XXI.—From Fort Yuma to Benicia, California
From Lieutenant R. S. Williamson’s Report.
[Distances in miles and hundredths of a mile.]
| Miles. |
| Fort Yuma, on Rio Colorado, to |
| 6.51. | Pilot Knob. |
| 5.06. | Algodones. |
| 11.18. | Cook’s Wells. |
| 21.11. | Alamo Mocho. |
| 14.16. | Little Laguna. |
| 10.29. | Big Laguna. |
| 12.92. | Forks of Road.—The left-hand road leads to San Diego, 139.94 miles, the right-hand to San Francisco. |
| 17.62. | Salt Creek. |
| 28.94. | Water in the Desert.—Below point of rocks. |
| 12.60. | Cohuilla Village. |
| 15.82. | Deep Well. |
| 10.62. | Hot Spring. |
| 7.36. | East base of San Gorgonia Pass. |
| 18.29. | Summit of Pass. |
| 27.10. | San Bernardino.—Mormon town. |
| 17.60. | Sycamore Grove. |
| 14.00. | Qui-qual-mun-go Ranch. |
| 26.60. | San Gabriel River.—At crossing. |
| 6.70. | Mission of San Gabriel. |
| 9.00. | Los Angeles. |
| 10.20. | Cahuengo Ranch.—At the crossing of a branch of Los Angeles River. |
| 10.70. | Mission of San Fernando. |
| 5.90. | Summit of San Fernando Pass. |
| 7.15. | Santa Clara River, southeast fork. |
| 15.80. | Summit of Coast Range.—In San Francisquito Pass. |
| 18.00. | Eastern base of Sierra Nevada. |
| 6.70. | Summit of Tejon Pass. |
| 13.10. | Dépôt Camp in the Tejon. |
| 31.00. | Kern River.—At the crossing. |
| 10.80. | Dépôt Camp on Pose Creek, or “O-co-ya.” |
| 24.30. | White Creek. |
| 14.90. | More’s Creek. |
| 5.10. | Tulé River. |
| 22.00. | Deep Creek.—Deep Creek is the first of four creeks crossed by the wagon-road, into which the “Pi-pi-y-na” divides itself after emerging from the Sierra. These streams are commonly known as the “Four Creeks.”. |
| 0.29. | Cameron Creek.—The second of the “Four Creeks.”. |
| 3.30. | Kah-wee-ya River.—The third and principal one of the “Four Creeks.” |
| 0.89. | St. John’s Creek.—The last of the “Four Creeks.” At the crossing. |
| 28.13. | Pool’s Ferry.—On King’s River. |
| 12.32. | Slough of King’s River. |
| 25.73. | Fort Miller.—On San Joaqui River, in the foot-hills of the Sierra Nevada. |
| 9.40. | Cottonwood Creek. |
| 7.72. | Fresno River. |
| 12.15. | Chowchilla River.—Sometimes known as “Big Mariposa.” |
| 10.39. | Mariposa River. |
| 6.03. | Bear Creek. |
| 18.33. | Merced River. |
| 18.87. | Davis’s Ferry.—Tuolumne River. |
| 28.85. | Grayson.—A ferry on the San Joaquin River. |
| 27.54. | Elk Horn.—The distance is by the wagon-road, and is circuitous. |
| 6.90. | Summit of Libermore Pass. |
| 7.20. | Egress from livermore Pass. |
| 40.42. | Martinez.—On the Straits of Carquives, opposite Benicia, California. |
Total distance from Fort Yuma to Benicia, 800.45 miles.
