Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-08-14

The THIRD EXPLORING Tour TO THE PAcIFrc.-The
expedition to the Rocky Mountains, under command
of Capt. ]. c. Fremont, Of the U. S. Army being the
third exploring tour of that officer, left Wesport on
the 25th inst The object of the expedition and the
course which it viii take are explained in article
in the Western Expostor as fellows:
Captain Fremont is assisted by two Junior Off
GERS of the Typographical corps aud employs eighty
The design Of this expedition is to complete
the surveys of the palms. and mountains intervening
between the western boundary and the Pacific hereto
fore PARTIALLY accomplished By the Exploring Squadron
and the two former expeditions of Capt Fremont.
As far as We can learn, this party will proceed to
survey the Arkansas river to its sources after COM
pletng which, the party viii be divided. One divis-
ion Will then return by way of the head of the Rio
Del Norte. through the country Of the Cumanche In
dams the sources of Red river and by the lower
waters of the Arkansas. The main DIVISION under
Capt Fremont will cross the Colorado, complete the
survey of the great Salt Lake. and penetrate by the
water Of Alary'S river, (Which flows westwardly
through Upper California in the vicinity Of the 42d
deg. parallel of latitude, and lost a lake at the
eastern base of the California mOunains 1t is be-
lieved that from point on Marys river, some davs
journey from its mouth, the head of the Sacramento
may be reached IN two days travel
The Sacrlmento penetrates the main chain of the
California mountains, and forms practical pass d-
recly TO the Bay of Francisco This is already
known 1t is also known that a practical route ex-
direction, by the heads of the Klamet, Chuttes and
Willamette rivers on tbe>Columba. The route
then, by which Capt Fremont proposes TO penetrate
the Pacific the shortest and direct from the
lower Missouriof this, the portion from the head of
the Arkansas to the head of the Sacrimento, about
$50 miles in distance is yet UNEMPLOYED by the
white man, and generally designated as the great
"California desert" None Of It's waters, excepting
the Colorado, reach the ocean-they are absorbed or
disappear by evaporation.
After passing the winter among the American set
Elements of Upper California, the exploring party WILL
if the country be found practicable, pass round by the
lower route from California, crossing the Colorado
below the 'Great Kcnnion, and return to the Arkan
sas by the waters Of the ella and ST. JUAN large rb
utaries of the lower Colorado, which have their sour
ccS west of the mountains of New Mexico This
sketch contemplates a route Of five six thousand
miles, 1t will probably eventuatc in the discovery of
new and straight road both to Oregon and Califor-
MIA, passing for the most part through terri
tory diminishing the distance some three four hun
bred miles. and the time two months. The country
to the right and left will be examined and its geog-
Rphy, at present blank, somewhat understood The
importance of these contemplated explorations very
great-every confidence is reposcd in the energy and
ability of the commanding officer. We shall hope for
their success and look anxiousy for their safe return
towards the close of the year 1916.