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Columbia, and near the head of fngeriinaiii iv r, Which noes to the ocean” 
north of 42°, and within the the United States.» reat Y 
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faction to our guides ; Ne showing them the aoe ots <] lained thal 
it was a symbol of our nation; and they engaged alw receive it in x 
fciagadlbe manner. The chief pointed out a course, by fe wing which we 
would arrive at the big water, where no more snow nae "be found. aT. 
elling ina tion N. 60° E. by compass, which the Indians informed me ” 
would avoida bad mountain té'the right, we crossed the Sacramento wheres? 
turned to the southward, and entered a grassy level plain—a smaller Grand ~ 
Rond ; from the lower end of whieh the river issued into an inviting count 
of low rolling hills. Crossing a hard-frozen ‘swamp on the farther side of 
the Rond, we entered again the pine forest, in which very deep snow made ~ 
our travelling slow and laborious. We were slowly but gradually ascend- 
ing & mountain ; and, after a hard journey of saa hours, we came to some — 
naked places among the timber, where a few f grass showed above 
the’snow, on the side of a hollow ; and here: wees mped. Our cow, which : 
every day got poorer; Ww s killed here » but the meat Tas rather pices 
December 16,— this morni nghisnow 
mountain still grade ually ros 
quaking asp; otherwise it wae sal pine forest. The. air was ‘dene with iat 
at which every where weighed down the trees. The depths of the forest 
rofoundly still ; and below, we scarce felt a breath of the wind which 
whirled the snow through their branches. I found that it required some — 
a of constancy to y adhere steadily to one course through the woods, 
were uncertain how far the forest extended, or what lay epee 
nin, account of our animals, it would be bad to spend a bn he on 
untain. Towards noon the forest looked clear ahead, uring sud- 
}, Was spread along the fe foot 
green grass. Just then the sun ‘out 
ted the country below, while soar a the 
se “Not a seer of ice-was to be s seen on ya €, or 
he stopped to enjoy the unexpected scene. ‘Shivering a on © 
p, and: stiffening i in a cold north wind, we exclaimed at 
@ uaities of Summer Lake and Winter Ridge should be applied © 
ro proximate ws Seaton such sudden and viole ie 
immediately on the v 
as each ¢ came 
snow 
por ays; and, looking for 
iewed. rbhcaceelcvitien: aed hai of the county 
s, and presented a Seem — | the arte- 
‘hunger and nakedness. Broadly 
wall, and immediately below us, 
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