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Fsom lhe Naloaal lnisllig~Ocer.
Col. Fremont and his PaFiy---Further and
rinal Accounts.
Final Accounts.

letters prefacinu Them Wth some bret deScup-
6on Of the localities made memorable by disas'
tsr. hnr the information OF thuse who have not
rsceut maps Al hand.
Il is known that the great Rocky mountain
chain. with general direction north and SOUTH
sends oui q branch towards the south easl from
b-tween the heads of the Arkansas and The RIO
del Norte; aud the branch forms the dividing
ridge between the upper valleys OF these Two n.
veFs, and between the head waters Of the Red
River and the Del None; aud having accom-
plished these purposes il subsidies and disappears /
ia ,he plains OF Texas. The highes, pau Of
this branch chain, aud The governing object ~
IL 10 travellers, are the Spanish peaks, first
made known 70 American geography, by The
then young 1t. Pike. These peaks are about
in north latitude 37i deg, and wesg Longitude
from London los deg, aud about on line Ion.
RitudiuaIly with The Pus5los OF the Uppel Ark
snsas, dislaut from ,hem half degree, and in
sight. They are seen al a great distance and
are guiding objects 10 travellers. The road to
Sania Fe passes below these peaks, and crosses
the chain about two degrees south. Col Ere
mont passed above Iheu and enhred the valley
of the Del None high Up above the Mexican
settlements, and above Fixes slocGade, and IN
tended to follow the D.l Noue to.ils head, and
cross the great Rocky mobHIain'chain through
some pass there TO be found. lie was therefore
so to speak, going into the forks Of the noun
tain-inlo the gorge Of Two mounlalns-and at
great elevation shown by the fact Of lhe great
rivers which issue from the opposite sides Of The
Rocky mountains al that parl-lhe Arkansas aud
Del Nore on The easI the Grand River fork OF
she Colorado Of the Gulf Of California on the
west It was at this poinI-Ihe head of the
Del Noue-where no traveller had ever gone
before, that Col. Fremont intended to pass TO
survey his last line across the continent, com
plee his knowledge of the country between the
Mississippi and the Pacific, aud crown the labor
of long explorations by showing the country
between the great river aud the great sea to be
inhabtable by a civilized people, and prucllca-
bic for q great road, and that on several lines
aud which was best. lie has been seven years
engaged in this great labor aud wished 10 COM
pleIe it, twas The beginning Of December that
he crossed the chain from the Arkansas valley
Into The valley of the Del Nore; and although
lule, with the full belief Of the old hunters aud
traders at the Pueblos, the guide inclusive whom
he there engaged, that he would go through
lie was provided with every Thing to carry the
men to California, aud with grain 10 carry al
animals across all the mountains into the val
leys of the tributaries Of the Great Colorado o
the West, where the SHOWS would be light, wooc
uud grass sufficient game abundant, and the
hardships of the expedition all surlnouniCd and
left behind. In Two weeks he expected to be il
these mild valleys. UnhuppiIy, the guide con
snmei those Two weeks in getting TO the head Of
the Del Noue--a distance which only required
four or five days of travel, rs Col. Fremont
showed in coming back. THIS was the cause OF
the first calamily--the loss Of the hOrsus and
mules. The same guide consumed twenty Two
DAYS when sent with the parry for relief in ma.
king the distance which Coz. Fremont (wlth Co
doy, Preuss aud a servanl,) without guide, on
foot in colder weather. deeper SHOWS and huII
lalnished, made in six. Ihut was the cause o
the second aud lrrrpurablo ca!umlly-the dealt
Of the men!
The immediate scene Of suffering in this grea
disaster, where the ascent Of the great mounluir
was forced, aud ils summit scaled, must have
been about north latitude $50, aud west Iong
lude from London l07, ,ho elevation abou
twelve thousand feet, and The Time that Of deaf
winrer-Christmas! From this point the nolct
objects, Pixies Peak and the Three Parks woul,
about +. ). h.
With this notice of localities, to which
mournluI interest must long attach, we procee,
TO give extracts from tho remaining and inu
lelIers from Col. Fremont. The first of ,hos
is dated
Taos, New Mexico, Feb &, l8ls
Aier a long delay, which had wenried mo I
the point OF again resolving to set out by myse
,idings have d! asl reached me from my iI..lale
party.
Mr.. Vincent IIacr cumo in last night hNvin
the night before reached the lIlte Colorado SCI
,ement, with three or four others. lncIudin
Mr.. King and Mr. Pruess, we have lost elevc
OF our party.
Occurrences, since ! left them, are brief
these, so far as they came wlIhln the knowIedg
of Mr.. llaler: | say briefly, because am III
willing TO force my mind to dwell upon the dC
ais of what has been suffered. need reprleV
from terrible contemplOlions. am absoluel
aslonshed al this persistence of misfortune
this succession Of culamilies which no care
vigilance of mino could loresee or prevent.
You will remember when left the camp
menl when sci off with Cooley, Preuss, az
nv servant IN search of King and succor, vii
directions about the baggage, aud with occup
zion sufficient about il to employ them three
four days, after which they were to follow II
down The river. Within that time expecu
relief from Kings party, ifiI came at all. IhC
remained seven days and then starred, the
scant provisions about exhausted, and the de'
mules on The western side Of the great Sier
under the snow.
Manuel [you will remember MOnucl-aChr
tian of the Cosumne tribe in the valley of q
San Joaquin gave way TO feeling of despt
after they had moved about two miles, and be
ped Vincent Halel, whom hudlet in comma
20 shoe. him. Failing 10 tiud death in ii
form. he turned and made his way back 10 /
camp intending to die there; which he doubtC
aoon Aid