we travelled the next day over a tolerably 
devel c having always the high 
mountains on th t. > "Bhe as but 
sn ground ; and, 
another large eat 
running off to the northward and ea 
~ to meet that we had left. Jt ran Sieank 
ottoms, having a fine meadow-land 
appearance. 
Latitude 39° 53”; 
January 22 ravelled _ the pees 
for about 14 sy to on foot of the 
tains, from which one branch = imei in i the 
southwest, basin ther’ flo avg from SSE. 
their Leaving the camp be- 
low, we Dendsd the range through aaa 
first st lt in a caiion; on 
_-western side was a circular valley, ane 
15 miles rae tiréaghiewe whic a eg tre me 
se se ~~ g fi e in 
h ro eeabibentty bey 
The alley Tooked. velloneae with faded gras 
e had followed was ‘sible 
the forks ; 
act steals: ‘ping fatigued and the grass 
tolerably goo 
The rock , the ridge we had ascende 
some places, small nodules of obsidian. 
far as composition and aspect are con 
9 pani in mhen 
By observation, the elevation of the 
pomporey was _— feet ; and the Hecitailé 
38° 49’ 54 
January 23.— moved along the course 
of the other banel towards the ree 
the country affording a fine road $ and, pas 
? 
CAPT. FREMONT’S NARRATIVE. 
[1844 
tinued rates ee me almost connection, 
of lakes ich ts encountered, 
were the dranings oft “fin 
springs, and sn bese ‘eatiivie cities ac- 
count for heed lakes and streams, numero! 
we 
anuary 24.—A man was discovered run- 
ning towards the camp aS we were about to 
start this morning, who proved os be an In- 
di riche advanced ar ort of for- 
lorn hope, who d to have Beet worked 
up into vatsae of vinta the stran- 
gers w e passing through the ge. 
He veined Ke hand of the first man he m 
me up, out of breath, and held os, 
s if to assure himself of 
sestieht wi 
he name of pinus monuphyllus ; in 
popuhir fitightite: it might be called the nut 
chased them al 
possible by signs, we some 
ur object ; on he e ngage to teers us 
n sight ood pass wh 
of: 4 ich he 
d Rae we peers to hear the Shvhinee Gg 
camp ; and, ac- 
| me 
rs | compan ed by the new-comers, we resumed 
our journey. 
The teak led us a the eri: which here 
comes a rather rapid mountain e hile 
fifty feet > amt betwen dust lookin 
; but 
“towards the valley another stream, There 
| but 
r. 
for only a short distance 
as | and er 
|| made us comprehend had been buil 
salmen trout 
jo, Aatavisig’\hete othe 
it ata dam delahe? 
snow 
sg digsinat de tien or four feet deep 
entirely across the stre: ream. 
