| Show roua ROUTE TO THE SA SAN JUAN COUNTRY COUNTR A utah march lulli 1881 elder snoie dear fi rother knowing chilt vou are ara in ter eted I 1 in etting a direct road through to lo skin bun juan I 1 thought I 1 drop you a nw few lines end anil lot let yuil you know anc r our success this wi ft titer inter yellow of and myself have thoroughly explored the he country from our last winter crossing crown to lo the he henry moun lain we va have found a good place tor for crossing where teams can take lake a reasonable load into the ti river find out on art the tha other tida side but little work tile alia ba being low on anili tide rhe lie rond road will be tit in a direct line from to 0 tho the river or nearly ile BO mid and but little sand ind and cuts oft oils 35 miles and alithe all thu worst wont road lofti it will now bo no nills miln to tho the river 13 15 or 20 nails south r f the tha mountains then from there to baull tily city will be ba about 85 or DO 10 miles whid 1 will ninke make it about miles from rom e to baulf city or 00 oo from Ian with ill plenty only of aej few wm wood and water un on the rand and that good water and but little sand for a lio country the at under the he direction of sellow Si liow mth fill claybel in anel I 1 bill and others havo have rot got the rand corni Ide fed hairway to the tha river and expect I 1 to 1 liace e i it t u 1 p doted to connect with the other road f 1 ve n nilca i iles on tho the sout touch h side aida of the r river I 1 v er t bf by ilia of april Il rother hill halt has ahna go rot L li hl 6 ferryboat ferry bout moved up to tho new cru crossing sg i to so that travelers through to san jo juin efrom from this thia leirion will go tho ilia new road there chero I 1 it a nio c ily for a cut off on art t tha he other end of f t tho 11 e lar roaul 0 it 11 ll ties near if skin him J jubin u an I 1 it can be shortened 15 miles and a 11 great ucal deal bettor better road after crossing the colot Coloia colliado ado do and traveling tra velm a about 28 ill lira i little south and east wo we came nest neal chaskin juan river where there is a 11 nice little valley of about or torti of land that can easily bo be brought into coal cu ti arid a 11 kod cruising on thu the river averi and it cooki favorable for a rund road from there to snowflake v which lloa lies about south f giuin in there It iteld uld be about 12 milia miles viea bet of 0 ho wash ebere that vatic valley is ia and I 1 the iho country looking favorably to tr tha I 1 a south for 0 a road yours truly G UKO KO W S R VIN r |
