14-1/2. Road from Fort Laramie to New Mexico.--Road rather rough. The valley opens out into a wide plain. Plenty of grass. 10-1/2. On Pole Creek.--Good road; good camp. 20. On Pole Creek.--Road crosses several ravines, most of which can be avoided by keeping on the bluffs; the valley is narrow. Grass not very good. 17-1/2. Cheyenne Pass.--Road passes over a rolling country. Good grass; willows for fuel. Military post established here. 14-1/2. Summit of Black Hills.--Source of Pole Creek. Grass poor. 10-1/4. East Fork of Laramie River.--Good camp. 16. West Fork of Laramie River.--Good camp. Cherokee trail comes in here. 14. Cooper's Creek.--Wood and grass. 10-1/2. East Fork of Medicine Bow Creek.--Wood and grass as far as Pass Creek. 2-1/2. Small Creek. 6. Birch Creek. 5-1/4. West Fork of Medicine Bow Creek. 2. Flint's Creek. 3. Elm Creek. 7. Rattlesnake Creek. 5. Pass Creek. 14-1/2. North Fork of the Platte.--Good road over high prairie. Five miles before reaching the river the Cherokee trail turns to the left, and crosses three miles above. Good camps on the river. 3-1/2. First Crossing of Sage Creek.--Good road. Grass not plenty. 10-1/2. Second Crossing of Sage Creek.--Road runs through Sage Creek Valley; hilly, broken, and sterile country, covered with sage-brush. Grass not abundant. Cherokee trail leaves three miles back. 4. Third Crossing of Sage Creek.--Road continues through sage-brush. Grass gets better. 3. Fourth Crossing of Sage Creek.--Good grass, wood, and water. 9. Bridger's Pass.--Road runs over a hilly country, crossing several small branches, with a little grass upon their banks; country covered with sage. 3-1/2. Muddy Creek.--The valley of the "Muddy" is deep and narrow at first, and afterward opens out. The crossings of this creek were either bridged or paved by the troops in 1858. But little grass in this valley. 20-1/2. Near Muddy Creek.--Very little grass; poor camp. 16-1/2. Bridger's Fork of the Muddy Creek.--The road for thirteen miles runs over a rolling country, then over a rough, broken country, with deep ravines. No water in this fork in a dry season; small springs of brackish water near the crossing. Grass poor. 4. Small Spring.--Water bad; grass poor. 2-1/2. Small Spring.--In the bluff. Water bad; grass poor. 1. Haystack.--Clay butte. Spring in the dry bed of the creek. Bunch-grass. 5-1/2. Small Springs.--In bluffs on the right of the road. Grass poor and water bad. 7-1/2. Springs.--There is a fine spring at the foot of a steep hill on the south side of the road. Very little grass; rushes on the creek.