Old shore-line. 
7.50 
52.50 
7.10 
4285. 2 
Do. 
Camp 55, shore of Honey lake. 
8. 50 
61.00 
22. 40 
4094. 6 
July 4, 5, and 6. 
Willow creek. 
11.36 
72.36 
1.30 
4030. 0 
July 4. 
Camp 54, Roop’s rancho. 
8.64 
81.00 
11.70 
4181.0 
July 3. 
Susan river... 
4. 00 
85. 00 
10. 10 
4221.4 
July 8. 
Susan river. 
4.00 
89. 00 
105.50 
4843. 6 
Do. 
Susan river... 
4. 50 
93.50 
59.10 
4909.7 
Do. 
Divide of Susan and Summit creeks. 
7.25 
100.75 
75.10 
5454.1 
July 9. 
Lake or pond. 
7.25 
108.00 
31.10 
5679.4 
Do. 
Divide of Summit and Pine creeks. 
2.25 
110.25 
54. 30 
5801.6 
Do. 
Pine creek, prairie... 
5.00 
115.25 
27. 70 
5663. 3 
Do. 
Plains of the Sierra Nevada. 
2.89 
118. 14 
63. 30 
5480.5 
Do. 
Plains of the Sierra Nevada. 
1.84 
119.98 
19.50 
5516. 3 
Do. 
Thick pine woods..... 
1.70 
121.68 
71.90 
5394.1 
Do. 
Thick pine woods. 
2. 05 
123.73 
64.90 
5261. 1 
Do. 
Camp 59, Black Butte creek. 
1.55 
125.28 
113.70 
5084.8 
July 9, 10,23, 24. 
Bed of dry creek. 
11.69 
136.97 
101. 80 
6275.4 
July 10. 
Near a pond..... 
1.87 
138.84 
25.10 
6223.4 
Do. 
Small creek and springs. 
1.53 
140. 37 
19. 00 
6194. 3 
Do. 
Canoe creek.... 
3.75 
144.12 
5. 80 
6216.2 
July 24. 
West of Hat creek, side of mountain... 
2.75 
146.87 
45.10 
6092. 3 
Do. 
Spur dividing the valleys of Wolf and Hat creeks. 
0.50 
147.37 
154.40 
6015.1 
Do. 
Wolf creek. 
1.50 
148.87 
21.30 
5983.1 
Do. 
Western summit of Sierra Nevada.. 
2. 00 
150.87 
45. 50 
6074.1 
July 25. 
Battle creek... 
5. 00 
155.87 
49. 80 
5825.1 
Do. 
Battle creek... 
2.50 
158. 37 
212. 60 
5293. 6 
July 11. 
Western descent of Sierra Nevada. 
2.12 
160.49 
284. 00 
4691.5 
Do. 
Deer Flat, rancho. 
2.14 
162.63 
174.50 
4318.1 
Do. 
Western slope of Sierra Nevada... 
1.69 
164. 32 
101.70 
4146. 3 
Do. 
Hill’s rancho, on Battle creek........ 
2. 00 
166. 32 
7.30 
4131.6 
July 25. 
Descending Sierra Nevada.. 
4.14 
170.46 
47. 60 
3934.7 
July 11. 
Descending Sierra Nevada. 
3.58 
174. 04 
136.60 
3445.7 
Do. 
Camp 61, McCumber’s mill..... 
1. 00 
175.04 
54.60 
3491.1 
July 12. 
On stream.. 
2.38 
177. 42 
2.80 
3497. 8 
Do. 
Descent... 
3.05 
180.47 
230.10 
2796.0 
Do. 
On stream.... 
2.19 
182.66 
235. 50 
2280.2 
Do. 
Descent in vallev.. 
3.78 
186.44 
186.20 
1576.4 
Do. 
Descent in valley. 
2. 93 
189. 37 
166. 90 
1087.4 
Do. 
On Dry creek.. 
2. 54 
191.91 
78.80 
887.3 
Do. 
On Dry creek_ . 
4.37 
196.28 
41.40 
706.5 
Do. 
Camp 62, Fort Reading 
2.25 
I 198.53 
14.10 
674.7 
July 12, 13, 14,15. 
