. Prairie traveler : a hand-book for overland expeditions, with maps, illustrations, and itineraries of the principal routes between the Mississippi and the Pacific. good and abundant; grass tolerable. Poso.—No water on the road until reaching it is abundant on the east side of the road;grass good one mile west. Rio Gila.—But little good grass. Fort Yuma, at the crossing of the Colorado River.—But little good grass for several miles. Total distance from El Paso to Fort Yuma, 756 miles. XVII.—From Westport, Missouri, to the gold dig-gings at Pikers Peak and •Cherr
. Prairie traveler : a hand-book for overland expeditions, with maps, illustrations, and itineraries of the principal routes between the Mississippi and the Pacific. good and abundant; grass tolerable. Poso.—No water on the road until reaching it is abundant on the east side of the road;grass good one mile west. Rio Gila.—But little good grass. Fort Yuma, at the crossing of the Colorado River.—But little good grass for several miles. Total distance from El Paso to Fort Yuma, 756 miles. XVII.—From Westport, Missouri, to the gold dig-gings at Pikers Peak and •Cherry Creeh^ , via the Arkansas River. Miloa. Westport to 4J. IiidijiM Creek.—The road runs over a beautiful Creek is a small wooded stream, with abund-ance of grass and water. 8J. Cedar Creek.—The road jjasscs over a fine country, andthere is a gfxid canijiing-place at Cedar Creek. Si. Bull Creek.—The road is smooth and level, with lesswood than bcfiire. Camping good. 9J. Willow Springs.—At nine miles the road passes BlackJack Creek, where there is a good road has but little wood upon it at Krsf, but it in-. KETCH OF THE COUNTRYin the vicinity of tlie PIKE5 PEAK a/idCHERRY CREEK. WESTPORT TO PIKEs PEAK. 297 Miles. creases toward the end of the march. The road islevel for some distance, but becomes more rolling, andthe country is covered with the finest grass. Goodcamp at one mile from the main road. 20^^. 110-Mile Creek.—The road traverses the same characterof coiintiy as yesterday, but with less woodland, is verysmooth, and at 9 and 12 miles passes Rock Creeks,which have no running water in a dry season. Goodcamp. 22^. Prairie Chicken Creek.—At eight miles the road crossesDwissler Creek, which is a fine little stream; fourmiles farther First Dragoon Creek, and at one milefarther the Second Dragoon Creek, both fine streams,well wooded, and good camping-places. Good Big Rock Creek.—At one mile the road crosses a
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