Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-09

horse which had been abandoned by The Indians his
hoois had been SO much that he unable 10 travel
and. during the night dog into the camp"
august Our camp ut the foot Of the granite
mountains, which climbed this morning TO take ba
rome,rica heights and here among the the
frst magpe On return we al the mouth OF the
Platte river We left here of horses, which
BILE to proceed further
august THE Expedition camped near the
South Pass of the Rocky Mountains.
"About six miles from encampment brought US to the
summit The ascent had been gradual that with all the
intimate knowledge pos ssed by Carson who had made this
country his home for seventeen years. we We're oDhged To
watch very closely TO find the place which had reached
the eliminating point This between two low hills ms
ing on either hand fifty sixty feet When looked back
at Them the foot of the immediate slope on the western
plain their appeared TO be about one hundred ana
twenty above. From the impression on my mind al inns
time and subsequently RETURN should compare the
elevation which surmounted immediately at the fass TO
the the Capitol hill from the avenue at Washington
1t is difficult for me fix positively the breadth Of this pass
From the broken ground where commences at the foot Of
the Wind chain, the view to the outeast over cham
pagn country broken the distance OF nineteen miles, by
the Table rock which, with the othe isolated hills IN ITS VI
cniy, TO stand comparative plain ms Judged
he its termination the ridge recovering its rugged character
with the Table rock II will he seen that il in manner
sembles the places which the term is commonly applied
nothing OF the gorgeke character and winding accents o. the
Allegheny passes in America nothing OF the Great 81 Der
the mouth Of the Sweet Water, sandy plain one hundred
and twenty miles long. conducts by gradual and regular
ascent the summit about thousand feet above the
and the traveller without being reminded OF change
by toilsome ascents suddenly finds himself the waters
which flow to the Pacific BY the route we had travel
led the distance from Fort Laramie is three hundred and
twenty miles, hundred and fifty from the mouth of the
Kansas.
Continuing march, reached in eight miles from
the Pass the Little Sandy, Of the tributaries Of the Colo
RADIO Green of the Gulf of California The weather
had grown fine during the morning, and we remained here
the of the day. dry baggage and take asrono
and three Deep with clear water and full swift
rent, sandy bed 1t mbered with growth OF low
bushy and dense willows among which little verant
Spots which gave animals fine grass and where found
number OF interesting plants Among the nelghbonng hills
noticed fragments OF granite containing magnetic Lon
gude of the camp 1899 81 59v and latitude 42o ~ 81"
g august l0.The air at sunrise is clear and pure, and
the morning extremely cold, but beautiful lofty snowpeak
Of the mountain is gtterng in the first OF the sum- which
has yet reached The long wall to the east
rising thousand feet abruptly from the plain, behind which
the peaks still dark and cuts clear against the glow
ing sky fog just risen from the lies along the base Of
the mountain. little before sunrise the thermometer was at
35o and sunrise $780, Water froze last night and fires
very comfortable The scenery becomes hourly in
terestng and grand and the here truly magnificent
but indeed needs something repay the long prairie
ney Of thousand miles The has Just shot above the
wall and makes magical change the whole valley is glow
ing and bright and all the mountain peaks cleaning hike
silver Though these mountains not the Alps they
have their character of grandeur and magn6cence and
will doubtless find pens and pencils to do them justice In
the before feel how mnch wood improves view
The pines the mountain seemed TO give much additional
beauty agreeaby disappointed in the character of the
this side of the ridge Instead Of the creeks
which description had led expect, find bold broad
streams with three four feet water, and rapid current
The fork which encamped upwards OF hundred
feet we tmered with groves tickets of the low willow
We approaching the loest part of the Wind river
chain and left the valley few miles from encampmen
intending topeneate the mountains far possible with the
whole party. We involved very broken ground
among long ridges covered with fragments of granite Wind
ing way up long ravine Unexpectedly IN view
of most beautiful lake. like gem in the mountains
The sheet of water lay ansversey the direction we
had been pursuing and descending the steep rocky RIDGE
where necessary lead horses, followed its
hanks the southern extremity Here view of the utmost
magniicence and grandeur burst upon eyes, With moth
ing between and their feet TO lessen the effect OF the whole
height grand bed Of snowcapped mountains rose before
pile upon pile, glowing in the bright light of August day
Immediately below them lay the lake between ridges
vered with dark pines which swept down from the chain
to the spot where stood Here, where the lake glered
in the open sunlight its banks of yellow sand and the light
foliage of aspen groves conrased well with the gloomy pines
Never BEFORE said Mr. Preuss, Sin this country in Eu
rope, have seen such magnificent grand rocks was
much pleased with the beauty Of the place that determined
TO make the main camp here, where animals would find
good pasturage, and explore the mountains with snapa
of Proceeding little further, suddenly upon
the outlet Of the lake. where it found its way through
passage between low hills Dark pines which overhung
the stream and Of rock where the water ame along
gave it much romantic beauty Where crossed, which
Immediately at the outlet is hundred and fifty feet
wide, and deep that with difficulty able ford it.
Its bed was an accumulation of rocks bouder and broad
slabs, and large angular fragments among which the animals
fell repeatedly The current very swift, and the water
cold and of crystal purity"
Here we must stop for the present. and defer to
another day the remainder of the extracts which we
purpose making from misunderstanding Report.