and recruit their animals
and to cut grass for crossing the desert, as this is the last
good camping-place until reaching Carson River. The ground near this
place is boggy, and animals should be watered with buckets. The
camping-ground here is on the right bank of the river, and about half a
mile to the left of the main road. The water is in a slough, near its
head, where will be found some springs which run off a short distance,
but soon sink.

The road across the desert is very sandy, especially toward the western
extremity. Twenty miles from the Sink of the Humboldt there are four
wells. About half a mile east of the mail station the road leading to
the wells turns to the right, where water can be purchased for from one
to two shillings for each man and beast.

At 9-1/2 miles beyond the mail station, on the desert, a road turns off
from the main trace toward a very high sandy ridge, and directly upon
the top of this ridge is the crater of an extinct volcano, at the
bottom of which is a salt lake. Upon the extreme north end of this lake
will be found a large spring of fresh water, sufficient for 1000
animals. From thence to "Ragtown," on Carson River, is three miles.

I would advise travelers, when their animals become exhausted before
reaching this water, to take them out of harness and drive them to this
place to recruit. There is some grass around the lake.

This desert has always been the most difficult part of the journey to
California, and more animals have probably been lost here than at any
other place. The parts of wagons that are continually met with here
shows this most incontestably.

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VI.--_From Great Salt Lake City to Los Angeles and San Francisco,
California._

Miles.

Salt Lake City to

20-5/8. Willow Creek.--Good grass.

14. American Creek.--Good grass.

11-1/2. Provo City.--Town.

7-1/4. Hobble Creek.--Good camp.

6. Spanish Fork.--Good camp.

5. Peteetneet.--Good camp.

25. Salt Creek.--Several small streams between. Good camp.

18-5/8. Toola Creek.--Ford. No wood; grass good.

6-1/4. Sevier River.--Road is sandy, passing over a high ridge.
Good camp.

25-1/2. Cedar Creek.--Road rather mountainous and sandy. Good grass
and wood.

17-1/2. Creek.--This is the fourth stream south of Sevier River.
Road crosses two streams. Good camp.

3-5/8. Willow Flats.--T