on the Missouri, to Fort Kearney._

Nebraska City, on the Missouri River, is a point from whence a large
amount of the supplies for the army in Utah are sent, and one of the
contractors, Mr. Alexander Majors, speaks of this route in the
following terms: "The military road from Fort Leavenworth crosses very
many tributaries of the Kansas River, the Soldier, the Grasshopper,
etc., etc., which are at all times difficult of passage. There are no
bridges, or but few, and those of but little service. From Nebraska
City to Fort Kearney, which is a fixed point for the junction of all
roads passing up the Platte, we have but one stream of any moment to
cross. That one is Salt Creek, a stream which is now paved at a
shallow ford with solid rock.

"There is no other stream which, even in a high freshet, would stop a
train a single day. Again, upon this route we have an abundance of
good grazing every foot of the way to Fort Kearney. The route from
Nebraska City is about 100 miles shorter to Fort Kearney than that
from Fort Leavenworth, the former being less than 200 miles and the
latter about 300 miles."

From Nebraska City to Salt Creek is...... 40 miles.
From Salt Creek to Elm Creek is.......... 60 "
From Elm Creek to Fort Kearney is........ 100 "

Upon the entire route there is an abundance of wood, water, and grass,
and camping-places frequent.

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XXVII.--_From Camp Floyd, Utah, to Fort Union, New Mexico._ By
Colonel W. W. LORING, U.S.A.

Miles.

Camp Floyd to

23. Goshen.--The road runs through Cedar Valley; is level and
good for 11 miles, to where the road forks. The left runs
near the lake, and has good camps upon it. Thence to a fine
spring, where there is a good camp, is 3 miles. Grass
continues good to the camp near Goshen. Wood, water, and
grass abundant.

14. Salt Creek.--Road runs over a mountain in a direct course to
a fine spring branch, which runs into Salt Creek at 3-1/2
miles, where is a good camp; thence through a meadow to a
small branch 3 miles, striking the old Mormon road again
opposite a mud fort, where there is a fine spring and good
camp; thence into the valley of Salt Creek, where there are
good camps.

18. Pleasant Creek.--Near the last camp the road forks, one
running to Nephi, a small Mormon village, the