Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-05-27
RroOsly6, Msy Is. 1886: 80. J. I,

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Notes ON Desert Life, or the Route to
CaIiformia I'm 1850.
Journal of W. W: Hu15su, REUSED By
"WildGrs The Wandersr."
a+'' e cHArTER xyrr. ~
Leaving Horseshoe Bend, we entered be-
tween tworanges ofmountains that extended
to the southwest and travelling ten miles
halted at eleven o'clock to Craze, close by a
muddy slough halted downfrom the noun
tains We remained here till one o'clock,
when on resuming our journey we crossed
the slough, and proceeding about mile
reached a beautiful stream Of clear water
that came bounding down from the noun
tains on the left. The valley here, was
from three to four hundred yards wide, and
was covered with wild sage. The noun
tains on each side were four or five hundred
feet high, and were very rocky and precipi-
tous. Five miles from the stream last mem
toned, we came to another of considerable
size, and here we concluded TO encamp for
the night, the grass being tolerably good.
but we found but little fuel to do our cook
| ing with. To-day we travelled twenty miles.
During the day we saw eight dead oxen by
the road side.
JuLr 13rH.--Morning somewhat dismal
with storm threatening us from the north
west. Weleft our camp at six o'clock, and
crossing the stream at the ford, struck north
ward, and travelled ten miles in circle in
order to avoid a desnsssrdfap that lay di-
rectly in our way. 6a<eac.ning the oppo-
! site side, we found we were but about three
miles from ra,np, Leaving the swznP g
iths isis. s. AActillis Ills liiss y IS aI!z
to a large spring Of cold water that gushed
from beneath Q large rock Here we came
| to halt for a few moments to refresh our
selves with draught Of the pure element
from the fountain. Continuing to ascend
the mountain, in half an hour we reached
its summit from which we had an extensive
view of the surrounding country. Abeau.
Itiful valley, not quite SO wide as the one we
Ihad Just left, lay far below US. The long
train Of wagons, as they wound their way
through the valley. with the dust rising
above them in clouds, presented quite 9
novel and interesting appearance. We
were two hours in crossing this valley, and
then we again found ouselves ascending q
range oslofy mountains On reaching the
summit Of these mountains, we were sur
lprised to find that we were but Eve or si1
miles from our encampment oflast night. .--
After having travelled five miles, over the
toughest road imaginable, we again descen'
ded into Bear river valley. We halted .
short time on reaching the valley, to let cul
|catte Craze; then continuing our march, w
descended Bear river eight miles, and
reached large creek that headed among
the mountains to the north; and whicl
wound its way beautifully through the val
ley and emptied into the river. Its bank
were covered with a. luxuriant growth o
willows, too dense for the eye to penetrate
We assembled this stream to the base Of th'
mountains, where we cncamped fcrthe night
The valley through which We travelled du
ring the afternoon afforded the most beau
tifal Landscape / ever beheld. The val
LEY itself, had the appearance of beau
Itiful garden, while On each side there aros
lofty range Of mountains, which seeme'
like mighty walls inclosing II. A few hour
: before encamping, we passed q small In
dian village. containing, perhaps, fifty in
: habitants. These subsisted principally o
: cranes which they caught along the riyel
Large piles Of these birds were lying at th
J doors Of their wigwams, and were 50 prtri
as to be very offensive to us, though the In
dams considered them to be very delicious
II did not learn to what tribe these Indian
!, belonged, but certainly they were but litt
} in advance Of the brute creation.
/ In the twenty miles travel which we pc
4 formed to-day, we saw twenty-fcur des
!. .oxen. Within short distance Of our cam,
3 lthis evening, ] Inotced two graves; one Co
: tanned the body Of an emigrant Of ls4
!, 1.-The other contained the remains Of +.
\, !. Mccracldn. Of Chsstsrille, Ohio; died, Jui
e sOth, 1s47.
,o| JULY i4Tn:-We did not leave camp
,s.li O'Clock, P. IN. Five miles from cam
II. we reached . good spring Of water, and hi
We tauied for half an hour. Resuming 3
~ yIjouincy we travelled seven miles further (
hs s|crossing six streams d considerable sizs,
roI our way, and at Ave o'clock eneamped
hs|the left hand side oi the road, in the shi
-4Iof tlunp ofwillows. Two large spri'
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