sunrise was at 20°. But,in 
road over the 
deightfal at be of cheng 
sed Some through very 
thick young timber in w t as muc 
cutting don ; bat, after travelling a 
ee stre 
way a ‘ihe ye n towards what appeared 
to be the ie Coltribia river. This I knew tobe 
the Walahwalah river, and occasional spots 
along its banks, which resehien ee 
were supposed to sion or India 
. Set Seta ; but the w eather was Sa 
rable to far views with the glass 
compact amorphous trap, which appears ‘to 
constitute ass of the Blue mountains in 
this latitude ; and all the region a count 
through which we have trave ce leav- 
ing the Snake river has ar 
violent and extensive 5g powe 
the Burnt river valley, the 
nta 
e California mountains, 
there seems tei httle essential change. All 
ig Aion throughout 
— ery ening distanc 
The road now led along | on 
around heads of 
ree men ahead toc 
alternately 
mountain side, 
f the Span ge ravines ; 
eara road, we passed 
rairies, and Toukal in a large 
irie below. 
mu trouble with them, as a very close 
growth of es. Mr. d walk 
ed ahead, a ‘not a into the camp this 
evening. tha frees s here maintained their 
15 feet 
CAPT. FREMONT’S NARRATIVE. 
- | the distance of 
: The here 
1s 
: October 23.—' cary wh 
there had been a ye white wi oo daring 
the night, and at sunrise the 
was at 
er cu iting through two thick bodies of 
timber, in which I noticed some 
of hemlock spruce 
e 
an 
trouble to clear a way. wthe pines here 
ll or 12 2 feet in circumference, a and about.110 
elling, ue emerged finally from the — 
Be in full view of the plain bel 
snowy ak o 
high out above the surrounding country, at 
es. road 
the ridge was pyres and t 
; the old grass 
euss, ye yesterday 
n und himself too far in 
are W 
and our positi in longitude 118° 00", 
39/!, and in latitude de 45° 53’ 35”. 
The rning was c clear, with a te 
Bop be rise © . Crossing the river, 
we travelled over a hilly country with good 
bunch grass ; the river bottom, which 
pebbles. e had found the 
mountains to be of excellent quality, and. ns 
| lore also to here among ies 
lower hills, Reaching a little e 
over which the trail passed, we had an ex- 
of the river, 
tri : 
as a band ef se hundred s grazing. 
Ble sbont lorecintion ahead ; and as’ 
re driving out to pasture 
has to its general cha- 
rse of other countries, the 
grass, 
ne. 
a principal fork, 
eight miles farther, 
al 
