Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-11-18

meadows and woodlands. niieu WIN anteiopeS.
'eer. hares. grouse wild Turkeys. geese and
ducks page 81
Tnnb'e,,n Park. near the Three Bruies.
aud also in ,he Valley "f Grand River. :. is a
beautiful sa' anuah. with groves of pine, spruce,
fir AID nak.'
The elAdes were splendid many were.
hen he passed. covered wuh heavy growth
If timothy or herd glass aud red top Ia bios
-om. The mountain fix covered acres As
IdrmSely as il usually stands in cultivated
fields. The 'ame grasses If Europe. all that
are valuable for s,ork. the hes, and most sought
after hv every ih'elligen, farmer Ia Chris,en.
dom are there indigenous. +. St.
Al Fnr David Crorket. in the valley of
Green river ,irh mountain grasses grow wild
all winter : p SO.
The vicinity of Great Bear river will. he
says. IN thu rourSr OF lime. beroine one at The
nosI prosperous ahudes Of cultivated life. p.
10 The Sofia Springs from the hea'biness
aud beauty of the iorali,y and the magniii-
r-nce of the scenery. will hereafter be ihrong.
ed with the gay aud fashionable Of both sides
OF the continent. IL.
The passage of the Rocky Mountains. our
English editor. To please his ministerial en-
pio,e:s. represents as HeIculean task, but
IN THIS also he Is mi tiaken.
Mr. Fafnham says that loaded wagons ran
pass them eve, where he did wi,hou, serious
interruption He saw al Fou l}ossai, on ry.
pr Of The same name. which is branch OF the
Sapin. The feInains of Yankee one horse
WagnD. brongh, thiiher by some missionaries
from ih. State of 'nnec'irut; and he adds.
:" Thar fortunately for the next Of onr country
men who shall attempt 10 cross the comment.
a safe and easy passage has been discovered
by which vehicles of the kind may he drawn
taron.h the Wallawalln." The new route al
lud-d 10 is it ia presumed. the one taken by
Mr.. Townsend aud hi pariv la 1884.
On The 9th of June. he tells us. they en-
ranprd AT Independence Rock" on The
banks of The Sweet Wafer. whrh is one oi
The head waners of The nnrih fork of'ne Plane.
They Were r"ns' quenily IN The eastern side Of
The Rmky Mountains. They pa.ed through
The "Greai Gap" al place generally callei
the 'BnlI Pen" having on heir righ, hand the
Wind river cluster OF the Rorky Mountains.
,h.. highest land in North America. aud on
their i-'l hand. Longs range OF The same
ui"uniains.
On ,t,r ~ h they advanced over the plains
Of The Sw--, Water, lat. d3 de.fe-s, 6. Ing.
lio drure.s. 30.
N'u " 'icN vi NV cWff' W hFt NV
prore-ded south.rIv ~ Sandy river. whirh is
a hrhnrh If ,he C.l"radn If The West. thus
having In Ave days passed the main ridge of
pas. 'hr m III rIlge e 'he Rocky Mountains
with c"npaTa i've east.
They rr.c.pd..d down Sandy River 10
G. EN- ri, or, the Sheet. ka lee al other travel.
~. aud a braurh of the C"iorah" nf the
Yves, inin which Sandy river emp'Ies. ,heuce
Ia Hum'> frk of The Green uver, ,heuce TO
Mndd, Creek. a brau,h OF Bear nver. whi'
empiies in,n the Sail LAKE. or Lake Bonneville.
,henre t, Bear river. whirh they struck "niy
ore hundred miles from, The plare where It en-.
t-r- The lake ,hen"e To Whu. Clay Pits on
Bear river. rr">spd over 10 Bisrkie-i river al
The THREE BruIes. 'henre Ia Ross cr' Elk.
SIN ~ hranrh Of L'wi-' river. also Gated
Snake rivpr and S,pin uvpr. theme 10 irwIS'
river. aud down L-w,-' river Ia The Columbia.
Il is much IT, be regretted that there is no
good map of these rsyiOus.
Blu, the Iasi aud IN ISL formidable obstacle
of all, TO thu sr,,irmen, Of Oregon from the
Sa 49, this THOR AMI his ministerial Trends
tell us. ar- the Cunanrhss. numerous aid
f..rnr,ons irlb. If lndiaus. WIN. he says. arr
The h--r riders and ih- best shots ~ III world
rhe.p. n.orc frniiabie Than The Brd""In1.
Of prey ready 10 pnunre upon The nn"ary
traveller. But this Ia'!ian story VIII produce
~ eiIeri up u The A nrriraus. who vii s'nile
a, ,l,r IDEA Of hting in'nnida, by handful
of Cnn,anch->! Applause.
THY number bu, ten ihensand. men. wo
men AID children their home j. the nelghhor-
ho d Of Texas they c"'nr north only 10 hunt
tin bntI,lo; and ~ The buffalo reles before
tn. f. ois ep. 81 civilization. 50 will The co..
mauch.s: having behind them. DIX. Coy and
Magog Ia whom they have bern Iikened.)
! nothing hut an empty name.
| A much mnr. { r,nidabe impeachment TO the
sc tl-,n-ni of Oregon by Americans. Is pre-.
spnud Nv The Hudson Bay Company. But
Tins il an obstacle which must b. met and
ov.rr.nne. aud The snCner IL is met and over
come III hsitrr G'eaI applause. The liud-
son Bay Conpan. j. formidable foreign cor
poraIion, consisting -nIIfely 81 British sub
/ ier,s and &c ING SOLELY under Bfi i>h minIs'e-
nal mot. rlion aud influence. within The bounds
Of American territory. The Hudson Bay
{ COMPANY SAYS the editor we have so oien
a ,o,ed = ~ all is inSiinrts and habits. thor
,u,nl, BriI-h and Ami American" aud for
sr,r. ne mas told The ruth. The Hudson Bay
I Compaoy's shares &C stock were originally
4IOn- hut nv eng ossing a trad. ~hIrh be-
lInny< exclusively TO as. they have adsancrd
nue hundred per cent! The Hudson Bay
Company paw an interest Of ten per cent,
h.sid..s laying up reserve f"nd Tor the er-
ere. 5 ami av"wrd purpose Of KEEPING Amer
IirAns .uI &c he idei
Tie Hudson Bay Company have again and
o 81 used this re>-tsrd i"nd to FerseraIe
Americans who dar-d to deal 10 f"rs 10 our
awn TenI''r
TIE ifad>..n b y Company. while The Brit