We taking with us 
the boat, for ai purpose of ‘visitin ing the fall 
in the opposite cliffs ; - while it was being 
Ds air. ves in 
00 fe 
Seal on our Cat t the opposite 
pe i find a beautiful basin of clear water, 
formed by the falling river, around which 
the rocks were whitened by saline in- 
tation. re the I truct- 
ed wicker sap although I was verte 
that n do not paeend the river so 
render it a ticable. 
The ascent of the ‘yay hill side was ren- 
| dered a Tittle difficul 
Pack a dense growth of 
| shrubs and fields of cane; a were 
| frequent hidden pam raped the rocks, 
rushing below ; 
the main 
feet wide, and white ; a : Ae 
\ turesq t of singular auty ; overshaded | ni 
age ng which the torrent 
CAPT. FREMONT’S NARRATIVE, 
[1342. 
chased, in exchange for aol, dried salmon. 
At this season they are not very fat, but we 
ta easily pleased. The Indians made us 
prehend, tha n the on came up 
the river in the spring, they are so abundant 
that they me matey throw in ip oper at rane 
dom, certain of bringing o 
‘Fhese poor people are ae slightly pro- 
vided with brad clothing ; there is but lit- 
ish skins for the purpose ; 
‘the 
most numerous, it required 20 skins to make 
cing to thi es. But they are still 
a joyous talkative race, who grow fat and be- 
ith the salmon, which at least 
salmon jumping up o 
dians ek soos. in boats made of rushes, 
this ie Bg is mor Bich ti 
ve ; and, for the dase. 
red. 
peas thermometer at Bae hg 74°; clear and 
“aot ober 2.—The sunrise temperature w 
°; the we pee lea and calm. Shortly ‘a 
ie leaving caf 
stream of clear y 
0 
| play of the water. 
. 
springs p or river | reached the most beautiful and picturesque 
indie. i ove. fall I had seen on the river. 
resumed our journey at noon, the day op the vertical fall is 
frees =, =e after a march of perhaps 18 feet high; and nearer, the sheet 
a encamped at of foaming water is divided and broken into 
several lodges of Snake Sake tation aracts, where several little islands on the 
pment was about one mile be- | brink and in the riv give it much 
uty, 
of Indians here, from whom we tra- 
salmon. ow this place the river 
the road, 
, gave us a fine view of 
Ieee lat pe 
Eee he deta 
