Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-07-15

these Indians" saws Capt r.. II - se-
Glory struck by al expfe~sian Il seoun-
ienanee resembling that Ia a taesf e. rrev.
and al their acillns are those e ~
animals" Lizard~ (the cnly sasna. : So
IN ne rsglon) are their chief asgscIe ~ sd
On the s'h II May they arrived - re
hanks 1t The Rie yircen. = trsssr-. : e
The Rio C0ia.ada, which s,~xa -
Gulf OF California. Here Tab-an. one
OF the men Who had been leit q guard the
horses While they were feeding inaVrl-
ley, was murdered by th= lG5ians ana
thrown into The river. Ills mule Was sl~o
killed. The elevation of the cuuatry had
been increasing ever slnce they srr-ck ths
Spanish trail, aud a. this place they were
1000 feet above The level Of ths sea. o.
lat 34i deg, Il wa only ahcut 1000 Zee.
On the lO;h uf Nav. IN Tar. s. o.. -
min, and long. ll3i de-. ". th- chs-sc-
ter ct the country VAS charge. TheS
had thus far been travelling otsr a tssert
at barren sands, rocks and uc1ut4rns--
Here vegetation suddenly aprearea. ne
mountains were covered wIlh cedar. pine
and other trees, and q e-e was gas g. re
hills On the lIth they arrived "a he
Santa Clara, a bFanch Oh the RI Nlrara.
Proceeding up this stresn they we're ne
next day on the dividing ri5se o. nlun-
taIas forming the southeast border 81 th-
Great Basin, and separating Jhs wa,sfs
which flnw south into the Cslara1a. tro1u
,hose flowing nofSh into the lakes e the
Great Ba>ia. On the 18th th-y suc.mr-
b ed on the head waters e Sewer F.yrr.
which flows nnEta lnIa TIE Sewer Lake. ~
he Great BASIN. They were $3.50 tcst
ab've the sea, and the ul01niaius- clsere-
STh snow, were 5000 feet higher. Thrs
had now travelled 400 mfie~ "a the S.,ar-
I i>h trail. aud were $50 tr,,rn va .ker'. Prss
IN the Sierra Ne,rts. 4 jlaF1cy 20 q
day., over n barren, InbosP.latle Fe-tca-
The Indians became msFe r1uer.1s
and more ANNOYING and the pt-;s sere
Obliged 10 march couslanIiy Tezty tlr ca
bat; and al night Abolt unc-tatrd al tee
men were obliged O. remain "a quart.
At this ppint. called the Issas e SaElz
/ Care, Capt. r. mt TIC E-air--aSr1n 81
bring juined by The lanes hanfer ar
trsrPer. Mr.. Joseph Wake. sh-, nd Ter
/ California with the great SaaR Re cara
I van. after Capt Frenlont's departure Per
ceIving by Signs along the tral that saere
VS. party az y hilcs ahead. = hen he s-fr-
posed 10 BE that Of Capi. r, be Tee a.,
caravan, with 5 uiher Amercans. and 81
/ great exertion succeeded Ia oyert4kInE ne
party: u0;. huweSsr, without narrowly e.
Gaping from a marsu6inE party ct ln1laas-
They fought their way thruu-h thea, Ill
ing two OF them, ana having thslr 0sn
harSsS wounded
TIE party continued alonE the brin 81
the Great Basin, In a nnIiheast t.rectl a
nf all The streams. they crs~ed lcwlng q,
he left into the Basin- Ga The Is \ a.
May they reached SAT AXE. aooat sersn
miles long and one oroai. - he peat IN
the mounnins, ~hich = here csied tte
W1kSateh, Where. through Pas-, The trai
turns east, towards the Cu.ola aad Sar,2
II F., over a mounninO1s colatry. Here
they Jeff the trail. AMI followed the esgc o..
The Great Bisin, sloog The flai 81 thr
Wahsatch mountains, toNarts ne G-ra,
) IN Lake, whica ~aS no@ Ecg Tar lom
them. They had nov " Capt r. scatter
ed = region Ct great Psstoral Pranlss
Astounding With hne streams. The rt-h
bunch grass, so,l that ~u1,d BrodGce = Aeat
aud indigenous fax, grosInx as n II ~
heen so~n" THIS vegetables. taaggh,
d, IS not extend Ear into Great Bs,ia-
On the 10Th Of May CaPi. : 1eg $50
Of Utah Indians, ST mounted aad armed -ila
riies. They we're n bSers . tseir was -
fmeet The great ear.Van, Mr.. haksr 49,
left. Three DAYS afer~ar's tAe party ar
rived 81 Sewer river, whiCh { - iata =
4 like Of the same nams Il = a hne stream
about - feet deep. They crussed Il o.
rats OF b1lrusheS, and the neU tay arriE
!. ed al Utah Lake. which eammuascstes
with the Great Salt Lake. Uah Lake :,
b,'dy Of fresh water. ahoui Is milss .eeE
Is surrounded almost enureis - oily
mountains, receiving from them nans
streams, the largest Of ~hich = I''nP4a
1 Ogo, a name given 10 the lake "a sorne
map>. TimPan ogu sign'fes R~k Rlser
IN the Utah language The torceFs I tai'
lake is fertile.
I Arrived al this lake. our party bad co
pleted the circuit which they hae eeen
! months in performing Of what : eal.ee ~
Great Basin; buI The nature Of tbs va
Basin was not determined Capt r IA.
! only ascertained il 6imensioas- Il : IN
,irey surrounded By hfy n soniaias, ~
, Sierra Navada being The highesi. Il can
not, say Capt. F. be less thaa fsar CT ~
hundred males broad. and - May ioog
: Nothing whatever = known # thls vasi re
S gion; but as there i 10 large rissr r1a
!. ming out Of IL, and - there are or
mountains covered with a. =. SIR ,asasiful
3 Il on all sides. inn Shich vat qrtniiits
&c water NUT constantly desreua tn,a -