The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-09

ROCKY MOUNTAIN Observation-Disclosures FROM
Nh. AUDUBoN.-A letter from this distinguished
Naturalist has recently been received by one of the
editors OF the Boston Atlas, giving an interesting
account Of the progress of the Exploring Expedition
with which he is connected, and of the country
through VIII en- he has passed.
The principal portion OF the letter is written from
about $50 miles below ST Pierre. postscript,
dated !" Fort Pierre, Missouri" about 1900 miles
above st. Louis June l. lS4S, announces their safe
arrival.
"As it happens that now fast on a sand bar,
about $50 miles below Fort PIERRE of the many
shments ofthe American Fur Company, have taken it
my head 10 bore you with another letter. and you
must make the best oft will however, try to give il
interest so isr as can Since my last of the 18th
inst the general appearance the sounry has assumed
different aspect-snd for the The river has
become contrac ed between the sides through which
its channel passes and has also become straighter We
meet with less water tower snsgs and many more sand
bars The bluffs become abrupt snd more pctur.
esque in their FORMS for the effects Of cold end thaw
take place the upper portions lose ther softer parts ana
towers Sc, and when view ed from distance do not lock
unlike cautiously built cities. The trees are becoming
and OF extremely stunted growth and in the
ravnss that wind their way between the hills the grow tn
10 principally red cedar. The hills themselves, which
gradually ascend plains immense extent all OF
the very poorest description, much 50 that one can
scarcely conceive how millions OF buffaloes deer ante
opes sc. manage to subsist end yet they DO So and
This wild and melancholy 10 king district but count
less mutudes of bufases live and die upon it, less
by the and the rife bullet than by drowning while
attempting to the rapid Mi souri, The shores
often strewe ed with II cir carcasses, which the wolf
and for hunters rarely Il ever, shoot at any
OF them. We have seen many eks abundance of deer,
wild cats, snteopes bufsoes and wolves and one bear
Our folks have shot many bualoes bat have done
So simply because these worthless when killed
through poverty and display ing only OF bone and
skin; covered only by very thin portion Of flesh; and II
q n n q ltS
best pas quite enough TO raise revolt in the s,omachs
Of all but starving men, The winter has been so very
severe that buaoes have been 400 miles lower down the
river than they been for 90 The calv have
been nearly all destroyed.
In the way plants have seen several species OF
cactus unknown to previously, and intend take
plenty OF them home. We have also found q beautiful
dwarf sweet scented pea that perfumes the whole stmos
pierre grows all the sandy and dreary hills and
plains Of which have spoken. There exists root here
called the white apple. which is fanaceous and makes
good mush when dried end pounded fine Ol these also
we will take home We have collected every thing that
10 in blossom and III continue 10 do so when in
seed and ripe We intend TO hill up boxes OF seed for all
our friends both far and near.
In zoology we have done pretty well, in omthology
better have had already Tour species of Birds
and have no doubt we shall find more.
Wehave fatal the transitions of weather have at
the eastward the ranging from A degrees
to 81 degrees IN the sane day.
We are sadly annoyed by heavy aud almost constant
winds that r.tsrd progress less daily. We
have caught emily flew catfish, and these do not much
relish. No others, beaver. muskras, or even mink is
the watersof which look like that OF hog puddle
any thing else which can compare present
About tenth of IL falls in deposite IN half hour
Springs of abound in many Of the ravines Sui
phur and oxide Of iron show themselves frequently I'm
bluffs OF white, blue and yellow sandstone also
iound we'll as boders OF granite the top
highest hills hut not single specimen Of fossil remains
yet although we we're assured, they sbounded around
these bluf-. On the contrary equally well as
sured, that we should sec no small birds and We have
millions Of hea-incuding almost every species
found in the Eastern States, and great number more
particularly sdeptedto the region we now are in.
29h May
We now ct Fort George, not more than 90 mile,
from Fort PIERRE but may have put ashore half of our
cargo a. the water 10 as low was hgh when We
left ~. Louis.
This great disappointment to us s AZ Fort Pierre
the place where one half Of the cargo was to be de
vered.
No one can form idea OF the quantiy ofsualoss We
have seen since wrote above The praires the hill,
end the rsvipes ere all dotted with these heavy looking
snimals We had pleasant excursion the "Grcst
Bend, where the river was 20 miles, end walk not
exceeding three and half We encamped ht sno
led entirely on the best venson eat was oil tns
specles oil deer called the black tailed mule deer
saw the next day upwards Of 5000 bnsloes feeding on @
paires around us, but they too por ~ Prese 70 49,
and Tor that reason few OF none ore killeL ., r..
Apodrcript dated Fort PIERS, June ~, % ma an,
party had Isschsd hs, bss .s -
ne letter fur aef stas. ~ esy thew ~
Nhics WsrS ansS.s anew species ofpuf
rss, ana sbou, 80 skins boti(Cf birds and beasts