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Journal of Western Travel
by John McTurk Gibson
edited by Weldon Hoppe
August 27th, 1859 -- I have been sadly disappointed in regard to the Carson River, I expected to find a good road all the way to the Nevada Mountains. Instead of that we daily encounter as much and as heavy sand as we did on the desert. The road for miles literally paved with cobblestones, winding and twisting up hill and down away from the river 12 miles at a stretch as it was today. We only made one drive, had a regular fuss in the family in which all hands took a part. Our cook threw up his commission, sullenly dispensed with dinner, every man cooked his own supper, a great deal of jawing ensued, some considerable gas escaped and every thing subsided into regular order again.Powell
Travelled 12 miles and camped here. The roads fork, one follows the river, the other is a desert road 26 miles before it reaches the river. The river road is 32. We are on the river road, grass poor and salty. Harper has quit cooking and of course we are having somewhat of a family muss. Boze is baking bread and Key is doing the other cooking. Boze swares Harper shall no have a bite of bread.