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a neighboring snow peak. A few miles be- 
fore reaching this creek, we had crossed a 
dry river bed, which, nearer the hills, 
the hunters had found a bold and handsome 
April 18 —Some parties were engaged in 
hunting up ‘the scattered horses, and others 
in searching for grass ; both were 
successful, - late in the on we encam 
hea 
hollow which has cere Wi wit 
bly good low: 
er gronnd | ing en 
tire overprowl with large bunches of the | seen 
stiff grass 
(carex sitchensis). 
Our latit wy by observation, 2s 34° 27" 
03" and longitude 117° 13’ 0 
Travellin ng close along the mountain, we 
followed sd in me os of the 
another s n hopes nd a grass- 
roe like tha that tof the ‘neovioias day, but were 
deceived; except some scattered bunch 
, there was nothing but rock and sand ; 
and even the fertility of the mountain seem- 
ithe by the air i so desert. ngneias 3 
a ry nied the pod day was still So an 
easterly di e ridge, over very 
bad euiay a wollen. :Ticedion and contenant 
ed with crippl and shrubs ; 
ponder re Was dai dire 
north. 
equally happy discoveries to us. Since the | ¢ ete 
December we had continually been 
middle of 
CAPT. FREMONT’S NARRATIVE. 
[1844 
people had passed over this trail, we had 
been oN to obtain no correct information 
about it; and the greater part o 
had heard was found to be only a tissue of 
falsehoods. The rivers that we found on it 
were never mentioned, 
ly described in nave 
mals are destroyed on it every na 
a inenien called the foot evil; and a 
veller should never venture on it Secs 
a imals well shod, and also carry- 
ing extra 
“Se 34° 34” 11/7; and longitude 117° 
The e morning “ the 22d was clear and 
bright, and a snowy peak to the gy so 
i ned. As has 
over sands which are | 
oe loose, and have no egy ge py 
are occupied by various sh 
bold ‘ream, = — wide, 8 orienall feet 
deep, had a Sppeara 
nce, running: be-i 
tween neste naked banks of sand, The 
eye, however, is somewhat relieved - wil-| 
beau 
along its « 
instead of growing —— larger, gradu- 
ally dwindled rare 
sand. We 
mules would en- 
tirely have — away the scanty 
aces, and sme shou 
dengered sub- 
r riding 20 
were bows of 
of Their 
unnsual length, and each hod a large gourd 
