The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-02-02
DelanO's Journal,

paper We lay before our readers, thi, week a por-
ton of Mr. Delanos Journal 1t commence, at
Fort Hail. which Is situated on Lewis Fork, pin
cpal branch of the Columbia river, about g50
miles west of the South Pass through the Rocky
Mountains, and 40 miles north Of Salt Lake.
1t is highly interesting, and we sincerely regret
that the first part Of this Journal, commencing at
For. ChdS on Grand island, 90 miles from In.
dependence 4 ending where this commences. dis.
tance Of nearly 1000 miles il lost 1t will be re-
mcmbercd that ho sent it ahead with Chs 4.
Fisher, when he passed Mr. D's train On Hum.
boldt River 70 be mailed bat it never reached US.
I .h'y lS-We reached Fort Hall about o a.
clock IN thc morning. II T. a small cstibl hmont
/ belonging to the Hudson Bay COMPANY By the
/ treaty ct Cr-sIuu to the United State. by Great
! liuiam th., company va- allowed nineteen wear.
/ To- close 10, affairs five of which have ,yp.rad.
/ At present they have but few goods, and can af
/ ford nu supplies To onH-riuts. The fort i, built
Of -un-hum' brick (r'i.ios in the form Of IL square
with the building, or rooms nrouuLa ruurt On the
inside ot the wall, two low stories high Il stands
| on tAe east bank Of Lewis fork of .ue Columbia
/ which i here abDu; five hundred feet brnaI.
high butte' and mountains q" the uor,h and west
are seen thirty ~ forty miles al t.u' but "a ya-t
/ PLAN seems 20 follow tue course of the River
( which the eye cannot limit 1t Z. kind OF val.
/ ley barren anI worthless with no ,ra.s only on
/ the immediate Tvcr bottom beyond III, pauach
! ryCr which drbpuche- into the fork SIX mile, be-.
low the fort where nothing but wild sa-c and -lrl
groct- the csc. This Iup.cd extremely forbid
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