Mobile register and journal., 1845-09-11
Furlher ..elrael. lrom Capl. Fremonl'a KePorll

were upon the waters of the famous lake which iofhs a salient point among the remarkable geog'aphieai features of the country, and around which inc vague and surerstcious ofthe lappers had thrown a delightful o1seurIly, which we anticipated plea- sure in dspellng, but which, tn the meantime, leil a crowded field for the exercise of our imag glnatio: "In our occasional conversation with the lew oid hunters who had visited lhai region, il had been suhjec, of frequent speculation; and inc wonders which they related were not less agreeable because they were highly exaggerated and impossible. "Hhherto lhs lake has been seen only by trap pers who were wandering through the country ln search of new beaver streams, caring very little for geography its islands had never been visited; and none were 10 be found who had entirely made the circuit of its shores; and no instrumental obser'a-
 lions geographical survey, oi any description, had | had ever been made any where in the neighborlng region. 1t was generally supposed that il had no | visible outlet but among the trappers, including those in my camp, were many believed tht somewhere Us surface was q terrible whirlpool, | through which it's waters found their way to lhe ocean by some suberranean communication. All these things had made frequent subject of discus sion in our dsultory conversations around the fires at night: and my mnd had become tolerably well filled with the,r indefinite pictures, and inscnsibly coored with their romantic descriptions, which, in the pleasure of excitement, was well disposed to believe, and half expected 10 realize"
 We made encampment in grove of cedar im- mediaely al the Beer Springs, winch on account oi | the eifurvescng gas ana acid tnse, have receyed
 
 country, who, the midst of their rude and hard lives, are fond of finding iancied resemblance to the luAures they rarely have the fortune to en- | joy.
 "Although somewhat disappointed in lhe expec- tations which various descriptions had led 10 form of unusual beauty of situation and scenery. found il altogether place of very great interest; and a traveller for lhe first time in a volcanic reglon | remains in constant excitement, and at every step is arrested by mething remarkable and new fhnro together in small space. Around the place of en- campment, the Beer Springs were numerous; but as far could ascertain, were entirely confined to that locality in the bottom. In the bed of the river m front, for space of several hundred yards, they were very abundant; the efervescing gas rising up and againg the water countless bubblmg col umns. In the vicinity round about numerous springs of an entirely different and equally marked mineral character. In a rather picturesque spot, about 1900 yards below our encampment, and im- mediaely the rIver bank, is the most remarkable spring of the place. In an opening on the rock, a white column of scattered water is thrown up, in form like jet q eau, to variable height of about three feet, and though it is maintained in constant supply its greatest hesht is attained only at regular intervals according to the action Of the force below. It is accompanied by subterranean noise, which, together with the motion of the water, makes very much the impression of a steamboat in motion; and , without knowing that il had been already previously so called, we gave to it the name oi the Steamboat
 
 slightly raised in convex manner, and gathered at al the opening into urn-mOHhed form, and IS ev- | ideH,y formed by continued deposition from the wa ter, and colored b fight red by oxide of ron IL is a | hot spring, and the wafer has pungent and disa- greeabe metallic taste, leaving burning effect on the tongue.
 | "Within perhaps two yards of the ja d'eau is a small hole of aboot inch in diameter, through which, at regular intervals, escapes Il blast oi hot ar with light wreath of smoke, accompanied by l ,i,ru Tho hnle had hes bv h l WIslizenus, a gentleman who several years since | passed by this place, and who remarked, with very nice observation. that smelling the gas which ssued | from the ori6ce produced sensation oi giddiness and nausea Mr. Preuss and myself repeated the obs seryat,on, and well satisfied with it's cor rectness that did not find 1t pleasant to continue the expe iment the sensation of gidness which il produced was certainly strong and decided. huge emigrant wagon, with Il large and diversified family, had overtakeo and halted to noon it our encamp- ment; and, while sitting ai the spring a band of boys and girls, with two or three oung men came up, one of whom l asked to stoop down to smell he gas, desirous 10 satisfy myself further o | it's effects. But his natural caution had been ava kenedby the singular and suspicious features Of the place. and he declined my proposal decidedly, ant with few indisinct remarks about the devil. whom he seemed to consider the genius toc,. The cease
 less notion and the play ofte fountain, he red rock and the green trees near, make this picturesque spot"
 On the 17th July, Capt. Fremont vislted the cele braled springs, from which the Boiling Springs river takes it's name and gives the following graph
 c sketch of the ir locality:
 'Lea,ing the camp to follow slowly, rode ahea'
 n the afternoon in search of the springs In tn meantime, the clouds. which had been gathered al the afternoon over the mountains began 10 roll dOwI their sides; and storm SO violent burst upon me that it appeared 1 had entered the storehouse o thunderstorms. continued, however, to ride alonl up the river until about aud beginning [, be doubtful of finding the springs before the da, when came suddenly upon large smooth rock about twenty yards in diameter, where the wate from several springs was bubbling and boiling Iup il
 he midst of il white crusaton with which it ha' covered portion of the rock. As this dld not cor respond with a description given bv the hunters. did not stop to taste the water; but dIsmonnting walked t,le way up the ryer and passing througl lhicket of shrubbery bordering the stream stepped diI ectly upon huge white rock, at the foo of which the river already become torrent, foamet along, broken by a small fall. A deer which hat been drinking at'the spring, was startled by my up proach, and springing across the river, bounded of up the mountain.
 "IA the upper part of the rock which had appa rently been formed by deposition. was beautiful white basin, oyerlung by current bushes, in whicl the cold clear water bubbed up, kept in constan motion by the escaping gas, and overfowing tn, rock, which it had almost entirely covered with smooth crust of glstening white. had all day restrained from drinking reserving myself for the spring. and as could not we'll be wet than the rain had already made me, lay down by the side o the basin, and drank heartily of the delightful water The annexed sketch is only rude one, but it vii enable you 10 form idea of the character of tht scenery and the beauty of this spot immediately al the foot of lofty mountains, beautifully timbered which sweep closely round, shutting up the little valley in a kind of cover. As 1t was beginning to grow dark, rode quickly down the river, on whicl l found the camp few miles below.
 '.The morning of the 18th was beautiful and clear and all the people being anxious 10 drink of these famous waters, encamped immediately at the springs, and spent there very pleasant day. On the opposite side of the river is another locality offspring, which are entirely of the same nature. The water has very agreeable taste, which Mir. Preuss iounc very much to resemble that of the famous Seltzei springs in the grand duchy of Nassau"
 July 20.-The narrative states: "We continued our march up the stream, along green oping bot tom. between ihe pine hills the one had, and the man Black hills on the other, towards the rIdge which separates ihe waters of the Platte from those of the Arkansas. As we approached the dividing ridge, the whole valley was radiant with flowers blue, yellow, pink. white, scarlet, and purple. vied with each other m spendor Esparcetie one of inc highly characteristic plants, and bright look ing flower (gailIardia atistata) was very frequent but the most abundant plant along our road to-day was geranium maeuiafum, which is the characteris tic plant ou this portion of ihe dividing gro,nds.- I Crossing to the waters of P latte, fields of blue flax added to the magnifcence of this mountain garden this was occasionally four feet in height which was a luxuriance of growth that rarely this amos universal plant attain throughout the journey" | tNcH.-A beautiful brig, of about ITO tons burthen, was launched from the ship yard of Mir Butler, at :he lower end of West Falls She was built for Captain Delyae, of New Orleans, and is named the "P, SOULE,' in honor of d dis