and eke flock of 
pe over d Even 
fe fang es daring the igh hin, a ipa Bs 
to our senses in this region of silence and 
We started again early in the morning. 
The oye apes a regular 
about 20 feet, and w 
through 
several feet deep, and halted 
a a ry our clothes. We 
continued a few miles farther, oe being 
very laborious without snow sho 
1 was now perfectly gr that we had 
struck the stream on which utter lived ; 
he 
it to 
ir pine nuts, rae, sd sold it 
the 19th, the people were occupied in 
making a road and bringing up the baggage; 
ruary 20, 
mals and al the ma. 
summit of the Pine fe in the suey Tide, 
1,000 miles by our travelled road £ 
Dalles of the Columbia. 
pete e, ~ ried not yet been to. this 
point, eli boring p to enjo 
a look at the valle , 
ture of boili ing water gave for 
sh writen the encampment 9,338 feet 
This was 3 2, ,000 feet higher than the South 
iy in the Rocky mtany ins, and several 
in view rose se cal Hii feet still 
Rey era at diet pea & of the conti- 
name of Snowy | e 
pom is Fane apa ea Sorte 
the South P 
CAPT. FREMONT’S NARRATIVE. 
r breadth of | th 
[1844 
selves victorious over the mountain; having 
ee he descent Dg Shan rea the - 
ur eyes, we felt strong hope that we 
should force : our way down. But this wasa 
case in which ent was 
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;| this morning with a an n eats tie, and we were 
re | all up long before da 
o pass the 
snow cag before the sun should render the 
crus Ween njoyed this morning ascene 
at sunrise, 
rious and beautiful. cpa above the 
eastern mountains was re a clo ud- 
formed mass o 
a yellow gold ; 
narrow line of et Prag cloud 
le b nks, 
We had hard and doubtful labor {ee be- 
fore us, as the snow appeared to be h 
where the timber began ner down, rei 
Ww open spots. Ascending a height, we 
traced out the best line uld di 
th iscover 
for the next day’s march, and had at least 
the consolation to see that the mountain de- 
ike rapidly. 
vada, oti ne its progress with exc 
the sky ea 
We toca ee ae 
the Sacramento and 
et 
could be no other than 
the bay of San Francisco ; but, ater ou long 
our- wandering in in rugged mountains, where 9 
