The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-01-17
n' From the Gin. Chonicle.
1T. FRENIONT'S EXPEDITION TO ORE
CON AND CALIFORNIA. /.

1T. FREMoNT's EXPEDITION TO ORE
.a CON AND CALIFORNIA.
The recent expedition of It. Fremont, under
the direction of the War Department. is one of the
most daring among modern travellers. 1t was not
merely and expedition to Oregon, but it was the
crossing of the great North American Andes, in
the midst of wnter,-a feat far exceeding the pas
riors. 'aa
In the annual report of the Typographical De-
partment there is brief sketch Of this journey. 1t
has none of its romance but contains outline of
what was done, which may be enough to excite an
interest in the narrative, which we hope 1t. Fre-
mont will hereafter give the public.
This officer left Westport, Missouri. on the lst
of June, 1913. His foute from there was first to
the mouth Of the Kanzas, thence up that stream to
the Republican Fork, which was pursued to Longs
spurs or shoots from the gigantic range Of the
Rocky Mountains. Longs Peak j; called from
Col. Long, now of the U. S. Typographical
Corps, who was at the head of the most important
and advantage US exploring expedition which had
visited that country since the day of Lewis and
Clark. This peak is enormously stated in the Top
ographica report, and enormously printed in the
maps at IL 500 feet in height. Its real height is
IL, 900 feet This we have from Col Long him
self, who surveyed it. The head of the peak, with
those of its giant neighbors rises above the regions
of perpetual snow, and their frozen brows defy the
melting rays of The warmest sun. Here 1t. FIRE.
mont arrived on the 4lh of July. On the 18th he
was al the Arkansas river, at the mouth Of F0n-
tdine gui bu0i 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 earth. Here, at an angle
formed by the line dividing Mexico from the
United States, and the head waters Of the Arkan-
sas, in the midst of the Northern Andes, are the
fountain springs and branches of some of the great
est rivers in the world. Not far from each other
are the head waters of the Yellow Stone, which
flows in the far rolling Missouri; the Arkansas,
which joins the mighty Mississippi, Lewis river,
flowing into the Columbia, and the Colorado Of
Mexico, rolling its waters into the Southern Pa
cifc With barren plains on one side, vast ranges
of mountains on the other, and frozen SUBMITS
above, the traveller here coItemplates the geogra-
phcal key of the North American Continent
On the 81 of September, LII. Ere emont reached
the great Salt Lake Of Nothern Mexico, and spent
week in surveying it. On the 18th of Septem-
ber he reached Fort Hall; and on the 26th of Oc-
tober, Fort Mex Perces. Ga the 4th ofNovember,
he was at the Missionary Station of Dallas on the
Columbia. This was the northern termination OF
his Journey onthe territory of the United States
On the 26th of November he commenced the bold
project of returning amidst the seventies Of winter
There was then heavy fall ofsnow, and the ther-
mometer was deg. below Zero In the course
offs few days he found himself between the river
fur 'Chutes and the Cascade mountains. Here
vast parallel ranges OF mountains continued to run
southward, and he continued to traverse their
western bas, till on the 10Th of December he was
at Klamath Lake. This was probably about the
43 deg. of north latitude and AZ deg ofwest longi-
tude from Washington. This was a region of
animals, were, however, entirely worn down, and
there was no prospect Of getting east. He then
determined to cross the Sierra Merida or great CAL
ifornia mountains, which lay between him and the
Bay ofSan Francisco. He did; and the cold month
Of February was consumed in crossing the SHOWS
Of these lofty mountains These SHOWS were
from five to twenty feet deep Early in March he
descended from icy regions to the perpetual spring
OF the Valley of the Sacramento. BY the Mexi-
cans he was received and treated with great hos
pitality. At the end Of March he proceeded up the
valley Of the Joaquin river, re-crossing the Sierra
at very beautiful pass TO the South On the 2ist
Of April last, he took the Spanish road from Pue-
bios de los Angeles to Santa Fe. Arrived at the
Colorado, he proceeded northeast, passed the
Euta Lake, and encamped at Browns Hole, June
9Th, 1914. Crossing the Colorado, he again passed
the Rocky Mountains, and proceeded to the north
fork of the Nebraska. On the 30th Of June he
was on the Arkansas; on the I'd of July reached
Brent's Fort. and on the 3Ist of July returned to
the mouth of the Kansas river. .itis isaa>
z Suchis an outline Of one ofthe longest and most
adventurous explorations Of our time That part
Of the expedition which relates to the passage of
the. California --fhe ref,,rn "a, IN. Cal