Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-13
From the Cincinnati Chronicle.
Lieut.. Frelnonf's Expedition 10 Oregon
and California.

ana N3lIfCrnfst.
The recent expedition of Lieutenant Fremont under
the direction of the War Department, is one of the
most daring and romantic among the achievements
of modern travellers 1t was not merely an expedi-
ton TO Oregon but it the crossing of the great
North American Andes, in the midst of the winter
feat far exceeding the passage of the Alps by ancient
or modern warriors.
In the annual report of the Typographical Depart
ment there Is brief sketch Of his journey 1t has
of Its romance, but contains outline of what
done, which may be enough excite an interest
in the narrative which we hope Lieut.. Fremont will
hereafter give to the public.
This officer left Westport, Missouri on the LIST of
June 1913 His route from there was first to tie
mouth of the Kansas; thence up that stream to the
Republican Fork, which pursued to Longs Peak
This with two other lofty SUBMITS spurs shoots
from the gigantic range of the Rocky Mountains
Longs Peak is called from Col Long, of the
United States Typographical CORPS who was at the
head of the most important and advantageous expor-
ing expeditions which had visited that country since
the day of Lewis and Clark This peak is enormously
stated In the typographical report and enormously
printed in the maps, at 1880 feet. This we have
| from COL Long himself who surveyed it. The head
of this peak, with those of It's giant neghbors, rises
above the region of perpetual snow and their frozen
brows defy the melting rays of the warmcst sun.
Here Lieut.. Fremont arrived on the 4;h of July. On
the 18th he at the Arkansas river, at the mouth
of the FOn,aine qui bout He crossed the mountains
at the Southwest 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 Arkansas in the most of
the Northern Andes, are the fountain springs and
branches of of the greatest rivers in the world
Not far from each other the hard waters of the
Yellow Stone which flows into the far rolling MIS-
souri,, the Arkansas, which joins the mighty Mssis-
sippi Lewis river flowing into the Columbia, and
the Colorado of Mexico, rolling its waters into the
South Pacific! With barren plains on one SIDE, vast
ranges Of mountains on the other and frozen SUBMITS
above the traveller here contempates the geograph-
| ical key to the North American continent.
! On the Sd of September, Lieut.. Fremont reached
the great Salt Lake of Northera Mexico, and spent
a week in surveying it. On the 18th of September
he reached Fort Hall, and on the Goth of October,
Fort Nez-Perces On the 4th of November he was
at the Missionary Station of Dalles, the Columbia
This the northern termination Of this journey
the territory of the United States On the 26th of
November he commenced the bold project of return
ing amidst the seventies of winter. There was then
a heavy fall of snow, and the thermometer was two
degrees below In the course of n few days nc
| found himself between the river Aux Chues and the
Cascade mountains. Here vast parallel ranges OF
mountains continued to southwark, and he con-
tinued to traverse the western base, till, on the 10th
of December, he was at the Klamath Lake. This
probaly about the Add deg of north latitude and
| i2d dec. Of west longitude from Washington. This
was a region of great discovery and extraordinary
interest His animals were, however, entirely worn
down, and there prospect of getting east. He
then determined to cross the Sierra Merida CT great
California Mountains, which lay between him and the
Bay of San Francisco. He did So and tie cold
month of February consumed in crossing the
SHOWS of these lofty noun aims These SHOWS were
from five to fifty feet deep Early in March, he
descended from icy regions to the perpetual spring of
the valley of the Sacramento. By the Mexicans he
was received and treated with great hospitality. At
the end of March he proceeded up the VALLEY of the
Joaquin river, recrossng the Sierra at very beau
tifu pass to the SOUTH On the 2lst of April lie took
the Spanish road from Pue5los de los Angeles to
Santa Fe. Arrived again at the Colorado, he pro-
ceeded northeast passed the Auta Lake, and en-
camped at Browns Hole, June 9th, 1874. Crossing
the Colorado he again passed the Rocky Mountains,
and proceeded to the mort. Fort of the Nebraska.
On the 30th of June he was on the Arkansas; on the
I'd of July reached Bents Fort; and on the 31st of
| July returned to the mouth of the Kansas river
Such is an outline Of one Of the longest and most
adventurous explorations of our time. That part of
the expedition which relates the passaae Of the
California mountains the return to the Colorado and
the survey of that river, must have peculiar interests
and will be new TO the public mind. The government
deserves credit for the zeal with which it has pursued
/ geographical discovery.