XII.—Route for pack trains from John Day's River to Oregon City.
| Miles. | John Day's River to |
| 17. | Columbia River.—From John Day's River to the forks of the road, and thence by the right-hand fork to the Columbia. Good camp. |
| 2-1/2. | Soot's River Ferry.—Good camp. |
| 15. | Dalles.—Good camp. |
| 25. | Dog River.—Good camp. |
| 15. | Cascade Mountains.—One bad place. |
| 9. | Ouley's Rock.—Good camp. |
| 20. | Image Plain Ferry.—Good camp. |
| 15. | Portland.—Good camp. |
| 12. | Oregon City.—Good camp. |
XIII.—From Indianola and Powder-horn to San Antonio, Texas.
| Miles. | Powder-horn to |
| 4. | Indianola, Texas.—Steamers run from New Orleans five times a week to Powder-horn. |
| 14. | Chocolate Creek.—Good grass and water; fuel scarce. Road passes over a low, flat country, which in wet weather is heavy and muddy. |
| 12. | Grove.—Grove of oak; good water and grass. The road passes over a hog-wallow prairie, which is very muddy, and almost impassable for loaded teams after rains. The grass is abundant every where in this section. |
| 12-1/2. | Victoria.—The road is good, passing along near the east bank of the Guadalupe River. The country is thickly settled with farmers, who sell grain at reasonable rates. Grass abundant, also fuel. |
| 34. | Yorktown.—Road crosses the Guadalupe River on a bridge; toll one dollar for a six-mule team. It then crosses a low bottom for three miles; from thence the road is good, over a rolling country, with plenty of wood, water, and grass. |
| 33. | Cibello River.—Good road; wood, water, and grass plenty. |
| 35. | San Antonio.—Good road, with plenty of wood, water, and grass along the road. The Cibello is fordable at ordinary stages. The traveler can procure any thing he may need at Victoria and at San Antonio. |
XIV.—Wagon-road from San Antonio, Texas, to El Paso, N.M., and Fort Yuma, Cal.
[Distances in miles and hundredths of a mile.]
| Miles. | San Antonio to |
| 6.41. | Leona. |
| 18.12. | Castroville. |
| 11.00. | Hondo. |
| 14.28. | Rio Seco. |
| 12.50. | Sabinal. |
| 13.46. | Rio Frio. |
| 15.12. | Nueces. |
| 10.27. | Turkey Creek. |
| 15.33. | Elm Creek.—All good camps, with abundance of wood, water, and grass. Country mostly settled, and the road very good, except in wet weather, from San Antonio to Elm Creek. |
| 7.00. | Fort Clarke.—Good grass, wood, and water. Road level and good. |
| 7.00. | Piedra Pinta,—Good grass, wood, and water. |
| 8.86. | Maverick's Creek.—Good grass, wood, and water. |
| 12.61. | San Felipé.—Good grass, wood, and water. |
| 10.22. | Devil's River.—First crossing. Good wood, water, and grass. |
| 18.27. | California Springs.—Grass and water poor. |
| 18.39. | Devil's River.—Second crossing. Grass poor. |
| 19.50. | Devil's River.—Good camp. The only water between Devil's River and Live Oak Creek is at Howard's Springs. The road is very rough in places. |
| 44.00. | Howard's Springs.—Grass scarce; water plenty in winter; wood plenty. |
| 30.44. | Live Oak Creek.—Good water and grass. The road passes within 1-1/2 miles of Fort Lancaster. |
| 7.29. | Crossing of Pecos River.—Bad water and bad camp. The water of the Pecos can be used. |
| 5.47. | Las Moras.—Good water, grass, and wood. The road is rough on the Pecos. |
| 32.85. | Camp on the Pecos River.—Wood and grass scarce. |
| 16.26. | Escondido Creek.—At the crossing. Water good; little grass or wood. |
| 8.76. | Escondido Spring.—Grass and water good; little grass. |
| 19.40. | Comanche Creek.—Grass and water good; little grass. |
| 8.88. | Leon Springs.—Grass and water good; no wood. |
| 33.86. | Barela Spring.—Grass and water good; wood plenty. |
| 28.00. | Fort Davis.—Good camp. From Fort Davis to Eagle Springs there is an ascent, and one of the very best of roads. |
| 18.42. | Barrel Springs.—Water good; grass and wood fair. |
| 13.58. | Dead Man's Hole.—Good wood and water; grass scarce. |
| 32.83. | Van Horne's Wells.—No grass or wood, but they will be found two miles back. |
| 19.74. | Eagle Springs.—Grass and wood poor; water about half a mile from camp, in a narrow cañon. |
| 32.03. | Mouth of Cañon "de los Camenos."—The road is rather rough. From here to Fort Bliss, opposite El Paso, the road runs near the river, and camps may be made any where. The wood, water, and grass are good at all points. |
| 61.13. | San Eluzario.—Mexican town. |
| 9.25. | Socorro.—Mexican town. |
| 15.00. | Fort Bliss, at El Paso.—United States military post and Mexican town. |