Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-06-08
Arrival Of Col. Fremont.
Safety c(ths PayS-Report Of Death and
Suffering not true.

the Stockton boat on the 18th of April, hav-
ing left his whole party in good health OH
Saturday, encamped beyond Stockton. Col
Fremont is in excellent health and is very
hearty. The reports brought by Col. Bah
bitt Of the loss Of number Of his party land
the intense suffering Of all, were much ex-
aggerated. Col. Fremont's party was COM
posed originally or eight Americans and
twenty Delaware Indians, and but one man
an American, was lost. He Jagged behind
and finally became discouraged, and sat down
in the snow, where he was fonnd by par
ty sent back after him. He was brought
into camp, but all efforts TO restore him were
in vain, and he died. His whole party are
in good health.
Col. Fremont crossed the Sierra Nevada
near the head Of the MERGED river, and re-
ports that there is but little snow there
The railroad route which he examined he
considers to be favorable. His explanations
and notes are very important, he having
passed over good deal Of ground over
which no white man had previously trod-
den. We hope to be able to present, in
few days, more complete account Of his
trip.
On the 18th Of October, Col. Fremont
left st. Louis, and on the LIST Of October star
ted from the frontier with his party of eight
Americans and ten Delaware Indians, all Of
hem experienced mountaineers, and men
who placed great confidence in Col. Fremont
and he in them.
The route up the Kansas and across to the
Arkansas was made over beautiful coun-
try. On the Both November the party ar
rived at Bent's Fort, where they saw the
last white man until they arrived the Nor
mon settlements. From the Fort they tray
eled up the Arkansas and Huerfano. The
country here is lilly, very we'll watered,
covered with grass, and well timbered with
pine. The soil is Of a sandy cast and in the
valleys very rich. On the 9Th the party
entered the mountains crossed the divide be-
tween the Huerfano ard the head waters Of
the Rio Grande at the Sand Hill Pass,
lsometimes called Williams pass and pas
sing over to the Cochetope Pass, in the main
range of the Rocky Mountains, was crossed
on the 18th Of December, and had then but
four inches Of snow.
After crossing the summit the party
struck down one of the tributaries Of the
Grand River to that stream, which they fol-
lowed down to near the Spanish trail, and
then went off due west to the Mormon set
Element of Parowan, where they arrived on
the 7th Of February. The country from the
back to Grand River is covered with
excellent pine timber, and great deal of
the soil is of an excellent quality. Indeed
the whole Of the country east of Grand Riv-
er to the western line of Missouri, dis
lance of 800 miles, is so suitable for tilage
and grazing that the farms touch each other
for the whole distance. From Grand Riv-
ar, about $50 miles, is a country without
timber and with poor soil, but otherwise
favorable to the construction of road.
Just before getting into Parowan, one of
the party, Mr.. o. Fuller, of St. Louis
died. He was brave and energetic man.
But the cold, exertion, and hard fare were
too much for him, and he died in his saddle.
From the time the party entered the noun
tains they encountered good deal of Diff
fculty.
1t was midwinter; the grass was in MANY
places bad; the animals required great deal
Of attention. Col. Fremont wa, determined
to pursue his course, and make all the ex-
plorations which the strength of himself and
party would permit, and game was wild and
scarce. The party arrived at the Mormon
settlement travel-worn and much reduced
in flesh. They remained there twelve DAYS
which sufficed to place them in excellent
condition.
On the 2lst of February, Col. Fremont
left the hospitable people of Parowan to cross
the Sierra Nevada. His course was a little
south Of west. The country was hlly, and
in.many places mountainous. About 100
miles from Parowan the party crossed the
river Of the Great Basin, and reached the
watershed of the Rio Virgin, which empties
into the Colorado. Thence the distance TO
Owens Range, which was struck on latitude
81, was about two hundred mile, over the
same kind of country.
Indeed, Col. Fremont did not know at
what precise point he left the Great Basin.
Here and there were fertile valleys, but
the greater portion of the soil is of sterile
character. The mountains are eomposed of
short. irregular ranges, generally running
north and south, covering nearly the whole
country, and are well timbered with pine.
Col. Fremont reached Owens Mountain
OIi SIot VI ifldICl IL was covered WIN
snow, and presented no pass and the party
turned toward the north, following the foot
OF the mountain about sixty miles to the end
of the range. Here they saw the first hui
man beings since leaving Parowan. These
were the Horse-Thief Indians, living at the
southern point of the range. They had large
bands Of California horses, and appearances
indicated that they were constantly reeeiy-
ing additions to their herds from California.
The whites attacked party of them and
took thirty horses. One of the party was
wounded by an arrow, but not seriously.
About the LIST instant they crossed the
Sierra Nevada, near latitude SO. The pass
was very favorable, and the slopes were SC
gradual, and the country SO favorable for Q
road, that Col. Fremont says that he could
have started in buggy from the spot where
he camped the day before crossing, fifteen
miles beyond the summit,,,a have travelled
(driven) to point thirty-fi five miles on this