The organizer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1849-05-05
MfAcEANa Ag.
From the National Intelligencer
,OL Fremont and his Party-Further and
Final Accounts


Final Accounts,
We resume the extracts from Col,
remont's letters,prefacing them with
me brief descriptions of the localities
ade memorable by disaster, for the
formation ofthose who have not re-
int maps at hand.
1t is known that the great Rocky
Ountain chain, with general direc-
on north and south, sends out a
ranch towards the southeast from be-
ween the heads of the Arkansas and
be Rio del NOFte; and this branch
prms the dividing ridge between the
PIPER valleys of these two rivers, and
etween the head-waters of the Red
yer and the Del Norte; and having
accomplished these purposes, it subs
dies and disappears in the plains of
'exas. The highest part of this
ranch chain, and the governing OBJ.
ct in il 10 travellers. are the Spanish
Peaks, first made known to American
Biography by the then young Lieut..
Pike. These PEAKS are about in
orth latitude 81 l-2 deg, and west
bngitude from London los deg, and |
bout on line longitudinally with the
Pueblos of the Upper Aarksas, distant
rom them halfa degree, and in sight.
hey are seeteat great distance, and
he guiding objectoto travellers. The
pad TO Santa Fe passes below these
leaks. snd crosses the chain about
wO degrees south: Col. Fremont pass.
q above them, and entered the val
~ Of the DeINofte high up above
DC Mexican settlements, and above
likes stockade, and intended to fol>
Nv the Del Norte TO its head, and
ross the great Rocky mountain chain
trough some pass there to be found.
e was therefore, so to speak, going
ito the forks of the mountain-into I
Ie gorge Of the two mountains-and
great elevation, shown by the J
|ct Of the great rivers which issue {
Pc the opposite sides of the Rocky /
uhtains at that part-the Arkansas {
ID Del Norte on the east, the Grand
yer fork Of the Colorado of the gulf .
California on the west. IL was at 6
is point-the head of the Del Norte y
where no traveller had ever gone a
fore, that Col. Fremont intended TO n
Iss, TO survey his last line across the c
ntinent. complete his knowledge OF b
Q country between the Mississippi o
ID the Pacific, and crown the labors
long explorations by showing the n
1ntry between the great river and
, great sea 10 be inhabilable by a il
ilized people, and practicable FOR a a
,at road, and that on several lines, hi
4 which was the best. He had been h
rem years engaged in the great la. di
:. and wished 20 complete It. Il
. ia the beginning OF December that th
crossed the chain from the Arkan. b.
valley into the valley Of Del in
rte; and, although late, with the re
belief Of the old hunters and ira. No
8 az the PQeblos. the guide fnclu. IN
, whom he there engaged, that he III
aid 60 through. He was provided
b everything 70 carry the men 10 a.
ifornia, and with grain 10 carry De
lhe animals across all the noun. Of
3 into the valleys Of ihe tributaries
be Great Colorado Of the West. PEI
Ne the SHOWS weuld Be light, wood ter
grass sufficient game abundant, 10
the hardships 81 the expedition eas
.urmouuied and len behind. In dor
weeks he expected 70 Be Ia these hsl
valleys. Unhappily, the guide exF
umed these two weeks IN getting pla
be head OF The Del NoTteLa dis OF
e which only required four or Eve ihs