EXPLORATIONS FROM A. D. 1832 To A p. 1844. 43 
along the foot of the Wind River range, to the parallel of 43?, near which he ascended an 
elevated peak and determined its height (13,570 feet) with a barometer. It has since borne 
his name. From this point he returned, and on reaching the North Platte, attempted to 
descend the stream in a boat. After safely passing several frightful rapids, the boat was finally 
swamped, but without loss of life. The party then continued down the valley of the North 
Fork and main Platte to its mouth... Lieutenant Frémont made, throughout this journey, 
astronomical observations وهی‎ fotum — وا وت وروی‎ 
among tte sinea moist. x 
EXPLORATION BY CAPTAIN x. BOONE, UNITED STATES DRAGOONS, 1843. 
aai bapa iiaa taê journal I obtained from the fles of Mind jutont 
General's Office, and it is exceedingly interesting as containing an account of a country almost 
unknown. The map is on a scale of 20 miles to an inch. It exhibits the country between the 
Arkansas and Canadian rivers as far west as the 100th meridian. It contains no meridians or 
parallels, as no astronomical observations were made. Captain Boone says ‘‘it is a map or 
rough sketch of the country, with the water coursés running through it. The courses and 
distances are all estimated from point to point direct, and not according to the distance actually 
travelled during each day, as it was found impossible to note the courses and distances of the 
windings made during each day's march." This report is accompanied by a minute journal, 
covering 55 pages of letter paper, closely written, and is referred to by General Taylor, in 
transmitting it, as containing ‘‘much valuable and curious information, particularly in relation 
to the salt region on the Red fork of the Arkansas." The pun pue hate neder dven 
printed. Re .اد مد‎ 2: 
© The خان فد زب دی‎ Beides og ا ت وو‎ hi: ایی‎ do 
about ten miles above the Lower Red fork, thence crossed over to the right bank, proceeded 
up this side to the mouth of the Upper Red fork or Big Salt fork. The party next travelled 
westward about 60 miles in a straight line when it came upon Big Salt plain; thence it turned 
north to the Santa Fé trail, striking it on the headwaters of the Little Arkansas. It then 
proceeded west to the mouth of Walnut creek, and thence in a general direction nearly due south 
to the Canadian, تساه دراه‎ about fifty miles east of the Antelope Hills.) Thence it 
Arkansas. i aes aio! jt a mbog 
© ALLEN TO SOURCE OF DES MOI NES RIVER, &c., 1843. 
edb aii supr aurei ad i 
The guit di pues of this expedition, form نوتدای‎ ee! Doc. No. 168, 1st session 29th 
Congress. No map was printed with this report. Captain Allen submitted a map of his 
route with it, concerning which he makes the following remarks: ''For the actual route 
passed over I must refer to the accompanying map, which will show it more fully and completely 
than it could be made by any other description. The map was constructed by Lieutenant 
Potter, under my immediate direction, and the care of taking minute notes on the way, and the 
pains taken during its projection, by that officer to secure all the information within his reach, 
Though I am not aware that this map was ever published by the government, the principal topographical infor. 
mation which h it contained was embraced in a map published by the Messrs. m — **Harper's 
Coroas -of the United States. By Samuel Breese, A. M." — dra io 
