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Malheur River, 12 Sulphur Spring, 11 A small branch, 5 Snake River, 5 Brule River, 3 Branch of 40 the Brule, Fallen Pine, 24 Powder River, 10 Grand 15 Round, Grand Round 16 River, A small Creek, 18 Utilla 17 River, Mouth of 60 Utilla, Columbia, 14 A creek, 22 Columbia, 12 John Day's 20 River, De Chutes 14 River, A small creek, 10 Wascopin 5 Mission, 1618 1629 1634 1639 1642 1682 1706 1716 1731 1747 1765 1782 1842 1856 1878 1890 1910 1924 1934 1939 Good grass, and a little willow brush. Some grass, but no wood. Some grass, and a little willow brush. do do do.. Good grass and some wood. In this distance the road which is perhaps the worst on the whole route, follows up the Brule and its branches. There is good grass all along in the narrow bottoms, and there is an abundance of wood. Water, grass, and some willow brush. Excellent grass in the greatest abundance, — willow brush. The Round is covered with superior grass, the streams are fringed with balm and willow trees, and the mountains around are clothed with pines. From this point the trail ascends the main range of the Blue Mountains. Good grass, and forests of pine. But little grass, forests of pine. This is a small river at the western base of the Blue Mountains. The bottoms and hills are covered with a most superior kind of grass, and the banks of the stream, where the trail crosses it, are fringed with various kinds of trees. Here there are two roads, one going by the way of Dr. Whitman's and Fort Walawala, and the other following down the Utilla. The latter is considered to be much the nearest and best. In this distance the trail follows the narrow valley of the river which affords generally an abundance of excellent grass. In some places wood is scarce. —Trail leaves it a few miles from the mouth. Not much grass, and no wood. Good grass, and some wood. At several places in the last distance, the trail comes near the Columbia. Some grass, but no wood. In this distance the trail runs near the Columbia. At John Days river there is good grass and a little wood. Some grass—no wood. Along the Columbia, wood may frequently be purchased from the Indians. Good grass, and plenty of brush. The Mission is situated near the Columbia, and in its vicinity, there is an abundance of grass and wood. It is situated at the eastern base of the Cascade Mountains, and here the wagon road terminates. Animals may be driven