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

Just Just above it. 1t is good chance to
SMALL CREEK and Spring. Lat 40 q.
MOI safe to depend on for a camping "a .
place d s Little grass and not much water
STEEP HILL, quarter mile up..... !. 81
country from n tine s ~ 5se Sprr9E n1da1
steep in several places and many cobblel
HORSE CREEK ard Heber's Springs 80 Sc
IN Inc spring I lays a little TO the right of
is dry there is water in the creek about
?, 1o0 yard yards north from this spring
bi.otf. three-quarters of mile to thel
Difficult 70 ascend account Of six %
pro6ably have 20 double teams.
SMALL CREEK; Lat. 42o % 5S~.......... 21k Sc
After crossing this you cross five
others about q mile apart. but none
OF them safe to depend for camp
ing place. being little grass and less
FIFTH SMALL. CREEK from the last a.. s.
Aiter crossing this you ascend high
oluii the ton of which IS a succession
road IS good but crooked.
Ia BONTE' RIVER. 30 feet wide 2
Good place to camp-pIenty Of timber. % .
grass ana water There is also good
chance mile further Plenty of wild
BRANCH .sS OF La BoNTE. 10 feet wide.
Doubtful about water. steep banks. D
a
this dark red sand. and will find IN
continue three and half miles further
VERY SMALL CREEK. ..................t 81 6
Little chance for grass and less for
water. One mile beyond this you ascend
straight and good Look out for toadsl
with horns and tails.
VERY SMALL CREEK. 81 81
Very poor chance for camping.
VERY SMALL CREEK. y 81
The road runs down the channel of
this this creek. near 200 yards. but there is
A LA PRELE RIVER rod wide. feet
Current rapid: good place TO camn ~ o.
Land between creeks mostly sandy and
barren. Road from here TO the Platte
very uneven. being succession of hills
SMALL CREEK. ...........i az 81
Bon ELDER o r c S 2og0f feet lGf @ater
Clear water and plenty, but not much
steep Some timber it.
FoURCHE BOISE RIVER, 80 feet wide
Current rapid. Plenty of good grass
NORTH FORK of Platte river......... 4 81
Not much grass here; You will now
BEER cREE EPa 50 e nfaV Vide tIa2e fes
deep; Lat 42' So 5o": altitude. 1864
Lovely place to camp Swift current
clear water. and abundance of fish.
Nice grove of timber on the banks. and
coal mine about a quarter of a mile
up on the east side. After this YOU
will find sand roads for miles, but not
much grass.
DEEP HOLLOW. or ravine: steep banks ~ s.
GROVE OF TIMBER on the banks of the
'' Good chance to camp: Lat i2' 81; A. o
CROOKED. Muddy Creek. L feet wide. Il
ni Not good to cross: steep banks.
MISTY flfaX Ct eE d5faS 3uf feg 99 MSSd 81
S9f5 banks aa and bad b b0 fe GSn
9 3S#$ ~ +! ssSa SS: s@.:*:s :..:
Ne place to camp.
MUDDY CREEK. 5 feet wide. IL feet
NO No chance to camp. %
TWO RAvINEs. near together; Lat. Az
Opposite is here there is fording %
place. where companies generally have
CREEK 5 feet wide. .................. "a
Abundance of fish early in the SEASON.
but little grass and no timber.
both Sides the G river. anu Csee Note ~ Lat
42' so 1S~; altitude. 4.S75 feet
Ascent gradual Many singular look
ing rocks on the south side Descent
rough and crooked. Towards the FOOT
MINERAL SPRING and lake, So Sc
the water. unless the cattle trample in
it In that case it becomes black. and
is doubles poisonous No timber near.
ROCK AVENUE and steep descent. ~ S.
ro TRs r fom here FSd Of Senud high
EdRisGTLdfys % Ut ssa and s 25 me
ing ground: it is a small valley sur
rounded by high bluffs. The land ex-
ceedingly miry. and smells bad. There
is a creek of good water northwest. No
timber and little grass Next mile
SMALL STREAM of clear spring water 81
Good camping place. Plenty of grass
WILLOW SPRING" "a 81
About 8 rods west of the road. at the
foot of. willow bushes. Water cold and
good; grass plenty, but creek some
''PRosPECT HILL (summit) ........... 81
obT it Eeg Sweet OF Water Snf
% Plenty Of grass, but little water A
CREEK. 800 yards south of rood. IA IS
SMALL. CREEK RI & left Of the road 214 S.
waters tasS and Riei no Wood The road runs
al9ngsids this creek rec for half If mil, mile
we Very little grass and no fuel but wild
sage Road from here to the Sweet
A M1teF s sPRfN aRs TsrY aR hesvy 81
Here gather your saleratus from a
lake. west of the road Land swamDy
SWEET WATER RIVER rods wide, -
s sSef deep Current: good water grass - %
plentiful. but little timber. (see Note
INDEPENDENCE ROCK and ford. :. So
on the north side of the river. about
eco yards. long. and hundred and
twenty wide composed of hard granite
DEVILS GATE.............-.-....-.- 5l4 20
little west from the road. The river
here passes between perpendicular
rocks 400 feet high; This is curiosity
worthy of travellers notice
CREEK , feet wide ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Z 20
Not good 10 cross The road runs near
the river banks for 10 miles after this.
CREEK feet wide. y 20
Good to cross. Water and grass
plenty. but lacks timber You will find
grass all along on the banks of the
river. hut very little wood
DEEP RAVTNE and creek. .-..-.-.....--.. 6l.i II
Plenty of grass and water, but no
wood.
DEEP RAVINE and creek. q IL
Doubtful for water
ROAD LEAVES THE RIVER: Lat 42'