Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-07-30
REPORT OF TIS ROAD vIIW11s.

REPORT OF TIS ROAD vIxW11s.
We, J. Lonsmirs aud A. J. Trsadway. sp.
pointed BY the citizens Of Thunaoa eossty.
July Sd, 1864, 1t meeting Of the ssSsA -
examine and report or the praetieabilisy ~
probable expense of building wagon ssaa
,AuMPssss sossd oshs valley u the cd,s.-
bio river. over the Cascade Mountains, tia the
Cswlits Pass. bsg leave to submit the follow
ing report:
July 7th. 1864. left Mr.. Longmirc's, trav.
cling in s. e. direction miles, over good
wagon road; thence miles through timber,
and generally level country. to the foot Of tho
Bald Hills; thence about E. along the Bald
Hills 10 miles to the Nisqually river, over .
billy country, but over which good wagon
road can BE- made. The river at this point il
about 100 feet wide, and will have to be
bridged or f+rried. Thence E. miles TO Al;
der camp. up an easy grade; thence. 8: zoe
E. miles through heavy timber and rolling
land to the river; thence s. along the river
bottom miles to an Indian camp; thence 8.
$40 E. up the river bottom II miles, to the
western end of burnt timber; thence 8 $50
E. through burnt timber, from to II miles
from the river, over rolling country 8 miles.
to the river; thence s. As E. up the river
bottom 10 miles; thence s. $40 E., crossing
the river, following up a small stream called
Horse creek about mile, leave the creek aud
travel through skunk-cabbage swamp about
a mile. and through burnt timber and gently
rolling country about two miles to the sum-
nit between the Nisqually and Cowltz rivers;
thence s. 45o E. down the left bank of Caiion
creek 4 miles. We here have to 20 down
into the canon about miles, in which there
is great deal Of drift and fallen timber-sd
much that horses cannot be got through II.
1t is also very rocky. A road can be made BY
crossing the stream about Is times. We can
then leave the canon, going down on the left
bank very easily about mile, to an Indian
camp, about a mile from where the stream
emptys into the Cowlitz; thence from the In.
dian camp N. 45o E. up the Cowlitz river
bottom about five miles (the trail runs. along
the foot hills and is quite hilly) and cross tho
river (the west fork) at good ford I mile 10
the east fork of the Cowlitz. which is about
1875 feet wide and feet deep, then over quits
a high and steep hill which is II miles over II
% miles. cross the same fork and then follow
up a creek called by the Indians Wa -han-i-pi-
ca about mile. we have commenced raising
the mountain. and go up one steep and very
rocky hill Of about 4 Of mile and another
one very steep but not rock of about II miles,
in the mean time crossing the east fork Of the
Cowlitz river twice. making about 81 miles
from the last named point; thence up conn
paratively easy assent about four miles, to the
summit Of the mountain. (Taken together
the ascent from the Cowlitz to the summit 10
"a easy as could be expected.) Thence along
the summit of the mountain s. 45o E., ground
raises little for about miles, then descendS
gradually about miles to the top Of high
and very steep. rocky hill.- (snow lays In
patches for the first three miles on the SUM
mit.) mile foot Of hill and last branch Of
the Ti-e-ten, 2 miles to the broad valley Of
the Ti-e-ten. miles east end of the valley,
through which It would need but very little il
any work to make road: continued on abo,t
4 miles further ovet hills to within about 30
miles OF the Simcoe Agency, between which
and this plac. there is very high ridge, but
very little timber:
Making from Mr.. Longmirs's ;. lel miles:
Add to the simcoe Agency. 20
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Add from, olympi. to Mr. Long.
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