west, and then east ; 
making, i in all, with t 
his idte: We 
rse, and turned up the val- 
ley of the Platte instead of going down it. 
We crossed several small affl 
water, grass, and game ; and 
re added the charm of oeety ‘ind 
| 2 weather. 
Ju —Our route this morning lay 
along fis foot of the moun poser over the 
oped gradually down 
cou ngs is be a watered. 
Tn almost panes hollow ran ar, cool 
mountain stream ; hadi in the c course of the | b 
morning we 
are becoming ng suiciently rare to distingu 
by their n: eams on whith ey 
are found. Ms ibis side ntain 
more abundantly than 
ne Pte which their 
"Ble West day seb continued our journ 
ee the country presenting 
CAPT. FREMONT’S NARRATIVE. 
the summit of the sd mountains to the | noon 
oceurr: 
elsewhere in all = and ex 
ir vestiges had bee: 
us to the main Platte river, 
ream, with a uniform 
pt where 
ich the river passed as thr 
We entered it, and fou ae 0 
New Park— 
and assumes its first form: 
river could as 
way t th rough t following a 
| ernie: bratich of the Platte, _ Rigas 
any smaller ones, 
sareahy fordable, called Lodge Pole "fork, 
nd which issues from a lake in the moun- 
tains on the Tigh ten miles Pri Bs the 
evening we encamped on a smal 
near the upper end of the Park. Latha 
of th the camp 40° 33’ 22”. 
June a —We Dan cae our 
the waters of the 
2 
d good pasturage, and Pvtiytiaed. Sak 
killed some buffalo. We fell into a broad 
buffalo, where 
ve Decider 
ahs Gens 
cern! st 0 et shovel 
setae Gipeuied "sear advantage 
htful aor cate of the 
