Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-02-05
7T s5 T @ TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 1856.

0AEVA ~ ASO0s .t,.---.-Ft 4r..Y
flowed directly east. From this creek we
ascerded a slight elevation, from which we
had an extensive view Of Tho country. In
every direction we beheld hills and rocks,
rising ono above the o,herr while directly
below us spread out u beautiful little valley.
labout three hundred yards in width. This
valley was The mos. romantic and plessuni
spot. mos, eyer Beheld. On, The Nonh u
was ornamen,ed By a beauiifuf grove of
pcpple, while below this it,sPread oul inlo a
heauiilal green, meadow. only interrupted by
II pufling smeaneof sparkling waier. We
travelled through this valley, and striking 10
The west, in half mile reached another
grove Of poPp's larger than the. Of the val
ley. Near this grove wesaw the cureasses
Of Eve dead oxen, having died, as we sup.
posed, from their being over worked, From
This grove we travelled three miles, and
passing through deep 'ayine, reached
branch Of The Sweet Water, which is ten or
fifteen yards wide and Two feet dsep. LIS
banks are covered with q luxuriant growth
Of willows. Near This creek we saw a
grave containing the remains OF "Sally
Wilcox, died Oclober ed, 1849, aged 8
years" ,.......
We continued 10 descend The creek ill
l2 o'clock, when we reached the main
stream OF the Sweet Water, which, here, is
from eight 10 ten yards wide and Two feet
deep, being somewhat. smaller Than ,hc
branch we had JUS. left. On reaching the
Swee. Wafer, we halted to Craze for three
hours, The grass being ralher poor. while
our teams were feeding, wandered off from
The company q short distance, and discover
ed a grave, close BY the side OF large
rock, containing the body Of John A., Fer.
guson, Of Galloway county, Missouri. died
June 3O,h, 1850, aged 95 years ;.,n p
Ats O'Clock we again commenced our
march, and had advanced bu, short dis.
lance when we discovered Two more graves;
the first contained The body Of "James
Estell, of Missouri, died juno 9Th. 1850"
The second contained The remains Of "E.
w, Cook, from Wisconsin, died Of cholera,
June t28sh 1850" Abou, 4 O'Clock this af-
,ernuon, we discovered q nice spring Of
water, and from this we i!led our casks.---
Wb travelled twenty-five miles today, and
lat 6 O'Clock pitched our TENS for the night,
inqa region Of country affording no water,
and without fuel, with the exception Of a
1ule wild sage which We found growing in
small bunches. With this We managed 10
our cooking tolerDbly we'll ~a,- ... ri:
July 2d.--WealhOr somewhat Misty -
We left camp ai palf,pasu5. and advancing
q mile and half, found ourselves utthe en-.
france OF the South Pass; a distance OF
about l50 miles from Rock independence.
We were now on the highest part OF the
loule, and SO gradual had been the ascent,
,ha. we hardly imagined ourselves at an
, elevation so grea.. Capt, J, G. Fremont
speaks. of this ascenl as follows: ''The as.
|, cen, had been so gradual, that with all the
, intimate knowledge possessed by Carson,
/ who had made this county his homo for
seventeen years, we were obliged 10 watch
very closely 10 find The place where we had
had reached The eliminating poiD,o This
was between TWO low hills, rising on ehher
hand fifty or sixty feet. When looked
! back at them, from The foot Of The imme'
diate slope on the western plain, their sum
mis- appeared 10 be about 1870 fee. above"
Fremonl's Reports, l849.] The valley
) up which we had jus, passed was bounded
on each hand by ranges Of high mounsuine;
those on The lel. wero covered with perpetual
; snow. A few miles below the South Pass
we discovered grave, containing the re.
: mains OF "Wilson Reed, Of Missouri, died
Jnly 1st, 1885," aa. gm ator.
. Continuing our march .hrough The Pass
we reac red, in eight miles, The Lillle Sandy
one Of The tributaries Of the Colorado, o.
Green River OF the Gulf OF California %
This stream was ubou. lofly fee, wide and
TWO or three feet deep. IL had clear water
] and swil. curren, over sandy bed. /, lis
banks were well ymbered with growth OIL
low bushy and dense willows, among which
were some verdan, spo,s that gave grass for
our animals. Near the spot where we
struck this sream we lounda grave bearing
! The inscription, "Willium Thompson, from
: Lawrence county. Missouri" Near this
: place is large spring generally called The
: Pacific Spring, and which was much Gel.
braled among the emigranis as watering
!, place, Ills about three rods long, ani one
wide, and from TWO to three fee, deep. The
( wafer Of this spring is very good and un'
commonly cool. While coming down the
0 valley we saw five dead oxen and three
dead horses. tp otF nrmH9@} saa
We left the Little Sandy Ii a few miles
y and advancing In northwest direction
can,inuad 10 stYnVel till 12 O'Clock. when we