New-York daily tribune., 1845-01-18
Lieut.. Fremonps Expedition 10 Oregon
and California.
From the Cincinnati Chronicle.

From the Cincinnati Chronicle
The recent expedition of Lieuf. Fremont, under
m. direction of the War Department, is one OF the
most daring and romantic among the achievements
oi modern travellers Ii was not merely an e@pedi-
non 10 Orrgon but II was the crossing 1t tne great
Moth American Andes, IN the midst oi wlnter,-a
isat TAR exceeding the passage oil lhe APPS oy 'he
ancient or modern warriors.
| In the annual report Of the Topcgraphlcal De-
parir,ent there is brief sketch OF this journey. Ii
nus none Of its romance, bat contains an outline oi
what was done, which may he enough 10 excite an
interest the purrllige which wa hope Lieut. Ere
| mont will hereafter give the public.
This officer LETT West Porr, Missouri, on the lst oi
| June l843. His route ts0m there was first to ths
| mouth ot the kanzas ,hrrce up that stream 10 the
| Republican Fork, which was pursued TO Long
| peuk This with two other lofty sunms, are spurs
or shoots from the gigantic range OF the Rocky
| Mountains. Longs Peak is called from Col Long,
now OF the U.;S. Typographical Corps, who was at
| the head OF the most important and advantageous
exploring expedition winch had visited that country
since lh- day oi Lewis and Clark Inns peak Is er-
roneousIy stated in the Typographical Report and
enormously printed in the maps, at II 500 feet in
hight. It's real hight is Is 600 feet Inis We have
| from Col Loag himself, who surveyed It, The
head of this peak with those OF ts giant neighbors
rises above the region of perpetual snow, and their
| frozsn brows defy the melting rays OF the warneat
sun. Here Ii. Fremont arrived on the 4th oi July.
| On the litn he was at the Arkansas River, at the
mouth of F0nlaine Qui bout. He crossed the
mountains at the South West Pass, and descended
| into the valley of the Mexican Colorado. This is
one of the most remarkable spots on EARTH Here,
nj an angle formed by the line dividing Mexico from
| the United States and the head waters ot the Ar
kansas in the midst Of the Norihern Andes, are The
fountain springs aad branches OF some OF the great
est rivers IN the world. Not far from each other are
the ead waters Of the Yellow Stone, which flow
into the far-ro!ing Missouri the Arkansas, which
ioins the mighty Mississippi; Lewis River, How
tptnt nfuD
rolling its waters into the South Pacific With bar
rem plains on one side, vast ranges OF mountains on
the ether and frozen SUBMITS above, The traveller
here con;emplates the geographical key oil the
North American Continent.
On the Sd of September, Lieut.. Fremont reached
the greaa Salt Lake of Northern Mexico, aud spent
n week in surveying il. On The 18th OF September
he reached Fort Hall, and on the 10Th OF October
Fort Nez-Perces. On the 4th Of November he was
at the Missionary Station of Dailes on the Co
lumbia. This was the Norhern termination OF
his journey on The territory of the United States
On the 26th of November he commenced the bold
project Of returning amidst the seyeriiieS Of winter
There was then heavy fall Of snow, and the Their
mometer was , deg. below zero. In the course OF
g. few DAYS he found himself between the river
dur Chutes aud the Cascade Mountains. Here
vast parallel ranges of mountuns continued 10 run
Southwark and ne continued 10 traverse their west
ern b;sr ill on the 10th of December he was at
Klamath Lake. This probably about the l3d
deg Of North latitude and 12d deg. uf West longl-
tuCle from Washington. This vas region Of great
discovery and extraordinary interest His animals
were, however, entirely worn down, and there was
no prospect of getting East. He then determined TO
cross the Sierra Merida, great Californian
| Mountains, which lay between him and the Buy OF
| san Francisco. lie did SO and The cold month OF
| February was consumed crossing the SHOWS
Of these lofty mountains. There SHOWS were from
five 10 twenty feet deep Eutly in March he
descended from icy regions 10 the perpetual spring
ofthe Valley oi the Sacramento. BY the AlexlcaHs
he was received and treated with great hospitality
AT the end OF Alarch he proceeded up the valley Of
the joaquin River, recroaslng the Sierra at very
beautiful pass 10 the South. On the 3lst OF April
last he took the Spanish road from Pueblos DE- los
Angeles 10 Santa Fe Arrived again al The Colo
rado, he proceeded North East. passed the Euto
Lake, and encamprd 1T Browns Hole June !lb,
1874 Crossing The Colorado, he again passed the
Rocky Mountains, and proceeded 10 The North Fork
of The Nebraska. On the 30ih oi June he was on
thu Arkansas; on the Cd of July reached Bent's
Fort. aud the 3lst OF July returned TO the mouth
OF tire kanZas River.
Such is an outline of one of the longest and most
adventurous explorations Of Time. That part
If the Expedition which relates 10 the passage OF
the Californian blounrains-thc return 10 the Cole
rado and the survey Of mat Rlycf must have pecu-
ar interest," and will be 10 the public mind
The Government deserves credit for the zeal with
which it has pursued Geogrsphical discovery.
CHEROKEE NEws.-By the Cherokee Advocate
of Dec 10Th, we learn that the Council convened Oh
Wednesday the 4th lost. a, rsh-loa.,e-e-ky, at Inc
mouth Of the Illinois River
The Commissioners were Roger Jones, AdJt Gen.
a., K B. Mason, Lieut.. Col. Dragons and 2
Nl Butler, U. :. Agent for the Cherokces.
The ohjecrs Of the Commission were briefly 10 in
quiTe into the corecnesss OF certain representations
and complaints OF grievances, in the formation and
administration Of ,he Cherokee Governmrnt aud
the conduct Of majority towards the minority Of
the Cherokee people. These complaints ard repre-
seniauons have been made by john Rogers. James
Jerey, Thomas l. Rogers, John A. Bell, Ezekiel
Starr and Biuiord West; who were in Washingt ton
City during the last session OF Congress; represent
ing themselves es Commuters, on The part Of those
portions CT the Cherokee people, known as the Old
Settlers and treaty Parry previous 10 The retinion
10 1889 and 40, OF all parties OF Cherokees.
There were on the ground about three hundred
persons. The Council adjourned. however, TO meet
on Wednesday, December llth, ut the old Agency
Fort Gibson.
TIE authorizes of the Nation having, for good res
sons, declined TO attend the Council, OF, 10 send any
depufation, number Of the cinzeps present deem.
ed it due TO The respect and attachment they tc
the Government and institutions of their choice, to
prepare protest against the authority assumed by
the United States in calling assembages contrary
to our laws, and interfering in matters confined ex.
clusively to ourselves.
At the Old Agency there no business OF inn
portance transacted, and the Council adjourned to
Fort Gibson. The protest has been sent in. The
result Of the Council is not known. Bean Starr,
who il was reported had been killed, was caught
and imprisoned.
10 At the coal Ciico h,. bui!Ing designated b the
Transition Sign which attracts much attention trom passeFs
hy tons may be
had nny quantity delivered n, the shortest notice and the
rrn. fr cnub ou. Noro kinds