other to Salt
Creek Canon, which is the one to be taken. The road runs up
the canon 5 miles; thence up its small right-hand fork to a
spring, 3 miles; thence to camp. Good camps can be found any
where after crossing Salt Creek, with abundance of wood,
water, and grass.
19-1/2. Willow Creek.--Road at 6-1/2 miles passes a fine spring;
half a mile farther is another spring, where the road forks.
Take the right through a meadow; it is 3 or 4 miles shorter.
To the crossing is 3 miles; thence to the main road again 3
miles; to the village of Ephraim 5 miles. Good camp.
12. Lediniquint Creek.--At 6 miles pass Manti; thence to Salt
and Sulphur Springs is 3 miles. Good camp, with a fine
spring, wood, and grass.
15. Lediniquint Creek.--Road passes over a rugged country for 4
miles, to a creek; thence one mile it crosses another creek;
thence 2-1/2 miles up the creek, where there is a good camp.
The road improves, and for 8 or 9 miles camps can be found
by leaving the creek a short distance. The creek on which
the camp is muddy, with narrow channel.
18. Onapah Creek, or Salt Creek.--Road is good over a barren
country to the pointed red hills near the entrance to
Wasatch Pass, 7 miles. From the red hills cross Salt Creek 3
times in 4 miles; grass fair at 2d crossing; very good at 3d
crossing, and a good camp. Road rough for 3 miles after
leaving the creek. The road then enters a fine valley, with
plenty of blue and bunch grass. Road is level to within a
mile of the camp. Wood, water, and grass abundant at camp.
7-1/2. Head of Branch of Salt Creek.--Road runs over a ridge at
2 miles, thence one mile to a small branch. Grass abundant.
Road runs along the branch 3 miles; in places very rough,
with some sand; ascends the entire distance, and the camp is
very elevated. Good spring at camp.
5-3/4. Salt Creek.--Road passes over a ridge 2-1/2 miles to a
spring. Good camp at this spring. Colonel Loring worked the
road at this place. It crosses the creek 6 times within the
5-3/4 miles. Good camp, with abundance of wood, water, and
grass.
6-1/2. Silver Creek.--Road traverses a rolling section, is good,
passes several spri
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