at Fort Wallah Wallah.--Wood, water, and grass.
10. Butler Creek.--Good camp.
18. Wells's Spring.--Good camp.
12. Willow Creek.--Good camp.
13. Cedar Spring.--Good camp.
6. John Day's River.--Good camp.
5. Forks of Road.--No camping. Left-hand road for wagons, and
right-hand for pack trains. This itinerary takes the left.
10. Ouley's Camp.--Good camp.
19. Soot's River.--Good camp.
6. Fall River.--Good camp.
10. Utah's River.--Good camp.
18. Soot's River.--Good camp.
6. Soot's River.--Good camp. Road follows up the river, crossing
it several times.
16. Sand River Fork.--Good grass a mile and a half to the left
of the road.
8. Good Camp.
15. Royal Hill Camp.--Good camp.
7. Sandy River.--But little grass.
45. Down the River.--Good camps all the distance.
25. Oregon City.--Good camps all the distance.
75. Salem.--Good camps all the distance.
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XII.--_Route for pack trains from John Day's River to Oregon City._
Miles.
John Day's River to
17. Columbia River.--From John Day's River to the forks of the
road, and thence by the right-hand fork to the
Columbia. Good camp.
2-1/2. Soot's River Ferry.--Good camp.
15. Dalles.--Good camp.
25. Dog River.--Good camp.
15. Cascade Mountains.--One bad place.
9. Ouley's Rock.--Good camp.
20. Image Plain Ferry.--Good camp.
15. Portland.--Good camp.
12. Oregon City.--Good camp.
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XIII.--_From Indianola and Powder-horn to San Antonio, Texas._
Miles.
Powder-horn to
4. Indianola, Texas.--Steamers run from New Orleans five times
a week to Powder-horn.
14. Chocolate Creek.--Good grass and water; fuel scarce. Road
passes over a low, flat country, which in wet weather
is heavy and muddy.
12. Grove.--Grove of oak; good water and grass. The road passes
over a hog-wallow prairie, which is very muddy, and almost
impassable for loaded teams after rains. The grass is abundant
every where in this section.
12-1/2. Victoria.--The road is good, passing along near the east
bank of the Guadalupe River. The country is thickly settled
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