same space, as this of yesterday and to-day. 
I noticed where one wagon had been over- 
Btill, there is _ one and the road has so 
advan! 
was 42°, aadad at sie 40°; ¢ —— whic 
were red ov ~ Sgr sappeared 
trail did not much 
nodules " 
ties: originally existing. 
here, the whole horiz ws high moun- 
tains ; no high plain or — is to be seen; 
— — the left, from south around by the 
ac 
pear 3 while, through the remaining space 
to the e 
ay are bald with the ex- 
ception of some scattered pines. You will 
remark that we are now entering a _— 
where all the elevated sre are covered w 
dense and heavy forests. From “the dividing | 
grounds we descended mountain ro; 
which “é 
to Powder river, on an old bed of 
encamped ending from the summit, 
we enjoyed a petoresane — of high ma 
mountains on the right, illuminated by the 
CAPT. FREMONT’S NARRATIVE. 
The temperatu “ at sunset was'61° 
the evening clear. I obtained, with ‘0 
weather in the Hi ainaco has been v 
tiful, clear, 3; but the wea in 
there was ice a quarter of an inch t 
t and at daylight the a 
was at 168, and the same at sunrise ; 
eing calm and clear. The mumek 
nearly gone most 
the saa being out of bloo 
t two of had run off 
the road being very 2 ag 
tom of Powder ri 
and warm, though mo: 
day; and the sun was cauees tly faint, but 
it grew finer and clearer towards evening. 
October 17 jeg we mometer at sunrise 25°, 
The weather ai the 
setting sun name of the Blue mountains from the dark- 
From the heights we had looked in vain | blue appearance given to them by the pines. 
for a well-known landmark on eneg river, | We travelled this morning across the afflu- 
which had been di ents to P. er, the road being good, 
Payette as l’arbre seul (the lone weit and, | firm, and level; and the country mg 
on arriving at _ ees we found a fine tall | c tly more pleasant and interesti 
— ground, which Lar queen tbe very deep 
felled by caied black and extremely good, as a. 
axe. 
It had been a beacon on the road for 
the hollows of the hills on tu elevated Aaa 
such as is usually found in 
The ie neal analyti ng Sa the 
to ise ees a this se and will justify 
| to serve pre c of fertility which the. 
Sey 
Analysis of Powder river soil. 
Bienes: a Be basse cin | BOD 
2 ef lime . . . es ae . 6.86 
Carbonate of 0. ke Haseeee 
7 Oxide of iron 2 * . ° * . ° . ie 
| Water and loss ote ie cage, Se 
