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

We P"'"NSN IA 'iIIS paper some time
since, extended extracts from Capt. Ere
mont's Narrative of his Exploring Expedi
tions TO the Rocky Mountains, Oregon anc
North California, promising at future time
to renew the extracts. We avail ourselves
of the following synopsis, which we finG
in the New Orleans Commercial Bulletin
taking up the narrative where our extracts
left off.
We left Capt. Fremont and his party,
in our last number, laboring among the
SHOWS at The Pass of the Sierra Naveda,
in Iar 80 deg. A nm, and long 100 deg.
q nm. W. From this lofty position, g..
33S feet above the level of The sea, the
party we're 10 descend into the valley OF
the Sacramento. BIT the descent, like The
ascent, was extremely difficult. Deep fields
OF snow still lay before them, and a long
intervening space OF rough-lOoking noun
tains. They began the descent on the
2lst Of February, making the way with
extreme difficulty; but Ihey had The con-
ISOLATION 10 see thai the mountain descended
rapi ly. During the dav, tow ards sunset,
they heard the roll of thunder, and saw
the valley far below them, enveIoped in a
thunder storm. When the storm was gone
the sky had cleared of brightly, and they
saw far IN the distance, shining line Of
water, directing its course towards ano-
Their, broader and longer sheet; they pro-
we'd to lie the river Sacramento and the
bay OF San Francisco. They were a
grateful sight, but our party could hardly
believe that they were &c escape SD soon
from their hardship; and they Iabored on,
fearing lest the water they had seen might
prove Ia be only another vast mountain
lake Of bitter waters. Their stock of pro
visions was now entirely exhausted, and
the flesh of their haifsIarved mules was
their only resource from starvation. The
only food they had for their animals, was
The scanty supply grass which they found
or tha @vmosed hills and ridges.
February ODD, they accomplished only
3 mics, having to break heir way through
fields OF SNOW, in some places from 10 10
Is feet deep The weather was very fine.
1t was precisely the climate, says Capt. F.,
&c Smyrna and Palermo, for they were i'll
=. "'rde. At night again their food
that Ialn". ~oiher mule was killed
was gone ana an lilies of way in
The next day ihelr oiIlic"'' -"r losing
creased Capt Fremont came neo-
his lite. They were near large noun
tain lake, which lay TO the right. The
following extract will show the difficulties
thew had to encounter:
1" This was our most difficult day: we
were forced off the ridges by the quantity
of snow among the timber, and obliged to
take to the mountain sides, where occa'
s,onallv, rocks and southern exposure
afforded us chance TO scramble along
But these were steep, and slippery with
snow and ice; and the tough evergreens OF
the mountain impeded our way, tore our
skins, and exhausted our patience. Some
OF us had the misfortune to wear mecca
sins with parfeche soles, so slippery that
we could not keep our feet, and generally
crawled across the snow beds. Axes ano
maus were necessary day, to make
road through the snow. Going ahead with
Carson to reconnoiire the road, we reach
ed in the afternoon the river which made
the outlet of the lake. Carson sPrane
over, clear across place where the stream
was compressed among rocks, but the par
feche sole of my moccasln glanced iron
the icy rock, and preclPIated me into tn
river. 1t was some few seconds before
could recover myself in the current, an
Carson, thinking me hurt, Jumped IN allie
me. and we both had an icy bath. w
tried to search while for my gun, whic
had been lost in The fall, but the cold drov
us out; and making a large fire on tn
bank, after we had partially dried CURSE Sc,
YES we went back to meet the camp. !"
afterwards found that the gun had bee
.slung under the ice WHICH lined the bank
of the creek.
"Using our old plan of breaking tn
road with alternate horses, we reached IN
creek in the evening and encamPed on
dry open place in the ravlne."
Their route now was down the river
flaming torrent forming the outlet OF In
lake. Timber began to be more abun
dani, as we'll as grass, and the SHOWS wer
rapidly disappearing. Oak. mlsletoe an
rushes appeared. Birds were singing anon
. the eyergreens along The innumerabl
rivnlets which poured down from tn
ridges. eve were nearly intoxicale
with delight" says Capt. F., "and we huI
ried on, filed with excitement to escap
entirely from the horrid region o! inhosp
table storms, to the perpetual spring Of tn
Sacramento !" On the evening OF the 24tl
aller travelling IL miles they encamPed o
,b, hanks o( The str am, which lad no
become river, in fine oak and pine DO
tom, here there asan abundance OIL graz
e. LII; animals Another horse WI