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and: black. Passing through a point of pines, which bore evidences of 
_ being mnech frequented by the Indians, and in which the trees were some- 
times apparently 200 feet high and 3 to 7 feet in diameter, we halted 
for a few apetiee in the afternoon at the foot of the Blue mountains, i 
a. branch of the Grand Rond river, at an elevation of 2,700 feet. Resum 
urney, we pn dona the ascent of the mountain . rough an ohn 
pine forest of large and stately trees, among which the m pine made 
its appearance ; the road being good, with the exception of one steep ascent, 
with a corresponding descent, which might both have been easily avoided 
by opening a way fora t distance through the timber. It would have 
been well had we encamped on the stream where we had halted below, as 
the night overtook. us on the mountain, and we were ohhewe to encamp 
without water, and. tie up the animals to the trees for the n 
ted on a seams alg place. of a narrow ridge, which conte very 
ee y to a ravine or piney hollow, at a considerable distance below ; and 
as quite a pretty spot, had there been water near. But the fires at 
it look-v very cheerless after a day's march, when there is no preparation 
Ir supper-going on; and, after sitting some time around the blazing logs, 
* Mr... Preuss an r Cars on, with several’ others, volunteered to take the India 
* rubber buckets and go down into the ravine in search of water. It wasa 
very difficult way in the darkness down the slippery side of the steep moun- 
tain, and harder still toclimb about half a mile up again; but they found 
the water, and ihe cup of coffee (which it enabled us to apaaiee and botyd 
* were only nine with greater pleasure. 
: oe mperature was 46°; the evening remarkably clear; and. 
obtained an pet am of the frst satellite which does not give a good re-. 
ult; although the ob rvation was a very good one. The chronometric 
Risch: was 117° 28’ "94"s latitude 45° 38' 07", and we had ascended to 
e i 3,830 feet. It appeared to have snowed sencidey on the 
‘mountains, their sum mits showing very white to-day. 
‘2 ~ @dko: ber 20. —Theré'was a heavy white frost during the night, ohd at 
sunrise the temperature Was 37°. 
The animals had eaten nothing during the night ; and we made an early 
start, continuing our route among the pines, whicti- were more dense than 
Poa and still retained their magnificent size. The larches cluster 
er & masses on the sides of the mountains, and their yellow foliage 
mncicomelyss with the green of the balsam and other pines. After: 
5) pee pines, and the timber Sonmniad of several . 
balsam pine, which have a Eyer ‘conical . 
mn ep cupitage st A ade ares 
‘and. gentle rise 
2e miles, we ea at an open place near the sient 
yed a fine view over the mountainous coun 
to take a barometrical obsérvation at the eight of 
all through o open places in the fencatime soere: 
1 a dense body of timber, from which we: 
