Territory which would be a good place and which we could reach sooner and put in crops in good season.
Coun. agrees with the remarks already made. He thinks the location referred to by the as good a one as any that could be selected. Although it would probably be a cold country we should be screened from the cold by the high mountains which surround it. We would also be free from the jealousies of any government. He approves of an early start. If we start in one month while the ground is hard and froze we could take extra grain, nearly enough to sustain our teams all the way. The roads are better beyond the than on this side. If a number of young men could go and leave their [p. [94]]
John C. Frémont described the roads between the Missouri River and Fort Laramie as “excellent.” (Frémont, Report of the Exploring Expedition, 47.)
Frémont, John C. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843–’44. Washington DC: Gales and Seaton, 1845.