ITINERARY VI.
VI.--From Great Salt Lake City to Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.
Miles.
Salt Lake City to
20 5/8. Willow Creek - Good grass.
14. American Creek - Good grass.
11 1/2. Provo City - Town.
7 1/4. Hobble Creek - Good camp.
6. Spanish Fork - Good camp.
5. Peteetneet - Good camp.
25. Salt Creek - Several small streams between. Good camp.
18 5/8. Toola Creek - Ford. No wood; grass good.
6 1/4. Sevier River - Road is sandy, passing over a high
ridge. Good camp.
25 1/2. Cedar Creek - Road rather mountainous and sandy. Good
grass and wood.
17 1/2. Creek - This is the fourth stream south of Sevier
River. Road crosses two streams. Good camp.
3 5/8. Willow Flats - The water sinks a little east of the
road.
25. Spring - Good grass and water.
22 1/4. Sage Creek - Grass poor; wood and water.
5 1/8. Beaver Creek - Good wood, water, and grass.
27 1/4. North Canon Creek - In Little Salt Lake Valley. Good
grass; no wood. The road is rough and steep for six
miles.
5 3/8. Creek - Good wood, water, and grass.
6 3/4. Creek. - Good wood, water, and grass.
12 7/8. Cottonwood Creek - Good grass and water.
9. Cedar Springs - Good camp.
23. Pynte Creek - Good grass one mile up the canon.
9. Road Springs - Road is rough; good camp.
16. Santa Clara - Road descending and rough; poor grass.
From this point to Cahoon Pass look out for Indians.
17 1/8. Camp Springs - Two miles before reaching the springs
the road leaves the Santa Clara. Good grass.
22 7/8. Rio Virgin - Road crosses over the summit of a
mountain. Good road; grass poor.
39 5/8. Rio Virgin - Road runs down the Rio Virgin, crossing it
ten times. Grass good down the river.
19 5/8. Muddy Creek - Road for half a mile is very steep and
sandy. Good camp.
52 5/8. Las Vagas. - Water is sometimes found 2 1/2 miles west
of the road in holes 23 miles from the Muddy, and
some grass about a mile from the road. Good camp.
5. On Vagas - Road runs up the river. Good grass.
17. Cottonwood Spring - Poor grass.
29 3/4. Cottonwood Grove - No grass. Water and grass can be
found four miles west by following the old Spanish
trail to a ravine, and thence to the left in the
ravine one mile.
21 3/4. Resting Springs - Good grass and water. Animals should
be rested here before entering the desert.
7. Spring - The spring is on the left of the road, and
flows into Saleratus Creek. Animals must not be
allowed to drink the Saleratus water.
14 1/8. Salt Springs - Poor grass and no fresh water.
38 3/4. Bitter Springs - Good road; poor grass.
30 3/4. Mohave River - Good road and good grass.
51 1/2. On the Mohave - Last ford. Good grass all the way up
the Mohave.
17. Cahoon Pass - At the summit.
10. Camp - Road bad down the canon.
11 1/2. Coco Mongo Ranch.
10. Del Chino Ranch. - Williams.
19 3/8. San Gabriel River.
6. San Gabriel Mission.
8 1/4. Pueblo de los Angeles.
65 3/4. Santa Clara River - on the Coast Route. Good camps to
San Jose.
7 1/2. Buena Ventura Mission and River - Road here strikes the
Pacific shore.
26. Santa Barbara - Town.
45 3/4. San Yenness River - At the Mission.
78 7/8. Santa Margareta - Old Mission.
28 3/8. San Miguel - Old Mission.
24 3/4. San Antonio River.
26 3/4. Rio del Monterey.
15 5/8. Solida Mission - At the ford of Rio del Monterey.
37 1/2. San Juan Mission.
33. San Jose Pueblo.
75. San Francisco.
   
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