Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-02-12

suppose that 200 Indians had visited on
) camp during the afternoon. Or cours'
~e.l, over n very rough, broken country
then nscended and crossed high noun
tain, which is the dividing ridge tha, .epa
rates the waters which empty INTO The AT
!anIlc and Pacific Oceans. We then d.
scended a long raviue. and encampet
about o'clock on q small pure stream
and had pretty good grass for our anima's
The surrounding hills are covered will
trees ofa s,unled growth shru hbery, ane
gramma. The main stalk of the bearsras $.
gr"ws 10 great height, ; this he Indian,
use for lance handles, which are from 10
to Is feet long, and very firm when dry.
Mr.. Hart. an old Carolina gold miner
thinks that the enr,h indicates mn ahun
dauce Of god in this region. We fund
specimens Of copper and iron ore. D.s.
lance, IS nies-l239.
Monday. July 9.-Our guide led Us. in
= winding course. through ravines and ac.
cross d fficuIt hills until we found ourselves
travelling down the Ted of an AFRO, q
which gradually widened and derrened
until We suddenly emerged and hivouack-d
upon the bank of The Rio GIa (Ileln Ia
The bed Of The arroyo We aw great varl.
ely Of cactus or prckly pear, i"aded with
ripe fruit, also several varieties OF trees.
walnut, elder, oak, &c. There is Irrlr.
doubt but the country We passed over To.
day, will al no distant period prove an
Immense gold placere. The hiis are
composed Of sand rock aud red ciay .
in,ermixed with sand and small flint stones;
IN the ravines. we saw The sIae-rock crop
ping out. made bare by the action OF the
wafer. and large quantities OF quar1,
which is said al"ay.,o accompany de.
posi-, ofgnld. We did No; 'prnspccl" any,
for the wan: Of water. and very likely we
should not have known how 10 examine
for the precious metal. Indeed we think
bu, little abou, gold or gold digging, it
being 4 subject rarely introduced for "camp
gossip" Travelling has become az natu-
raj as doing "day labor" it is indeed
very laborious. aud when we reach camp.
~e are very much fA,igued. and think If
hrtie else than rest. Our stock Of provis.
ions is disappearing rapidly, and unles.
we are fortunate enough TO obtain supply
# the Pjono Indians. we shall certainly
suffer and We are be. .inning to think this
a much more important consideration than
the gold OF Caliiornis.
The banks OF the CHA, like all o,he-
rivers we have seen since leaving The
Ohio, are fringed with cotton wood. A;
this point it is about l2 yards wide, and
Is inches deep. and runs upon the first
rock and gravel bed we have seen since
leaving Pennsy ivania. l. isa s~ii, fo".
lny stream Of clear. pure water. and
abounds in trout, some of which are Of
very large size. Az soon as we encamped,
a number Of our men preoa red themselves
With rod and line and wen, to I" try their
luck' amongst these strangers Of The fnny
tribe. They soon returned and reported
favorably, having caugh, enough 10 sup
ply "ail hands" for both supper and
breakfast. Hill Dixon caagh, one that
measured four inches between the eyes
and weighed about 30 lbs. The country
is very mountainous on bah sides Of the
river. and but little ia, land along its
banks, which at this point is covered with
a luxuriant growth Of weeds, ind'cal,n. u
good soil. This is the encamping ground
of Ihe Mex,cans who come out to trade
with the Apaches. We can frd no grass
and Nc fear our animals will suffer while
down this river. Here our
guide. Ioseph Jarvis. leaves us. 10 return
home, having fuIfIIed MS contract faith
fully, ano we are left to ''goi. blind the
rest Of the way. Distance. - miles
1860.
Tuesday. July l0.-Aiier giving Jarvis
a letter If recommendation. signed by
each member nf the company. and furnish
'pg him with enough crackers and hnron
rn las, him 20 the Rio Grande, he started
home, and we continued our journey.
Crossed the river. and continued down The
bank. through underbrush and weeds. for
several miles, then recros>ed. and assembled
. high difficult bluff. and KEEP, upon The
high lands. crossing several dep arroyos.
and again encamped on The river
bottom. opposite S,eep:e Rock. The high
snds or plains arc entirely destitute OF
Imber, but arc covered with q srarse
growth of gamma. II this frs. days
march on the G,la be sample" ol
' what is TO come" We will " see sights
before We reach the "olhcr end" Dis.
snce, so miles-l200.
Wednesdav. July 1.-THE trail laid