Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-05-04
Own rBr HlrIs And Van lw1v.--Cap-

lRoot,s Mouuta;ns. thus Ii, b,s q ree;on
n natural curi6sities IA ,ear iver. ~ m,
region bevond the Eutnw n,at,6te,ns. tho
i so5tbern cytrenitv az ne sl,sia tf ,l,e Rocyv
IAIountains. renr tLe Sale lul,e, named laka
i lRonuoo5jIe' - N;;ifebez Ersn Jpy6dsr.
i q outha inth Noven,her. (,antain 3Ronne.
vim vis,tad ! rlace inf 4he ne;6hborbond'
wl;ch 4 c,,;t.s rsrion ~ NJ f,,rs1 enriosil J
E,ies 4 :, ~, ~ abs,,t bsIf ! ,nie sai,ara
Ipresents leeel surface If while .clav. or
Il Ifnilers, earth, perfsctlv snotless, resembling
/ rreat slab AZ pari,n narh1e Is sbeat ~.
i jSzzling snow. The .eifect q strjk;nolv
lbea,nif,l ~ an lines. ir snn,,ner 3 hcn " q
4 snFrsmodea with yerdure. ~ ;n5 ant,,mn
Wien 4 contrastsi bricbt ;fao,ne,,lete sr'
ace ,yirb ihe gitliera3 he rbage. seen from
distant erni,enec. n tlIeu shines / Z a,rnir'
rotl III n the bsaSyn laad "a ,ns 4ronnA
4his plain are clustered numerous springs Of
tSsr,a,,s s;Ses 'and ,state,,, I, IKE ~.
tbsm ofscaldi5r heai. Boils fnrions ,rd in.
cesso,,Jv risjng u 3he ba;abf IN two oy
three feet. In7another place. .tbere Is an
i aeertnre in tbe earth. from, which rnshps
column Of steam that forms Q perpetual
4 cloud, sThe ground for some. distaDce
ACCOMPLISHMENTS hollow, and startles thesoIi4
tary trapper as he hears the tramp of his
horses giving the sound ofa niufled drum,
lie pictures 10 hun amy gulf below,
1 place of hidden fires; and gazes around
i him with sensationsof awe and uneasiness,
"The most notnd curiosity, however, of
this singular region is the Beer Spring, of
(which trappers give wonderful accsunts,
| They are sad ic turn ASIDE from their route
through the countty-o drink OF It's waters,
! With as much eagefness as the Arab seeks
some famous well in the desert. Captain
Bonneville descrlbesit as having the taste
lIofbeer. Hismen drank it with avldty, and
I in copious dranghts. II did not appear to.
him to possess any medicinal properties, or
to produce any peculiar effects. The In
Idians, however, refuse to taste it, and env
deayor to persuade the white men from do,
ling so,
"We have heard this also calledtbc So
da Spring; and described as containing iron
and sulpher. II sprobabe Rthatl: possess
ses some OF the properties Of the Balstoh
water" ~ @
! A HAPPY Reply a younc nantleroar
| of Boston. who has beeo f,r so,9o t;n,asa
correspondent of this paper, being al 81. Pey
Iteisburgh not long since, obtained an inter.
view with the Emperor Nicholas. bu yiyti,e
of the letters he took with HIM. to Our res,.
dent minister, Mr.. Dallas. TO whom he was
tbo hearer Of desnotc6os f.or, %aY" ~ Was
ment. Having llnGerstoad ,hat III ,bss sS,n Sar
ican was intelligent and well educated. tba
Emperor expressed wish 10 have 4 conver,
satlon with him.
AT an appom.ed time. oourt.coacb was
sent to his lodgings, to convey him to the
pnlace. Ugbered with great ceremonv
through the audience room. where many
MOBILES, courtiers, and marnates of ,be ON.
bire were in waiting, his name was Gnallv
announced at the door of the private cabis
net, when his Imperial Majesty, the Auto
crat Of all the Russlas. itnmeJiatelv came
forward and extended to I'M t6e hand of
welcome, in the most friendly manner.
The Emperor commenced the Conversation
in French, but alter while il was carriei
on in English, as the American was not
perfectly an fGt in speaking the former
ton,rue The Nnnaror i, hiS t,r, s,,,,i