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Willow 7 Springs, Large 2 marsh, Crooked Creek, 11 Independence 8 Rock, Grand Pass, 97 Water, 10 Little Sandy, 9 Big Sandy, 12 Big Sandy 18 Green River, 6 Green River 12 Ham's Fork, 18 Black's Fork, l A trading 28 house, Bear River, 70 Soda Springs, 80 824 826 837 845 942 952 961 973 991 997 1009 1027 1028 1056 1126 1206 springs of good water. They are five or six hundred yards from the road. Great caution must be observed, to keep out of the sinks, which are numerous, dangerous, and deceptive. No wood. Excellent water, some willow brush, and good grass, for a few companies. Water and grass for a few companies. No wood. A small branch flows from this marsh, along which there is some grass. The trail follows it a few miles. But little grass, and no wood. This is on the bank of Sweet Water, along which there is good grass, but not much wood. This is to some large and excellent springs, a few miles beyond the head of Sweet Water, and near the summit of the Pass through the Rocky Mountains, (South Pass.) From the Independence Rock, the trail follows Sweet Water, never leaving it far, to its source. In most places, the bottoms along the stream are covered with an abundance of excellent grass. There is very little wood. At the springs in the Pass, grass is abundant, but wood is entirely wanting. Water salt. Little grass. No wood. A creek—very good grass, and some wood–trail crosses the stream, and follows down six miles. Grass, and some wood—trail crosses—trail follows the course of the stream, but leaves it some distance to the left. The same stream. Grass and wood. A large stream which is often too deep to ford, but there is plenty of timber on its banks, out of which to construct rafts, if it should be necessary. Grass is abundant. After crossing the river, the trail follows it down 12 miles. Wood plenty. Grass scarce. Trail crosses. Good grass. Wood plenty. Establishment of Bridgers and Vasques, situated on Black's Fork. In the intermediate distance, the trail follows the stream, along which there are good places for encampments. Near the Trading House, both grass and wood are very abundant. From the trading post, the trail follows a branch of Black's Fork to its source, passes over a short dividing ridge, to the head of a small branch, which it follows down to Bear river. Grass and wood are scarce. These springs are on Bear river. In the intermediate