29.50. Cajou Creek.--The road leaves the river at the crossing, and runs toward a break in the San Bernadino Mountains; it ascends a sharp hill and enters a cedar thicket; it then ascends to the summit of the Cajou Pass; thence over a spur of the mountains into an arroyo or creek in a ravine; thence along the dry channel of the Cajou Creek for two miles, where the water begins to run, and from thence the road is rough to camp. 7.00. Cajou Creek.--Road continues along the creek to camp, and is rough. Wood, water, and grass at camp. 20.00. Cocomouga's Ranch.--On a pretty stream of running water. The road runs for six miles down the Cajou Creek, along its steep and rocky bed. It is here a good-sized stream. Captain Whipple's road here leaves the San Bernadino road, and turns to the west along the base of the mountains toward Los Angeles; it then crosses a prairie and strikes the ranch of Cocomouga. Wood, water, and grass. 24.00. Town of El Monte.--The road runs upon the northern border of a basin which is watered by many small streams, and is settled. The camp is on the pretty stream of San Gabriel, where there is a good camping-place. 14.25. City of Los Angeles.--The road passes the Mission of San Gabriel, then enters a ravine among hills and broken ground; it then descends and crosses the river which waters the valley, and enters the city. There is a good camp upon the point of a ridge on the left bank of the river. 23.00. San Pedro.--Good camp. * * * * * XXI.--_From Fort Yuma to Benicia, California._ From Lieutenant R. S. WILLIAMSON'S Report. [Distances in miles and hundredths of a mile.] Miles. Fort Yuma, on Rio Colorado, to 6.51. Pilot Knob. 5.06. Algodones. 11.18. Cook's Wells. 21.11. Alamo Mocho. 14.16. Little Laguna. 10.29. Big Laguna. 12.92. Forks of Road.--The left-hand road leads to San Diego, 139.94 miles, the right-hand to San Francisco. 17.62. Salt Creek. 28.94. Water in the Desert.--Below point of rocks. 12.60. Cohuilla Village. 15.82. Deep Well. 10.62. Hot Spring. 7.36. East base of San Gorgonio Pass. 18.29. Summit of Pass. 27.10. San Bernadino.--Mormon town. 17.60. Sycamore Grove. 14.00. Qui-qual-mun-go Ranch. 26.60. San Gabriel River.--At crossing. 6.70. Mission of San Gabriel. 9.00. Los Angeles. 10.20. Cahuengo Ranch.--At the crossing of a branch of Los Angeles River. 10.70. Mission of San Fernando. 5.90. Summit of San Fernando Pass. 7.15. Santa Clara River, southeast fork. 15.80. Summit of Coast Range.--In San Francisquito Pass. 18.00. Eastern base of Sierra Nevada. 6.70. Summit of Tejon Pass. 13.10. Depot Camp in the Tejon.