Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-19

the head of the most important and adyan-
tageous exploring expedition which has
visited that country since the day Of Lew
is and Clark. This peak is enormously
printed in the maps, at 1850 feeI in
height. It's real heigh Is $4,000 feet
This we have from Col. Longs himself,
who surveyed it. The head olIAis peak.
With those OF It's giant neigBsors. rises 4
boye the region Of perpetual snow, and
their frozen brows defy tlsaelting ravs ofI
the warmest sun. Here but Fremont
arrived on the 4lh of Jul Ou Tie l4th'
he was at the Arkansas river, at tie mouth
of FoRtdine gui bout. He crossed the
mountains at the southwest Pass. and De-
scended into the valley of the Mexican
| Colorado. This Is one Of the most re-
markahle spots on earth. Here, at an
angle formed by the line dividing Mexico
| from the United States, and the head va
tiers of the Arkansas, in the midst Of the
northern Andes, are the fountain springs
and branches of some Of the creates n
vers IN the world. Not far from each 9TH
or, are the head waters Of the Yellow
Stone, which flows into the far-roIliug Ms
souri,; the Arkansas, which Joins IN nigh
ty Mississippi; Lewis river, flowing into
the Columbia, and the Colorado Of Mex.
co. rolling its waters into the southern Pa
cific! With barren plains on one side,
vast ranges of mountains on the other.
and frozen SUBMITS above, the traveller
here contemplaies the geographical key OF
, the North American continent.
On the Sd Of September, Lieut. Ere
mon. reached the great Salt Lake Of
northern Mexico, and spent 4 week IN
surveying 1t. Ga the 18th OF September
he reached Fort Hall; and on the 10Th oI
: October, Fort Nez- Perces. On the 4th q
November, he was at the Missionary Sta.
ton of Dallas, on the Columbia. TIN.
was the northern termination of his Jour
ney on the territory # The United States
On he 20lh OF November he commence,
the bold project of returning amidst lhs
seventies Of winter. There was then
heavy fall Of snow, aud the thcrm1mete
d was 20 below zero. In the course Of a few
days he found himself between the rive
| Aur CkpteS and the Cascade Mountains
fTsere vasT parallel ranges OF mountains
I continue 10 run southwark, aud lie cont
, nucd to traverse their western base tIll d
the 10Th of December, he was at Hamatt
u Lake. This was probably about 43S O
= north latitude and 429 OF west lOngituj
i from Washington. This was region q
great discovery and extraordinary iateres
D His animals were however, entirely wor
L down, and there was no prospect Of gel
Is ting east. lie then determined 10 eros
u the Sierra Merida, or great Calilorni
ii mountains, which lay between hum an
e the Bay of San Francisco. lie did an
c the cold month Of February was cons3u
e ed IN crossing the SHOWS of lofty m0ul
II tains. These SHOWS were from five
* twenty feet deep. Early in March he q,
/ scended from icy regions 70 the perpetu,
Is spring of the valley of the Sacramento
II By the Mexicans he was received al
treated with great hospitality. At the en-
u of March he proceeded up the valley
ID the Joaquin river, re-crOSSing the SlerI
q, at a very beautiful pass to the south. q
ID the 2lst Of April last, he took the SPANS
H. road from PeubloS de los Angeles to Sal
N Ia Fe. Arrived again at the Colorado.
~ proceeded northeast, passed the Eu
SIS Lake, and encamped at Browns HoI
,e June 9th, 1914. Crossing at Colorad
le he again passed the Rocky Mountain
and proceeded to the north fork Of Il
10 Nebra-ka. On the 3Oih June, he was 1
I'd the Arkansas; on the I'd July, reach,
he Bent's Fort, and on the 3lst OF July r
he turned to the mouth of the Kanzas rive
10 Such is an outline of one Of the lon
5i' est and most adventurous explorations
IN our time. That part Of the exped.ii,
On which relates the passage Of the Calf
~ MIA mountains-the return 10 the Color
DO, and the survey Of that river, must ha
+. peculiar interest, and will be new 10 Z
public mind. = he government desery
=. credit for the zeal with which il has pg
e. sued geographical discovery.