Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-06-28
SKETCH OF THE LIFE
oF
JOHN CHARLES FREMONT
IFr0m the New York Evening Posi.l

Col Fremont had scarcely seen his repor,
and maps through the press, before embarkine
on second expedition iron the same point on
the frontier as the first, but with purposes even
more comprehensive. lie was instructed to
connect the reconnaissance Of ls42 with the sur
yeys Of Commander Wilkes on the Pacific
coast. so as to give eonnec,ed survey Of the
Interior Of our continent. The following is his
own description Of his company and outfit,
My party consisted principally Of Creole
and Canadian French and Americans. smoun,-
ing In all to 80 men among whom you will
recognise several Of those who were with me
in my frs, expedition, aud who have been IA
vorably brought to your notice IN a former re-
port. Mr.. Thomas Fitzpatrick, whom many
years Of hardship and exposure iu the western
territories, had rendered familiar with portion
Of the country il was designed 10 explore. had
been selected as our guide and Mr. Charles
Preuss, who bad been my assistant in the pre-
vious journey, was again associated with me in
the same capacity on tie present expedition.
"Agreeably 10 your directions, Mr.. Theo-
dore Talbot Of Washington city, had been at
tached to the party with view 10 advance
men, in his profession and a, St. Louis had
been joined By Mr.. Frederick DIV ehi. a gen
ileman Of Springfield, Massachusetts, " no avail
ed himself Of our overland journey to visit the
Sandwich Islands and China, by way Of Fort
Vancouver
THE men engaged for the service we're .
Alexis Ayot, Francois Badeau. Oliver Bean.
lieu, Bap,isie Bernier, John A. Campbell, John
I G. CampbeH. Manuel Chairman. Ransom Ci,-l
N
Creuss. Clinlon Desores,. Bap,i.,e Derosisr
Basil Lajeunesse, Francois Iaeunesse. Henry
Lee, Louis Menard. Louis Mou,repiI. Samuel
I Neal, Alexis Pera, Francois Pera. James Pow.
er. Raphael Proue. Oscar Sarov. Bap,is,e Ia
beau, Charles Taplin, Baptis,e Tes-on. Auou.-
ie vasquez, joseph yerro,. Patrick Wbi,e
! Tierv WRIGHT. Louis Zjndel- and Iac,,h DoJsoo
a free Young colored man Of Wa,bin,,o, c;,v
who volunteered to accompany the exDedi,ion
and performed his dutv man6,liv ,h,onghoD, ~
voyage. Two Delaware Indians 6ne look.
inc old man and his soa--were eoo,.cea 70 40.
COMPANY the expedition a. hunters. ,hropgb The
kindness of Major Cummins. the s1ceIIsn, In.
dian agent, l.. Maxwell. who had aeeonnan-
led the expedition as one of the hunters in IS.
42. being on his way 10 Taos in New Mic
also Joined US al this place.
"The party was armed generally with Halls
carbines. which. with bras, 1a.lb ho,ri,zsr
had been furnished 10 me from the Un;,ed
States arsenal At ST Ioois ag,ee,bIv 10 ,ho
orders Of Col. s w Ke,,nev comn,n5i,,
the third military division. Three men ,,e,s
! espeei.llv detailed for the m,ps,emen, oe ~
niece. under the CHARGE of Ioois Zin5si , "a
tive Of Germany. who had been nineteen vear.
non-commissioned officer of artillery in the
Prussian army, and regularly instructed in the
duties Of his profession. The camn eouipape
and provisions were transported IN twelve cars
drawn each BY two mules and li.ht covered
wagon, mounted on good springs. had been
provided for the safer carriage of instruments.
These we're
''One refrscling telescope, by Frauenhofer.
Some reaec,ing cirele, hy Gamhev.
"Two sextanis, BY Troughton.
''One pocket chronomeier. No. e37, by
Gofe, Falmouth.
Zone pocket chronometer. No. 73q by
Brockbank.
Zone syphoa barometer. by Bunten. Paris.
Zone cistern barometer, by FRYE g. Shaw.
! New York.
"Six thermometers and number of small
compasses.
''To make the exploration as useful as pos
sible, determined, in conformity to your gen
eral instructions, TO vary the route to The Rocky
Mountains from that followed in the year 1912.
The route was then up the valley Of the Great
Platte river is the South Pass, ia north latitude
~ deg the route now determined on was up
The valley Of the Kansas river, and to the head
OF the Arkansas river, and TO some pass 10 the
mountains, il any could be found, at the sour
ces OF that river.
'By making this deviation from the former
route, the problem Of new road to Oregon
and California, in a climate more genial, might
be solved and a better knowle obtained Of
an important river, and the country il drained
while the great object Of the expedition would
fnd its point Of commencement a, the termina-
Tim of the forner which was at that great oate