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Journal of Western Travel
by John McTurk Gibson
edited by Weldon Hoppe
August 4th, 1859 -- Two miles or so brought us into a narrow, rocky canon through which a stream flows. There is another road however branching off some five miles back that is travelled altogether in the time of high water. The road running through this canon is one hundred percent worse than any part of our trip so far, huge rocks piled in every conceivable form and shape, so that one had to cramp, twist and rack the wagon nearly to pieces, so as to get through at all, and it continues no better for more than 8 miles, after getting through the canon we took dinner, and then drove 8 miles more through a perfect cloud of dust. Ben's team through the bullheadedness of one Bellows belonging to their crowd, drove off and camped by itself about 1½ miles behind.Powell
Travelled 20 miles. We passed through quite a canon this morning and found plenty of sarves berries. Some of the finest I ever saw. Curns grow in great abundance along here. Good roads. We have been travelling down this stream all day. Good camping to knight. There is plenty of snow on some of the mountains.