1843.] 
left shore, where the bank was — with 
masses of rocks. Night ove us 
at the upper end of the peers a sett st is- 
tance below the cascades e halted o 
night ‘without shelter, 
ring down all the time. _ The 
until morning. 
her miserable 
cessant rain extinguish 
were glad when at last daylight amas 
and we again embarked. 
Crossing to the right hoiye we facets 
the boat along the shore, there bein 
’ Jonger any use for the cation and put int 
a little bay below the ids 
mon, bread, 
rovisions. e fores 
figh bluff overloo 
vi 
of many skeletons. Th bs oe 
made of boards, which were ornamented with 
many _— of men and animals of the 
Natural size—from their appearance, consti- 
Tale, the armorial device by which, oe 
Indians. chiefs are usually kno 
learly v ie products. 
masses oo 
Liiders bay consist of a poro’ 
_basalt—a iene — a4 a cr tbe 
The rocks belon 
Masses, 
ong to agglomerat 
which form the sesiaciligie ground of 
the cascades, have been already 
abed of cemented con- 
CAPT. FREMONT’S NARRATIVE. 
ians, had the 
r | tude. he Cascade ra 
{distance of about 
coast. It 
of } was ochbgioa/aiee by emi 
re ¢ 
is sa fehieds oe sullen Grave- | 
| preparation of what was indi 
A 
men- jo 
convulsion, | to meet it 
1S 
which forms the impressive and prominent 
feature of th the river at this place. 
Wherever we came in 
its ashes, like a » Hight fall of snow, over t 
Dalles of the cage 50 miles distant. 
A specimen of these ashes was given to me 
by Mr. sated one of the clergymen at the 
alles 
"The lofty range of the eee mountains 
forms a distinct boundary between the oppo- 
site climates of the regions sic its western 
mbia the rainy season is 
unknown, the brief meee! rom £ se to “ 
riod ut two months, d 
the earth is ered with the slight. snows mt i 
a climate remarkably mild for so high a lati- 
Tver, positi 
the lofty voleanic peaks nega tise out of ‘fi 
dw are visible to dis- 
8 e 
Durin ing several days of Same sn it 
kept our whole force laboriously ates 
pa gone Sega. 8 our si and canoes tothe 
f the 
€ 
gran 
thin and insufficient clothing, bare- 
entleman named Liders, ao meeehit | 
ity of Satablieg wives at the bay 
by his name while we were 
ith Hiancid a place a man 
delight ed 
in rsuits; but we had only the ede 
é 
nan & 
scot ronda 
an he buried arn by aa 
at the Grave-yard ba’ 5 es 
4 
sf 
\ 
occupied in bringing up the boats. I was cV 
