The Prairie Traveler: A Hand-book for Overland ExpeditionsMarcy, Randolph B. (Randolph Barnes)
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The Prairie Traveler: A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions
Marcy, Randolph B. (Randolph Barnes)
Overland journeys to the Pacific; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
25. Oregon City.--Good camps all the distance.
75. Salem.--Good camps all the distance.
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XII.--_Route for pack trains from John Day's River to Oregon City._
Miles.
John Day's River to
17. Columbia River.--From John Day's River to the forks of the
road, and thence by the right-hand fork to the
Columbia. Good camp.
2-1/2. Soot's River Ferry.--Good camp.
15. Dalles.--Good camp.
25. Dog River.--Good camp.
15. Cascade Mountains.--One bad place.
9. Ouley's Rock.--Good camp.
20. Image Plain Ferry.--Good camp.
15. Portland.--Good camp.
12. Oregon City.--Good camp.
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XIII.--_From Indianola and Powder-horn to San Antonio, Texas._
Miles.
Powder-horn to
4. Indianola, Texas.--Steamers run from New Orleans five times
a week to Powder-horn.
14. Chocolate Creek.--Good grass and water; fuel scarce. Road
passes over a low, flat country, which in wet weather
is heavy and muddy.
12. Grove.--Grove of oak; good water and grass. The road passes
over a hog-wallow prairie, which is very muddy, and almost
impassable for loaded teams after rains. The grass is abundant
every where in this section.
12-1/2. Victoria.--The road is good, passing along near the east
bank of the Guadalupe River. The country is thickly settled
with farmers, who sell grain at reasonable rates. Grass
abundant, also fuel.
34. Yorktown.--Road crosses the Guadalupe River on a bridge;
toll one dollar for a six-mule team. It then crosses a
low bottom for three miles; from thence the road is
good, over a rolling country, with plenty of wood,
water, and grass.
33. Cibello River.--Good road; wood, water, and grass plenty.
35. San Antonio.--Good road, with plenty of wood, water, and
grass along the road. The Cibello is fordable at
ordinary stages. The traveler can procure any thing he
may need at Victoria and at San Antonio.
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XIV.--_Wagon-road from San Antonio, Texas, to El Paso, N.M., and
Fort Yuma, Cal._
[Distances in miles and hundredths of a mile.]
Miles.
San Antonio to
6.41. Leona.
18.12. Castroville.
11.00. Hondo.
14.28. Rio Seco.
12.50. Sabinal.
13.46. Rio Frio.
15.12. Nueces.
10.27. Turkey Creek.
15.33. Elm Creek.--All good camps, with abundance of wood, water,
and grass. Country mostly settled, and the road very
good, except in wet weather, from San Antonio to Elm
Creek.
7.00. Fort Clarke.--Good grass, wood, and water. Road level and
good.
7.00. Piedra Pinta,--Good grass, wood, and water.
8.86. Maverick's Creek.--Good grass, wood, and water.
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