Ford Platte 600 yards wide, 2.50 feet deep , bed gravelly and solid, easy ford in dry season . Cross
divide between North and South Forks, along| the bank of Lodge-Pole Creek . Land arid ; wild
sage for fuel. Lodge - Pole Station .  35 miles,  6:30 am 12:45 pm  August 12, 1860

Burton notes 35 miles.  It's approximately 24 miles from Julesburg to Pole Creek No. 2 and additional 13 miles to Pole Creek No. 3.  That would be near 35 miles.