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piece of road but quite smooth passed fine bottom 7 1/2 miles from the river Alder unclear 10 M, good spring at unclear camped at 14 spring creek large spring 1 miles to right of road very good grass wood on the left. Friday 8 clear + cloudy warm Wind S.W. struck tent at 8 A.M. traveled a very good road to the river passed Dry creek 3 M from huge unclear camped on the Platte river no grass plenty of wood high bluffs on the right + river on the left hand Rockey Pillars 46 unclear Sat 9 clear + cloudy warm rained A.M. Wind S.W. struck tent at 4 A.M. traveled along platt R crossed Deep creek 5 mi from unclear found good road camped at ?scruggy? blffs [sic] 10 miles from D.C. no wood or water little grass wild sage for fuel Sunday 10 clear warm rained A.M. Wind S.W Struck tent at 7 A.M. traveled over a very rolling piece of land steep + high hills camped on the river a spring grass water + wood