Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-02-18

l,Hse already mentioned, are formed h
Inc deposition Of successive strata fro,
The sprlags. On their summi,s tse or;f
ces through which the waters had been ii.
charged were so large that they resemble
l4nlniature craters, being some of then, e.
veIai feet IN diameter, circular. and roor
larly formed as if by art. AT forme
'ime' wnen these dried-up fountains wer
all 10 motion, they must have made
'eau'''u' display on grand scale; an,
nearly All tins basin appears to have beer
formed under their action. and should b,
called the place Of fountains. Attbe foo
OF one OF these bills, or rather on the sid,
near lis base, are several oil these small
limestone columns, about one foot in dia
meter at the base, and iapering onward.
10 a he'ght OF three or four feet; and or
inc summit the water is boiling up anr
ouoohng over, constantly adding 10 the
helghl oil the little obeIisks. In some. the
wafer only bolls up, no longer overfiowng
ana mere mas the same taste as at the
Steamboat spring. The observer will re-.
mark gradual subsidence in the wafer
which formerly supplied the fountains. as
On all he SUBMITS of the hills the SPRINGS
are nov dry, and are found only low down
upon their sides.
The morning Of the Goth was clear and
calm, and the temperature at sunrise %
al me same time The temperature of the
age beer spring, where we were encamD.
ed was 56, that of the Steamboat spripu
Q" anf the steam hole near it 81. Our
Oarometrlc observation gave 5,s4O feet
Tor the elevation above the gulf In tho
course OF the morning, the last wagons of
the emigration company passed nv and
we were again left 10 our place in the rear.
An examination of the great lake which
IS me outlet of this river, and the princi-
pal feature of geographical interest in the
basin, was one OF the main objects con.
'emplated in the general plan Of our snr- |
sey, and | accordingly determined At This
pace to eaVe the road, and, after having
completed reconnaissance of the lake.
'egaln II subsequently at Fort Hall. Rn,
'as 'i1'ie stock OF provisions had AGAIN he
'ofhe extremely low; we had only dried
neat sufficient for one meal, and our sun.
ny OF flour and other comforts was entire.
J exhausted. | therefore immediately
despatched one of the party, Henry Lee
WIN note to Carson at Fort Hall. direct
ng MN to load pack horse with whatev.
4 could be obtained there in the wav oil
roVIsions, and endeavor to oyertake mo
n the river. In the meantime. We had
lcKed up along the road two tolerahIy
'eil grown calves, which would have no.
'nne 700 Tor wolves, and which had pro-
ably been left by some of The earlier emf
rants, none of those we had met baving
laoe any claim 10 them; and on these I :
'alny relied for support during our cir.
ut TO the lake.
As we were about resumirp mr. n,rob =
the afternoon, | was attracted nv tho
n9uiar appearance of an isolated hill
IN IA concase summit, in the plain, abopt ;.
70 miles from the river, and turned off TO-
afuS H. while the camp proceeded on its
ay to the southwark in search of The l,ka a
round the thin and stony soil of the ,lain u
lnrely underlaId by The basaIt which d
rms the river walls; and when reached d.
neighborhood of the hill, the surface Of Ia
PLAIN Was rent into frequent assures
q ehasns OF the same scoriaied yolra. 10
rock' from forty to sixty feet deep, bur e!
lich there was not sufficient liobt to nen. al
ate entirely, and which had not time al
descend. Arrived at the summit of the pr
J., found that II terminated in a very al
rect crater, OF an oval, or nearly circn. oi
.orin' ooO PAGES IN circumference. and nc
teet al lhe greatest depth. The walls. o.
lch were perfectly vertical, and disnosed do
masonry IN very regular manner
re- composed of brown colored scori. Gle
'ons lava, evidently the production of a CO
oern volcano, and having all the an. wi
france OF the lighter scoriacious layas We
Mount Htna, Vesuyius, and other vol. pu
loes. The faces of the walls wara ju!
oenea and glazed by the fire, in which bo
nao oeen melted, and which had left hat
m contorted and twisted by its violent for
ION. hei
august 26.-Crossing point Of ridge VIII
eii 'haKeS III to The river. we fell npon !
ea'il oelore sunset, and encamDed IN art
rlght bank, opposite 10 the encampmeD, mo
Ihree lodges Of Snake Indians. Thew .
'eu Us curing the evening, and we OBJ. co..
ea from lnem'a small quantity Of roots ran
inherent kinds, in exchange tor good.
onS tiem was sweet root Of very hin
'sant navor, having somewha, the taste i. :,
Preserved ounce. My endeavors to me,
'me acquainted with the plants which ms
lISh TO the indiana :. ,~.: P'S
port were only gradually successful. ina
after long and persevering attention: dee
even alter obtaining, did not succeed her
reserYlng them until they could be sa. i
ctorily determined. In this por,ion oil :, :.