1843.] 
The elevation above the sea 1,880 feet. At 
this encampment, the gra8s is scanty and 
bright, 
3.—The morning was 
The 
90 clock, we re we 
coaching; and shortly after, three or 
appeared in sight, acing with 
them the two animals. They belonged to a 
party which had been on a Y puffalo hunt in 
pres 
things, with which they appeared well satis- 
fied, and, moderating their pace, trave’ Hed in 
ut to leave the valley of 
the olumbia 
river, to which the absence of timber, and 
the scarcity of water, give the appearance of 
| southwa 
\ —_ belonging to the Cascade or C 
nd, as will be remarked in the 
CAPT. FREMONT’S NAREATIVE. © 
iadvothier 
o | tains; peo er gat 
the dividing ridge, came down into 
ley of Burnt river, which here sirens liken al 
hole among the hi = ave breadth | 
of the stream here is 
fri with the covalent; ext da 
soil in the bottoms is good, w 
horsem: 
day’ 's journey were com 
of a slaty ialedtoons rock in a 
ars originally to have: 
imestone, but its’ 
as been 
ut though travelling was slow and 
fatiguing to the animals, we were delighted 
a the mi onres ot of the 7 which 
as green and refreshing ur tedious 
journey down the a valley: of: Snake | 
mou ere covered with 
We a 
and r large 
timber, anil bre, ertngmic ad bon r= 
wiles. 
"Ooo 14,—The nee wratclene ad Seay 
unrise-of 46°. After 
vine; and, 
few miles, leit it ac oe among 
cmatie atanah oil en- 
uw 
‘never seen a wagon 
