. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . turning to camp with the intention of advancing to the Mohave river, I was induced byLieutenant Stonemans report to ascend a high mountain near camp, from which a fine view ofthe Santa Clara valley could be obtained ; and for this purpose the camp remained in the sameplace another day. The mountain is the one named on the map Stonemans mountain, and wefound it by aneroid measurement to be 6,000 feet high. From this great elevation we had
. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . turning to camp with the intention of advancing to the Mohave river, I was induced byLieutenant Stonemans report to ascend a high mountain near camp, from which a fine view ofthe Santa Clara valley could be obtained ; and for this purpose the camp remained in the sameplace another day. The mountain is the one named on the map Stonemans mountain, and wefound it by aneroid measurement to be 6,000 feet high. From this great elevation we had avery extended view. In a westerly direction we saw the valley of the Santa Clara spread at ourfeet, the many low hills of that valley giving it almost the appearance of a plain. On thenorth of the valley was the Coast range ; on the south a branch range from the latter knownas the Susannah range ; while in the valley between, a branch of the Santa Clara was traced,winding its course towards the sea. On the northwest was the Sierra, and on the northeastthe Great Basin. Many bearings were taken which afterwards proved useful in plotting thegeneral EJJTll/VNCB OF NEW PASS. It was proposed to descend the mountain on the side opposite to that we ascended, and toreturn to camp by going around its southern base. This plan was adopted, and by doing this 30 EXPLORATION OF THE MOHAVE RIVER. we reached, in an open spot, the branch of the river. Following this branch to its source, wewere quite surprised to find the depression in the mountains here very low, and the pass, thusfound, to be open, and apparently of quite gentle and gradual acclivity. As the existence ofthis pass was supposed previously to be unknown, I named it New Pass ; and though not sur-veyed till some time subsequent, I will now describe it. From an accessible point in the Great Basin, nearly eight miles from the divide, the surveycommenced, and followed the course of a long open valley leading to the crest. This
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