XIX.—LieutenantE. F.Beale'sroute from Albuquerque to the Colorado River.
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XX.—CaptainWhipple'sRoute from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to San Pedro, California.
[Distances in miles and hundredths of a mile.]
SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTAIN
SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTAIN. Upon Captain Whipple's trail from Albuquerque to the Colorado River.
CAÑON ON BILL WILLIAMS'S FORK
CAÑON ON BILL WILLIAMS'S FORK.
ARTILLERY PEAK
ARTILLERY PEAK.
XXI.—From Fort Yuma to Benicia, California.From Lieutenant R. S.Williamson'sReport.
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Total distance from Fort Yuma to Benicia, 800.45 miles.
XXII.—A new route from Fort Bridger to Camp Floyd, opened by CaptainJ. H.Simpson, U.S.A.,in1858.
Total distance from Fort Bridger to Camp Floyd, 155 miles.
Note.—Captain Simpson says this wagon-route is far superior to the old one in respect to grade, wood, water, and grass, and in distance about the same.
XXIII.—From Fort Thorne, New Mexico, to Fort Yuma, California.
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Total distance from Fort Thorne, N.M., to Fort Yuma, 571 miles.
XXIV.—LieutenantBryan'sRoute from the Laramie Crossing of the South Platte to Fort Bridger, viaBridger's Pass.
Total distance from the Laramie Crossing of the South Platte to Fort Bridger, 520-1/2 miles. By the Fort Laramie road the distance is 569 miles.
XXV.—Wagon-route from Denver City, at the Mouth of Cherry Creek, to Fort Bridger, Utah.
XXVI.—From Nebraska City, 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."
Upon the entire route there is an abundance of wood, water, and grass, and camping-places frequent.
XXVII.—From Camp Floyd, Utah, to Fort Union, New Mexico.By Colonel W. W.Loring, U.S.A.
Colonel Loring came over the route from Camp Floyd to Fort Union with a large train of wagons. He, however, found the road in many places upon the mountains very rough, and it will require working before it will be suitable for general travel with loaded wagons. It is an excellent route for summer travel with pack trains, and is well supplied with the requisites for encamping.
From Fort Union to Fort Garland the road passes through a settled country, where supplies of grain and vegetables can at all times be purchased at reasonable prices, and there are small towns met with during almost every day's march where small shops supply such articles of merchandise as the traveler needs.
XXVIII.—Wagon-route from Guaymas, New Mexico, to Tubac, Arizona.From CaptainStone'sJournal.
Total distance from Guaymas to Tubac, 295 miles.
Note.—During the months of July, August, and September, water will be found at almost any part of the road from La Casita to Hermosillo. There is no lack of wood or grass on any part of the road from Guaymas to the frontier. The only difficulty in encamping at almost any point upon the road is that of obtaining water in the dry season,i.e., from February to the first of July. The remarks for each place apply to the most unfavorable seasons.