s we advanced. On the low 
ont wens covered with nut-pine trees 
asses of pine 
s whic 
remarkably numerous 
untain 
thee d now y entirely left the desert 
and were on the ae of a region 
which. extending’ westwa o the shores of 
the ce, abounds in la ie game, and is 
covered rover a singular luxuriance of vege- 
The little 
grew rapidly Sonintt 
stream 
and in about twelve miles we had reached | side, a 
its head, the last water coming immediately 
out of the mountain on the right ; and this 
was selected for our ete encampment, 
wed well in sunny places; 
i in colder situations t ‘ snow was dee 
nd began to occur in banks, through pire 
‘ha horses found some difficulty in breaking 
etl 
To the left, the open He continued in 
a southwesterly direction 
pere 
he showed S his lodge. 
hended nothing of his language ; and, though 
appeared t 
in full view of the ec 
mp, he was indispose ed 
to hold any 
: th 
etheiavaniodtion with us, but 
was going, and pointed 
on our 
rage the latitude of this 
“was 
‘for us to go 
tion above the sea ig 310 fe ni 
eeun 27.—Leaving the camp to ai 
ow slowly, with direction 
to Carson to e 
CAPT. FREMONT'S NARRATIVE. 
above with m: whi ani 
F recognised, from the darker Pape of 
cnislerdie do 
a-ak no fear, passing along | i 
18” i a the pe Te work had detain 
(1844. 
On the left, the ee capac rose inte 
sec 
snow 
felt impressed by the majesty of the moun- 
tain, along the huge wall of which we were 
riding. ere there was no te ut im- 
ect eft was a deep bi 
which we dragged our horses w. 
w 
ery satisfactory, and spwekened 
ubt. The valley of the 
tr sire pursued a northwesterly direction, 
appearing below to turn sharply to the net 
beyond which further view was cut o 
was, pcibbebecttr teuclved to continue our 
ext day down this Ma which 
we - Poetry still woe prove that’ ce 
sia aay anh g n the two great rive 
mit of this peak, me fields 
veral oe 
hem. 
rt in the mountains, 
e sun having but a small space of sky to 
ee vel over in the visible part pect our 
orizon ; and the moment his rays a 
camp. 
we wené through 
U — - 
€ pass with all the camp, and, after a hard 
day’ s journey of es, encamped on 
igh point where t been blown 
en 
mi ridges, in order to 
snow, which 3 in other places was 
to a great d 
