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watering places of the country.. On the western mountains of the valley, . 
' with which this of the boiling spring communicates, we remarked scat- 
tered cedars—probably an indication that we were on the borders of the 
timbered region extending to the Pacific. We reached the camp at sunset, 
after a day’s ride of about forty miles. The horses we rode were in good 
order, being of some that were kept for emergencies, and rarely used. 
Mr. Preuss had ascended one of the mountains, and occupied the day in 
sketching the country ; and Mr. Fitzpatrick had found, afew miles distant,, 
piew 
myself pian the road in advance, and found another good eneamp- 
ment for t e 
Jan 10.—We continued our reconnoisance ahead, pursuing a south 
