1843.] 
One of our mules died here, and in 
animals. 
country had had neigh aforded was very poor 
and insufficient ; nimals nich Bae 
been Sommttane becom 
weak and unable nS ‘lee when reduced to to 
han grass. 
those are pealy 
ed which are brought to this country 
from the States) are not of any rerviceahle 
winte » and ac- 
omens to live entirely on grass. 
Au, .—Desirous to avoid Foray de- 
lay not apeokate Usceenery, I se 
CAPT, FREMONT’S NARRATIVE. 
‘several miles 
4 
a fine cow, with her calf, which had stare 
off from some emigrant party, were found 
from the cat and broaglt 
into camp; and as she gave an abun 
« milk, we enjoyed fa A an ex sath 
cup offee 
of ¢ We travelled to-day 28 
miles, an as been usual since crossing 
the Gaee river, road has been very 
dusty, and the weather smoky oppres- 
sively hot. rtemisia was characteristic 
among ihe Ftd lant: 
August 20.—We continued to travel up 
Jed ty a very gradual ascent and a 
son in advance to Fort Hall t nts of arti olneie and ae. clay 
to make ngements fe a small supply | rocks, purple, dark red, and yello on- 
of provisions A fi from our en-| taining strata of sandstone and lim 
campment, road idge, aa shells, with.a bed of cemented 
which the trappers called the “little moun- whole overlaid by beds of limestone. 
tain,” connecting t tah with the Wi The alternation of red and ow gives a 
river chain; and in one of the hills near | bright appearance to the hills, one of which 
which we passed I remarked strata s called by our people the Rainbow hill; 
conglomerate formation, he oe ts of icine and the character of the ntry became 
Were scattered over the We s-|more agreeable, and travelling far more 
ed_a ridge of this Potala the rel pleasant, as now we found timber and ve 
all 
having an oolitic BARS hee which, in 
nection we the i 
yize us T hele th 
side of ie 
Rocky i 
peated the modern formations of tat Bri 
tain and Europe, which Bers hitherto been 
Wanting to c pepe the system. of North 
American 
geology. 
In the afternoon we continued our road, 
not poner to re 
in the vicinity ; but I could not ad 
aa delays to which ie be exposed 
—or, rather, I 
and inev: 
ane 
lee tiisead an tee 
- | good grass. 
itable ; mountainous | 
r pevionyesiinins 0 
speci- | 
ieee altasan: hove. 6 | 
radu 
ed the low er ‘evel of a bed of w 
at 
by observation, 41° 39’ 45”; and 
tinu same baer gros 
ie i ciggeg placed 
This is “> connecting ridge b 
poacteg ‘the Utah 
and the Wind ast chain ah the ily 
the wal e 
mountains, separating 
oa California on the east, and those on 
ied te 
ce fi whose 1 
- collected into 
outlet 
of this yore the highest which iow 2 road 
crosses 
porno sy ou iow as ore oa 
ee appear- 
d by the smoky 
saa: ahek th a broken ridges 
dimly seen. ascent to 
found but very poor grass, In the evening 
