[William Clayton Journal] ...President Young, Kimball and others went to view the north side of Devil's Gate and returning reported that the Devils would not let them pass, or meaning that it was impossible to go through the Gateway, so called. We proceeded on a little further and at 25 minutes to 7 formed our encampment on the bank of the river having traveled this afternoon 7 3/4 miles and during the day 15 1/4. The feed here is good and plentiful and a little Cedar can be obtained at the foot of one of the rocky ridges about a quarter of a mile back for fuel. After we had camped I went back to view the "Devils Gate" where the river runs between two high rocky ridges for he distance of about 200 yards. The rock on the east side is perpendicular and was found by a Barometrical measurements by Elder Pratt to be 399 feet 4 1/2 inches high . . .
[George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995, http://amzn.to/william-clayton]
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