Journal of Unidentified Traveler
"1841"
Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico

Camp Grove 16 miles Big Blue Ford 16 miles Round Grove 14 miles
Belmont 20 miles Left Hand Grove 18 miles Right Hand Grove 18 miles
Elk Creek 5 miles Marie des Cignes 11 miles Rock Creek 5 miles
Prairie Camp 13 miles Indian Camp 9 miles High Water Creek 15 miles
Council Grove 8 miles Plain Creek 5 miles Diamond Spring 8 miles
Prairie Spring 8 miles Hook's Spring 8 miles Cottonwood Grove 18 miles
Lake Camp 13 miles Small Creek 20 miles Little Arkansas 18 miles
Branch of Cow Creek 12 miles Main Cow Creek 13 miles Arkansas River 15 miles
Walnut Creek 20 miles Ash Creek 24 Pawnee Fork of Arkansas 8 miles
Plain Camp 15 miles Little Pond 21 miles Small Drain 20 miles
Anderson Caches 20 miles Pond Camp 7 miles Two Ponds 22 miles
Several Ponds 19 miles The Lake 12 miles Sandy Creek 12 miles
Zone Pond 14 miles Small Pool 22 miles The Semiron 8 miles
Nitre Camp 21 miles The Willows 7 miles Saltpetere Camp
In View of Sugarhouse Mound
10 miles
Upper Semiron Spring 10 miles Seven Mile Creek 7 miles Drain Camp 8 miles
Two Pools 17 miles Rocky Pool 8 miles Bad Water 7 miles
Sugar Loaf 5 miles Kiawa Camp 10 miles Sabine Camp 15 miles
Round Mound 4 miles Rocky Branch 12 miles Summit Level 8 miles
Hart's Camp 6 miles Point of Rocks 10 miles Deep Hollow 7 miles
Canadian Fork 15 miles Mule Creek 6 miles Pilot Knobs 19 miles
Tar Kiln Grove 20 miles El Moro 10 miles El Spioto 2 miles
Rio las Guienas 18 miles San Magil 25 miles Santa Fe, New Mexico 40 miles
Total Miles
877

This chart can be found along with some history on the trip in Volume 3 Number 1 & 2, November 1988, February 1989, Wagon Tracks starting on page 14 under Trail Trip, 1841.
The Chart is on page 9 of Number 2.




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