3-1/2. South Fork of Bitter Creek.--Good grass and water. 14-3/4. On Bitter Creek.--Country hilly, and intersected with deep ravines. South Fork is a fine stream of good water. 16. Sulphur Springs.--Road very hilly, crossing many deep ravines. Grass and sage plenty. 9. Bitter Creek Crossing.--No grass at the crossing. Water bitter when the creek is down, but tolerable in high water. Road rough, with numerous ravines. 18-1/2. North Fork of Bitter Creek.--Cherokee trail enters near the crossing. Road good, but little grass except in spots. Sage for fuel. 4. Bluffs.--Springs of good water in the elevated bluffs on the right of the road in the cottonwood groves. Grass good and abundant at the base of the bluffs. 11-3/4. Green River.--Road is very rough and hilly, and winds along the valley of the creek. Good camp on the river, with plenty of wood and grass. 15-3/4. Crossing of Black's Fork.--Road runs up through Rabbit Hollow, which is steep and sandy; it then passes over rolling prairie to Black's Fork. Bunch-grass on the hills, and good camp at the crossing. 11-1/4. Fort Laramie Road.--Rolling country; good road through sage bushes. Good camps along the creek. 5-3/4. Ham's Fork.--Good camp on either side of the creek. United States bridge here; good road. 3/4. Black's Fork Crossing.--Good ford except in high water, when the right-hand road on the north bank of the creek is generally traveled. 14-1/2. Fourth Crossing of Black's Fork.--Good road; fine camp; plenty of wood, water, and grass. 2-3/4. Fifth Crossing of Black's Fork.--Good camp; good road. 2-3/4. Smith's Fork.--Good camp; good road. 11-3/4. Fort Bridger.--Good camp near; good road. Total distance from the Laramie Crossing of the South Platte to Fort Bridger, 520-1/2 miles. By the Fort Laramie road the distance is 569 miles. * * * * * XXV.--_Wagon-route from Denver City, at the Mouth of Cherry Creek, to Fort Bridger, Utah._ Miles. Denver City to 5. Vasquez Fork.--Good road and fine camp. 19-1/2. Thompson's Fork.--Road crosses three creeks about five miles apart, is good, and the camp is well supplied with water and grass, but wood is scarce. 16-1/2. Bent's Fork.--Road crosses two streams about five miles apart; no wood on the first. Good camp. 26. Cashe la Poudre River.--Excellent road crossing two streams at ten and twenty-three miles from the last camp; good camps on both. Cashe la Poudre is a fine large stream which issues from the mountains near the road, and is difficult to cross in high water. It has a firm bottom. Good camps along this stream, with plenty of wood and grass.