The Arkansas banner., 1850-04-02
Distances to Camping Plaeee on the Overland
 R0uie to California.

The Fort Smith Herald furnishes some nieres- BENNETT, who has just returned from California, who, having tried both routes, much prefers the travel by land to that by way of the Isthmus. The Herald says We publish the following for the benefit of emi- grants, SO that they may bs enabled to kaow how far they will have to travel each day, and where they may find water and grass. the two essential articles for overland trip. This road leaves the Rio Grande about 10 or l2 miles above DoBa Aua and is called Cooks route There is no snow on this route. The emigrant can leave this place and travel through on Capt. Marey's route, thence to Cook s, Gt any season of the year.
 CAMPING PLtcEs, DISTANCES, &c. l5 miles from ,hs Rls Grande, Cooks wells. :" creek, plenty water and grass. 10 hole in the rocks, called wells-grass. p cold springs-plenty of grsss l2 Cow spring, [" !" 3S Salt Lake, hetween which and the COW
 spring there is good camping places on the
 right hand side of the read, distinctly mar
 ked. very fine springs grasssbundant. % Lost river. '" e" I2 up same. |" |" IS [" Graham's pass in the rtouutains-4 miles
 south of Cooks pass-best road by far
 grass and water 10 same
 6 !" deserted ranche--widbI bull range-fne sport
 for hunters-wiId bulls auteIopes and deer
 in abu udance-good sprhg-range excellent
 stop and recruit. 20 [" water brackish, wild bulls, hne sport, range
 good IS Chat creek, named forthe numerous auan-
 titles of these little uscts. lS |" another creek, name not known-good
 range. l6 San Pedro river, plefy grass, wood and
 water. % Santa Cruz, Mexican frontier town-Aour,
 vegetables and provislns of every kind. IS Pedro rivef-hne rsnge--tall grass, grana
 do, and wild oats. Sop here and recruit,
 and prepare for the Gis 9 q down same river-de@rted towns, apples,
 pears, peaches and qdnces in abundance. IS " same river-begins to fink in the sand 8 l" water ih the bed of ths riveF-erass not SO
 good, but plenty of 1t mules fond of it. IS Dry cresk-waIer in IOles. ID same. - 2a Pond watsr-goOd 5 |" light hand side-grass
 of the best kind. 10 |" water in pond--2 mills to Gila-grsss and
 water saty-la mile from road right side,
 good water and grass ID Hime vage-plenty of corn, wheat and
 fodder, which emigrnts buy to feed on
 along the Giia and oe,ert. 4e desert, on the Gla--hke water in casks
 start in the evening and travel through in
 the night.
 4 plenty of grass and water down the river. Is murderer's grave-l mic from the river
 good water and grass II water-grass scarce l2 " grass, but no wa;er-f0ad on ridgO-vOry
 stony and rough. z Fiyer-grass and watF, !" |" well, cold water, good grass. |" wells. 5 grass and water. grass on tie north eide of the river IS |" |" same. lA " same. 6 " two miles fIom tho river plenty of grass
 water in the rver-ast camp on the Gila--
 stop few days and recruit-Umas Indians
 watch your teams ana provisions. Here
 make a raft. load with grass and muskest
 beans, and float down 10 Colorado 10 cross
 upon. l5 Colorado river-water and grass. l5 well-desert-7m ! miles sand deep. hard drow-
 tug for the teams-road then becomes hard
 and hrm-muskeet beans in abundance
 gather and save. 25 well-desert, nc grass or beans. i2 " Camp Salvation--new river, (described by
 Col. Emory,) before you get to new river
 water to the right-grass plenty. l5 fresh water lake-no grass, a weed the
 mules eat. 70 Indian vnge-grass and water. 20 2l Warren's ranche-plenty of provisions
 road to Los Angeles, San Diego--water and
 grass l5 Mexican ranche. 22 San Diego.
 The distances. in the above, not measured. but estimated by the time occupied in travelling