131, C Bin 
for a small supply of provisions. A few se from our encampment ment, the - 
(ac a high ridge, which the. trappers called the little mountain,” 
e hillsnear 
connecting the Utah with the Wind river chain; and-ir one of the 
which we passed I remarked strata of a conglomerate formation, 1 age 
meuts uf which were scattered over the surface. ..We crossed’a ri of. 
this conglomerate, the road passing neara grove of jow cedar, and. de~. 
once upon one of the heads of Ham’s fork, called Muddy, where we=— 
our midday halt. In the river hills at this place, I discovered strata 
- ossliero rock, having an oolitic structure, which, in connexion with — 
sb ae ae authorize us to believe that here, on the west sid 
» we find repeated the modern foxmations of G te 
Britain’ and a te which have hitherto been wanting to complete the 
system. of North American geology, tel 
> Specimens. gy se ely are: e.desianstsd in the easyer bythe 
ieee and. 
most Spoon feonah fossil eet Lhad met in the country, and I deeply. re- 
ee that time did not permit me to remain a. © or two.in the a 
on the my ae streem, where we but very. 
a fine cow, with rere which | te eh aen 
were found several miles from the road, 
she | Saee an abuhdance of alk we enjoyed tonight * 
wyprie 
yon the upper line of 
ete with, beautiful eaoapr rags ging, 
