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	Distance.
	Intermediate.	Total.
City of Rocks to--
Granite Springs	12.00	12.00
Around Granite Springs and north of it good
grass and water; the road to the top of the
mountain good, but great care has to be
taken going down to
Goose Creek	6.76	18.76
Keep good watch here against Indians,
Goose creek down are some good camping
places, and up all
Along Goose Creek	22.34	41.10
Grass and water are to be found.
At the head of Goose creek a camp-road leads
to the northwest, where a few springs fur-
nish water, and a large open place bottom
grass; bunch grass scarce.
Rock Spring	12.12	53.22
Water good; but grass only for the first emi-
gration.
Cold Spring	5.84	59.06
Deep wells with grass; bunch grass on the
hills.
Hot Spring Creek, (upper part of Thousand        Spring Valley)
	18.40	77.46
About nine miles from Cold Spring is abun-
dant grass and a small spring close to the
road. The other water, in sloughs, con-
tains alkali, and therefore avoid using it.
Hot Spring creek, with. its upper part, has
good water and grass. A few rocky places
on the dividing ridge to
Humboldt Wells	14.90	92.36
Excellent water; good bottom and bunch
grass.
A hot spring, some rocky places and cross-
ings in

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MAPS AND REPORTS OF THE FORT KEARNEY,

	Distance.
	Intermediate.	Total.
City of Rocks to--
Humboldt Cañon	4 00	96.36
From this place the road runs along the river
to Lassen's Meadows; leaves it sometimes
to avoid cañons or soft bottoms; the grass
is very abundant, the running water good.
But good care has to be taken that ani-
mals do not drink out of the sloughs, which,
in the latter part of the season, contain
much alkali. Mules and horses are some
times subject to a peculiar disease causing
a swelling of the neck and breast. The
best preventive is to put rowels through
the breast and keep the wound open.
Should the animal show any symptoms of
swelling, burn with an iron three or four
scars, deep and long, along the neck and
breast and keep these open with blistering
plaster. I was assured by many moun-
taineers that this is a safe preventive and
sure cure. The road good to the
Crossing of Bishop's Creek	22.64	119.00
Good crossing.
Crossing of North Fork of Humboldt River	20.50	139.50
Gravel bottom.
Fremont's Cañon	32.00	171.50
Gravel bottom, but rocks in the river bed.
Maggie Creek	9.20	180.70
Before crossing Maggie creek a small stream
has to be forded; both have grass and good
water. The road here leaves the bottom
and passes over the hills to Gravelly Ford.
There are some springs close to the road,
and in the early part of the season good
and abundant grass. The road has some
rocky places and steep grades down to

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	Distance.
	Intermediate.	Total.
City of Rocks to--
Gravelly Ford .	19.30	200.00
Good grazing ground up and down the river.
The Humboldt runs about five miles far-
ther down through a cañon, therefore the
road goes
Over the Hills	10.00	210.00
Stoney Point	20.00	230.00
The road good. Indians are always in this
neighborhood fishing and hunting, there-
fore keep a good lookout.
Foot of Hills on the Pah-Utah Line	38.00	268.00
Fine springs on the hill side with good grass;
the valley to the north is covered with sage
brush interspersed with scanty grass. Be-
fore reaching the hills you pass some
sloughs with bad water. The road over
The Hills	6.00	274.00
is good. This is now the country of the Pah-
Utah Indians, a friendly tribe,
seldom com-
mitting depredations.
Bend of the River, or Tutt's Meadows	17.00	291.00
At the bend a small spring branch comes
in. The lower crossing is sometimes mud-
dy, the upper good.
Lassen's Meadows	44.00	335.00
Abundant grass on the upper and lower part.
I advise all emigrants to rest here a few
days to cut grass and take it along. Though
water may be had, grass in the latter part
of the season is dried up and scarce.
Through Lassen's Meadows	.4.50	339.50
Leave these meadows in the afternoon and camp on
Antelope Spring	12.00	351.50
The water is very good, but grass scarce. A
good road over rolling hills to

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MAPS AND REPORTS OF THE FORT KEARNEY,

	Distance.
	Intermediate.	Total.
City of Rocks to--
Rabbit Hole. Springs	15.75	367.25
Water in wells for cooking purposes, but cat-
tle have to be watered with a bucket. The road good to
Hot Spring	18.50	385.75'
On the eastern side of Mud Lake. Animals
may be watered here. A beautiful road
over the perfect level bottom of Mud Lake
brings you to
Granite Springs	13.75	399.50
Water good, and good grass in a ravine north-
west of the springs.
Boiling Spring	4.50	404.00
Remarkable for its temperature and size.
Deep Hole Spring	1.25	411.25
Good grass and excellent water.
Buffalo Springs	16.00	427.25
Road good; water in holes; grass in the
neighborhood. Over rolling hills and
bluffs we strike
Bush Valley	9.50	436.75
Upper part of Rush valley contains good
water and plenty of grass, and a few rocky
places.
Through Rush Valley to Mud Springs	16.75	453.50
Very rocky after leaving Mud Springs; the
lower part of the road very good to
Honey Lake Valley	17.00	470.50
From Lassen's Meadows to Genoa, in Carson
Valley	.........	175.50

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