The Cecil Whig., 1843-10-28


impede travelling.
As 10 the Sec nd region, Of two or lhre
hundred miles, beng that occupied b,
the friendly lnClans, il is also ADMITTED
that it consists al " i,le plain-, diversified
with ranges oi hills. and thai II is easy u
transit. In regard t" the soil. Mr.. Fam
ham remarks, that it is deep alluyal
capable of producing the most abundan
rops oi the gains and vegetables tina
grow in such attitudes.
Then comes the thi d riginu. The de
,rt, the first 400 miles ui hlch is prairie
Thi, region. except lie" spots on ths
borders of rivers, is declared to be inca
pable forever of any .fr' d settlement. Lee
us compare IhIs optnton with his deScrip
Hon Seen curing the Spring and Sum.
mer, il is (hr "a, s) deIIgh'iul land "a
land oi grass aud rlo"ers-~lth bright
XIV and an elastic air. diversified with liIlle
a,ches or wood, picture squely, here and
,here every wh.re) To relieve the eyr
ir,m The monotony of the plans-lra-
vei-ed bS four splrndtd rivers, the Red.
the Arkausa~, the Pate aud the Mi-snu'l
What drscrlr'i"n ot desert! Ot ID
desert incapable torerer # fred setle-
meni! Many poor Inhabiant "i Europe
would be thankful TO be uanspanleG t"
such drscrH (Applause. But strange
to re late. this pseudo unnhabllabIe region
is, according 10 his own confession, al ca
DIV pat tial, inhahned. "llere ard there
lhe say around the posts established by
trading companies on The banks oi rivers.
a frw fi-lds have been cultivated. aud
hsmlels mall villages have been formed
by enlerprising Amerirans.w no find abun-
dant Gus ,oners for III ir pr dur'i"ns from
various parties winch roam over the vii.
derness.' Nor does IL require the power
Of prophecy for Us 10 prrdtcs that as so"I
as tht united ates shall have fixed NIL
uary post, a. proper distances, than the
whole route will be settled III like man
ner by the same people. Grea. Ap-
pIause.
Advancing sill further, you come 10 ,he
desert, properly $" called, "I . mch he ha>
drawn ~ "a highly wrought. and IN SOM
re. cts, inaccurate description; but even
ths inhospitaie region, he admits, IS NOT
without lis redeeming ehurrs-.trWtHi
ri ges and scattered spots OF tertitHg
| cannoi Withstand the temptation 10 read
to you Nj. Farnhanl's description at som"
OF these places II both SIDES "i the Rocky
Mountains, that you NAV Judge how lar
the assertion is gralultous. that the desert
can never become a place %! fixed settle
ment.
Old Park lies in the valley OF Grsn''
river, " hlch is a branch oI lhe CnlorGd"
of The West. II is here says Fa'nham !
Il transparent stream. 300 yards "ldc. &
to 10 ieel deep, and current OF b mlie>
All hour The valleys contain exirr>'v"
meadows and woodlands. filled with al
tel"pe-, deer. hares, grouse, Wild :"ikrys,
geese and duks. page ol.
Tumbleton Purk. near 'he Three Bu'es,
and ais" in the vaIlev oi G and river, -
a beautiful savannah, with groves oI pine,
sp,uce. fir and oak -
The glades were splendid MANY ere,"heu
he Passed, covered with heavy growth "i
timothy or herd grass and red top ~ bios
som. The mountain flax covered ac!e>
IA densely as it usually stands in cuitivsi
ed fields. The tame grasses ni Europe,
all that are valuable iol stock. the best aud
most sought alter by every intel! igen' Tar
m.r in Chris,endom are there indigenous
p Sc.
At Fort ! drid Crocket, in the valley
of Green river, rich mountain grasses g. ou
rid all minicr.-p 90.
The vicinity ot G eat Bear river will
(he ,avs,) in the Course OF tine, become
one Of the most prosperous ah"des =
cultivated lile-p. 20. The Soda Spring
from the hralthness and beauty OF the
locality aud The magniticence Il the see
merry, will hereafter be the magiticence o!
The scenslv, will hereafter be ihrongec
with the gay and fashionable ot bo'f side'
"I the C"ntinrni.-p. Il.
The passage Of The Rocky Mountains
our English editor, /" please hls minis er
,aI employ ers. represents as a llerculea'
ak; but in lhls also he is mistaken.
Mr.. FarnIam says that loaded wagon
can pass hem even where he did wi'huu
serious nlrrlupllun. lie saw al For
Bos.ai, on river oilhe same name. whlcf
IS a branch of the Sapin,the Irmalns"i a
one-hor,e Yankee wagon, brought thlthe'
BY some missionaries from the SIaIe o
Connecuiicur, and he adds. '''ha' fortuna
ely for the next of our co"nl'ymen VIII. e
shall a,,eup p, TO cross the continent sat'
md easy passage has lately betn discover
d b mhich rrhi les IF The k'nd nay d'
.Iroarn through to the WalIawalla Th'
,,ew route alluded to is i. is pesumed. the
nre taken by MIR. Townsend and his party
IN 1884
On the 9th. Of June. (he tells us) they
encamped a, "Indenpenre Roc k," on the
banks of the Sweet Wafer, which is on'
OF The head waters otrhe north fork of the
Platte. They were consequently on the
ostern side of the Rocky Mountains