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or no water in Sweetwater Creek in the longitude of McClellan Creek.

2nd. The Tinder is principally Cottonwood small size with some Hackberry and lies on the banks of the streams - McClellan Creek having the greatest amount. I do not remember having seen any large bodies of timber.

3rd. Grass in the vicinity of Sweetwater ample for grazing purposes and good but very little grass was found on McClellan Creek on the North Fork some grass was found but it was principally heavy coarse sand grass.

4th. I saw no building stone in the vicinity of either Creek and know of no soil suitable for adobes.

5th High rolling prairie with many breaks about the heads of North Fork and McClellan Creek, gypsum cropping out of the banks in many places. A very large extent of the country is sandy and covered with "shin oak".

6th I have never seen evidence of Coal in that section of the country.

7th I should think the Washita River near the mouth of Gageby Creek the nearest point for heavy timber (cottonwood) very little suitable for building purposes or fuel.

8th In the vicinity of the Sweetwater a small quantity of good hay could cut. On the North Fork the grass is very coarse and unfit for hay. On McClellan Creek there is no grass suitable.

9th There are no bottoms to all these streams. The bottoms of the Sweetwater are larger than those of either of the other streams, with no timber save here and there a tree - no signs of an overflow. On the North Fork the bottoms did not show signs of an overflow have but little timber and that of small growth.

I am Sir very respectfully Your obdt servant (Sgt) Wm. R. Harmon 1st Lieut. 10th Cavy.

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                                                                                         Itinerary of Route to McClellan Creek from Fort Sill I.T.

                                                                                               Distances from Fort Sill I.T. to McClellan Creek

                                                                                                                         Distances Between Stations                                            Total

                                                               To Mount Scott                                                    12                                                                    12
                                                                "    Head of Yamperico Creek                              10                                                                    22
                                                                "       "      "   Cache           "                                 3                                                                     25
                                                                "       "      "   Walnut          "                                 10                                                                    35
                                                                "       "      "   Rainy Mt.       "                                 5                                                                      40
                                                                "       "      "   Yellow Paint   "                                10                                                                     50