The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-13
Colonel Fremont,
sPARAwAN, IRON COUNTY, UTAH TERRIToH


February 0, 1854. 7
MY DpAR SRI have had the good fortune to meet
here friend Mr. Babbtt the Secretary of the Terri
tory who is his way to Washington in charge of the
mail and ether very interesting dispatches, the npor
ance OF which is urging him forward with extreme
pidity He passes directly on this morning. aud have
barely few moments to give intelligence of safe
arrival and OF generalgood health and reasonable
cess in the object OF our expedition
This winter has happened to be one of extreme and
altogether the severeSt since the settlement of this valley
Consequently far the concerned the main
condition of exploration has been fulfilled We
tered the mountain regions on the Huerano river the
Sd Of December and issued from it here the 7th of
this month"; arriving here yesterday afternoon We went
through the Cochatope Pass the l4 December with
four inches-not feet take notice but inches .of
on the level among the pines and in the shade on the
summit of the Pass.
fulhs the leading condition of my explorations; and
therefore go no further into details in this letter.
l congratulate you this verifcaion of your iudg
ment and the good respect holds out Of final
in carrying the road by this central line Nature has
been bountul to this region in accommodating here with
in few miles of where am writing vast deposites Of
iron; and coal and timber, all of the most excellent
quay and great and powerful interior State will
action which should decide carry the road through
this region. In making niy ex, edition to this point
save nearly parallel Of 'aude shortening the usual
distance froL1 Green river to this point by
dred miles In crossing to the Sierra Nevada shall go
direct by unexpored route aiming to strike directly
the Passes at the head Of the San joaquin valley
through which in 1850 drove from two to three thou
sand head of cattle that delivered to the Indian Com
ing light and abandoning the elaborated survey of
my previous line, 10 gain speed.
Until within about hundred miles of this place we
hEd dagucrreotyped the country which passed
but forced to abandon all heavy baggage
the men, and shall not stop to send back for it, The
Deawares all in sound bat the whites of my party
all exhausted and broken up and more less frost
bitten lost one Mr.. Fuller, of st. Louis, Missouri,
who died on entering this valley He died like man
horseback in his saddle and will be buried like soldier
L on the spot where he fell.
hope soon to see you in Washington, Mr.. Babbtt
expects to before the end of March Among other
documents which he carries with him the maps and
report Of Captain Gunnisons party. Sincerely and aec
tonately, JOHN c. FREMONT.
Col BENTON, Washington.
P.SThis is the Little Salt Lake settlement, and
commenced three years since Population four hun
dred and death by sickness since the settlement
made. We have been most Hospitality received Mr..
Bahbit has been particularly kind and has rendered
very valuable assistance.
~Valley of the Parawan about 60 miles
Of Santa Clara between and IS degrees Of north ati.
tude and between l3 and ia longitude
elevation above the about 900 feet.