The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-23
Honey Lake Wagon Road.

The following communication, says the Plu-
mas Argus. from \. L. Rowe one of the Fort
Kearney and Honey Lake wagon road expe-
.dition under the supervision of Col. T. w.
Lander, will be interesting to most of our rea-
ders 1t makes an exhibit of facts and con-
clusions drawn from actual observation, highly
favorable to the Honey Lake route. The du-
ties of the division to which Mr.. Rowe was at
tached. terminated officially at City Rock
from which place Mr.. R. with thirteen Others
of the company, came through to California by
the Honey Lake route, arriving at this place
on the 9th of October.
On the twentieth of April last, Col. T. W
Lander commenced to equip company for the
construction ola wagon road from Fort kear-
ney to CITY Rock On the lst day of May
everything being in readiness, left lndepend-
ence. Missouri. arrived at and crossed the
Platte on the 23d, with one-hundred and ten
mules. and sixteen wagons. The crossing was
effected without accident. The company ar
rived at canon creek on the 9Th Of June, and
commenced work on the 9Th, leaving the old
emierant road to the left at the old Seminole
Cut Of, or the last crossing of the Sweet Wa
ter, up Canon Greek four miles, crossing O
small stream called Longs Creek. Grass and
water good.
From thence due west, crossing small
stream every three or four miles, with fine pas
turage. The road thence crosses tie Sweet
Water and runs distance of six miles to Big
ger root creek, from thence to Dry Sandy and
Little Sandy. with good grass and water. From
thence to Big Sandy and Green River, from
Green River to Little Piney and up the can
on of Piney Greek ten miles, with good grass
and water; thence take the right ridge for six
miles, crossing over to the Labargue four miles
thence follow the ridge seven miles to Mt
Springs, thence down to Smiths Park, from
thence to the right and up Beaver Greek three
miles, thence to the main fork of Salt River,
down Salt River valley fifteen miles, with good
grass and water; from thence 10 the left up
Smoky Canon to the right and up Big Can
on three miles, thence over to Rowes springs
thence to the valley of Black Foot river, and
down the valley seven miles, cross the river,
ford good-turn to the right aad cross dry
ravne, after which, take to the ridge and fol-
low it three miles to the valley of the Port
nought, water, grass and ford good. From
thence take the ridge three miles, intersecting
the old Fort Hall road about thirty miles east
of Fort Hall, cross Ross Fork, thence to the
last crossing of the Portnought, thence down
to the Salt River Bottoms, thence to Raft riv-
er, Banuac creek valley, ten miles, from thence
bearing to the right, to the City Rock Springs,
the terminus Of our division of the road. We
completed the work on the 18th of September,
having made 100 miles of road.
Myself, with thirteen others, started for Cal
iforna on Kinks route for a short distance,
when finding it impractieable, We took the
south side of the HUMBOLDT, down to Lassen s
Meadows, from thence by way of Mobiles Pass
30 Honey Lake. We found the Honey Lake
route a good one, much better than the Car
son route A small amount of work will make
it as good as any mountain road in California.
The energy and perseverance of Col. Lander,
point him ont as the most suitable man to take
charge of Kirk division, from Little Rock to
Honey Lake
| understand that petitions viii be forwarded
to Washington by the citizens of Honey Lake
and vicinity, asking his appointment to the su-
perintendence of this work. Should the gov
ernment put the work in his hands, the people
of this vicinity can rest assured that private
interests viii not be allowed to take their road
to some other point than the one designated
by law. To Col. L. are the emigrants indebt-
ed for the present quiet disposition of the Indi-
ans, he having met and held councils with them
and by the bestowal Of suitable presents secu-
red such friendly relations as were needed to
secure the comfort and safety of emigrant
trains