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region. Elk and mountain sheep are abundant in this
section. The camp is near the summit of the divide. Grass
short.

17-1/2. Tributary of Laramie River.--Good road on the divide. Grass
and water plenty, but wood not abundant.

18-1/2. Tributary of Laramie River.--Road passes Laramie Fork three
miles from the last camp. Good camp.

21. Tributary of Laramie River.--Road crosses a small creek at
14 miles from last camp. Fine camp.

17. Medicine Bow Creek.--At twelve miles the road crosses
Sulphur Spring Creek, and at the West Fork of the Laramie
Lieutenant Bryan's road enters. At ten miles from the last
camp there are two roads--one, Bryan's, leading north of
the Medicine Bow Butte, and the other to the south of it.
The former is the best. Good camp.

17-1/2. Prairie Creek.--Fine camp. A portion of the road is very
rough. It crosses several small branches upon which good
camps may be had. Fine game section, with bear, elk, etc.,
in great abundance.

12-1/2. North Fork of the Platte.--Excellent camp. Leave Bryan's
road four miles back, taking the left, which is altogether
the best of the two. The crossing of the Platte is good
except in high water, when it is very rapid. A flat-boat
was left here by Colonel Loring's command in 1858.

12-1/2. Clear Creek.--Sage for fuel; grass short.

23. Dry Creek.--Road leaves Bryan's trail to Bridger's Pass,
and bears to the right, passing over a smooth country
covered with sage and poorly watered; passes a pond of
milky water at thirteen miles. There is water in Dry Creek
except in a very dry season. Two miles from the creek, on
the old trail, there is a fine spring on the left of the
road, which runs down into the road, and here is the best
grass after leaving the Platte, with plenty of fuel.

10-1/2. Muddy Creek.--Road leaves the old Cherokee trail at Dry
Creek, and bears to the left. Good camp for a limited
number of animals; fine grass along near the bank of the
creek. Bad crossing. Buffalo seen here.

19-1/2. Lake.--Old trail enters near this camp. Road passes a
brackish spring four miles back. The road may be shortened
by bearing to the left and skirting the hills for about six