Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-09-20
From the National Intelligencer.
CAPTAIN F1EMONT's SECOND ExPLO-
RING EXPEDITION.
Continued

ne concluding poftlon OF tne narrative pun
lished in the American Of the 18th inst, left
the gallant Captain and his gallant band at the
Boiling Springs, in lat. 40 give now re.
sumo the narrative, describing the extraordina.
ry pers and hardshps of the jpurney over the
Sierra Nevnda-a story OF thrilling interest and
fearful incident1
! On the 18th of January the expedition reach
ed the inlet of large fresh water stream,
which, says Capt F.
"We all at once were satisfied was neither
! Mary's river or the waters Of tho Sacramento,
bat that we had discovered large interior lake,
which the Indians informed us hnd no outlet.
1t is about tbirty.five miles long, and by the
mark of the water line along the shores, the
! spring level is about twelve feet above its pre-
sent waters. The CHIEF commenced speaking
in loud voice as we approached, and parties of
Indians armed with bows and arrows issued
from the thckets. We selected strong place
Tor our encampment-a grassy bottom nearly
enclosed by the river, and furnished with abun-
dant irewood. The village, a collection OF
straw hu,s, was few hundred yards higher up.
An Indian brought in a large fish to trade, which
we had the inexpressibe satisfaction to find was
a salmon trout we gathered around him Ca
gery. The Indians were amused with our de.
light, and Immediately brought in numbers so
that the camp was soon stocked. Their flavor
was excellent, superior in fact to any fish
have ever known. They were Of extraordinary
sizc-about large as the Columbia River
salmon-generay from two to four feet in
length"
"These Indians were very fat, and appeared
to live an easy and happy life. They crowded
into the camp more than WAS consistent with
our safety, retuining always their arms and, AS
they made some unsatisfactory demonstrations,
they were given to understand that ,hey would
not he permitted to come armed into the camp
and strong guards were kept with horses. Strict
vigilance was maintained among the people
and one-third at time were kept on guard du.
ring the night There is no reason to donb,
/ that these dispositions. uniformly preserved
conducted our party securely through Indians
famed for treache.y.
"In the meantime, such sslmon-trout feast
as is seldom seen was going ON in our camp
and in every variety of manner in which fish
could be prcpared-brolled fried and roasted in
the nohes- was Pot into requisitlon and every
few minutes an Indian would be seen running
OFF to spear fresh one Whether these Indi
ans had seen whites before we could not be Ger
,a,r hp,th L. ia,
= ton with others who had. as one Of them hat
Il some brass bu,oua, and we noticed several O
. 'her articles of civilized manufacture. w,
could obtain from them but little information
respecting the country They made on ,h,
, ground draw ing of the river which they re
presented os issuing from another lake in tn
mountains three or four DAYS distant, in a direc
ton little west Of south beyond which the
drew mountain and far her still, two river.
on one of which they told us that people lik
ourselves travelled Whether they alluded I
the settlement, on the Sacramento, or to a par
ty from the United States which had crossed Ii
rs Sierra about three degrees to the ,on'hward
:, few years since, ! am unable to determine
I
them 10 guide us for few days on the road, bi
they only looked at each other and laughed"
On the Oath OF Jan.ary they met with the 70
; lowing traits of Indian life and manner:
A man was discovered running towards tn
camp we were about TO start this mnrnins
who proved to be an Indian fra,her advance
a, age-a sort of iororn hope, who seemed 10 hay
of been worked up into the resolution of vislin
or the strangers who were pBssiag through Il,
country He seized the hand Of the first ma
lv he met as he came up, out ct breath, and held
. with him in little ,kin bag a few ,,ounds
- the seeds Of pine tree, which TO hay we .a
for the first time, and which DR.. 'rorrey has d
scribed as new species und er the name Of;
nus n,onoph yltus, in popular language it mig
liz be called the aW pine, We purchased the
I'm all from him. Tie nut is oily, of very agree
s YES BILE flavor, and must be very nutritious, as
he constitutes me principal subsistence Of the trit
,ut among rshich we were now travelling.
ns b. present of scarlet cloth and other s
r. k ing articles we prevailed upon this man to
in our guide of two days journey. As clearly
mas by signs, we made him understand our obje
i and he engaged TO conduc, us in sigh, OF g
cur pass which he knew-iieHr we ceased 10 h
the Shoshonee language that OF this man
}. ing perfectly unintellglbe. Several lndi'
gent who had been waiting to see what reception