The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-25

The water is good and very cold and abundance for
pure sweeeed b.: the Healthy bfeezes from 1Se sa a
with use 'ea asse es p se ana s' a dfd
yey about . miles Ss'E on 1s'S ann from 20 to Is
onf Snd st Sg onnans ss a the extends
from "a DOn n or little south q west from the to
Of the valley There sulphur springs and
and e tf than bosod T% miles further
there is sulphur spring of boiling water There Is not
ton but i the s east side wen ADAPTED being
Iu The land on the west OF the Utah outlet is also
end of the outlet. SO1'''
The ATTITUDES. longitudes end attitudes are copied
from the observations and calculations made by Elder
The variation of the magnetic needle at the City
81 the Seat SaIt Lake M 2 east as determined on
observations and calculations the azimuths
latitude of northern boundary of Temple Block 4O'
Longitude northern boundary Temple Block. 1ll'
Altitude of northern boundary of Temple Block. 1900
NOTES.
Note Ill the ELK ttorn river is fordabe you leave
fnf T0a Alter R0 the yG qoad The Of
mile you viii very bad creek slough. being
b o odd BUT Yo BY bt In % Will
further arrive the ford. viii go up stream
poste ore till Sfeee Of iow land o oa Re
fmbe You arrive on the
about me p0s GO IT % that o and
M End g9d bridge over o the and there
you near o 800 miles travel fat Level country and
two miles from the ae Eyer b 1o tor qom
turn OFF to camp in case of necessity All camping
Wncn lay near the road are mentioned in this
in that region will find plenty of buffalo chips which
Buffalo are numerous after you arrive at the head
descent fUt the ford IS Steep and at the
ably enter the river opposite to Where You de-
bat ndnng ne little E1 till ore than
%1y oyer mhen you Wlli me sand par t3ow TINS
gNoa paee 70 go out on the south side In this
ones are made hence the wisdom and necessity of having
bere o take Gn &c d e 66
ton is not taken you may plunge your wagons from
you ford up stream and come out higher than where
rection a very little west of SOUTH till arrive on
on arriving at Prairie creek. if YOU take southwest
S eight miles where Pi he yG road 10
BY You w ike h se or % aboS
ou be at FIVE miles d
Note s;-Fort John or Laramie" lays about and
and is composed of trading establishment and about
wall ana houses built Of or
The latitude Of the fort IS s % 49, onsude
leaving here you begin to cross the BLACK Hills and
% ga Tage is gh nd Es much and ea in n
ing good camping PLACES. each days travel, by OBJ
There is road follows the river instead of crossing
aPd Teh better oag TaenE a the river is
water II the river w orabe M ar gtasi M a5
Note best place to ei ford viii Wiz probably By
travel Which IS dangerous to teams on ac-
avoid them by Selecting camping place where none
Note Sin low water the river is easily forded OPP
here, a good place be found a mile higher up the
road mostly on account of its peculiar shape
various places on the onfheast Corner 'tR THIS
most travellers appear to have gone up to view the
ABOUT half way from end to end Latitude. and one
The road along the Sweet, Water is. mostly sandy
You appTosch the Rocky Mountains ssep You viii
Alter droSsng the aims the country is level
put sun barren and i possible more sandy You will
famPng srrT There Isl lack Of timber from
kind but willows In al This region willows and
@ s5sP'ss5 IGs .Ss be
I sae sns OF the ou gff be s
Note P ROAD the foot s of d the m unit on the
strong sulphur spring little above the spring on the
foot Of the bluff Vest Of where you cross the creek '
from This in prs Southwest a is about if
e is wagon a r of wbn rods
distance Of it. 1t is situated in small hollow the
When the oil can be obtained free from sand is
ne has oT on to be highly beneficial when
Note s.From The summit Of this. ridge you viii
The road the of that ridge and there
Yellow creek.
From the place where you stand the
rolling hills. and is pretty straight
ing till arrive at that ridge little
difficulty in finding good camping place here
and the ridge in view. FOR fuel which scarce
There are several springs of good water along the
Note s-On this creek is
the bushes are high and road in consequence
which wagon covers are liable to be and bows
There many short in II wagon TONGUES
liable be broke. Some crossing places are
bad. There is a good camping place where first Won
strike the creek-one about half way up, and one a
quarter of mile before you leave the creek
The ascent up the next mountain is both lengthy and
tedious, mostly through high timber and there are nanI
stunps in the road. 1t is chance whether you viii
ma any wafer III you oescend on the west side.
From this creek to the valley decidedly the worst
piece on the whole Journey but The distance
is short and by using and patience is easily
compished. ' ~