The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-05
Our Washington Territory Correspondence

UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS Escort
CAMP THE CHrLEwEAK RIVER,
w. t., July 80, 1858. J
Ne,os from he Fraser Riper Minss-Summt Lake-Mo1.
n.6ceu Mountain .Sceas,y-A Soldie,'s Haydships.
We left camp Smeahmoo the 22d inst, and arrived
here to-day. We by Fraser river, and
ninety miles from Smeahmoo and thirty from Fort Hope
We have bad hard time coming up The river, account
Of the strong current We passed. while coming up about
hundred boats and canoes, with miners their way
to the mines Some Of them will well the gold II
they get it, there many Of them who rowed
a boat before; aud il is rough work you, to
pull against such rapid current sweeps down the Fra
ser river. We have met good many coming down from
the They give a very favorable account of them
This place IS perfect purgatory with mosquitoes;
they are so large and In such quantities Our faces and
hands are horribly swelied 10y them They get up the
legs of our pants, and obliged to keep walking
while We eat 50 as to prevent them entering our mouths
There two Indian ranches here, which capable Of
containing several thousand Indians The latter very
quiet aud friendly They away fishing, and will
too cold for the mosquitoes. We march tomorrow for
the summit Lake which is seventy miles distant and
glad enough to quit this place.
SUMMIT LAKE, August S.-We arrived here yesterday,
after hard march. began to rain when we left the
camp on Chleweak river, and continued TO pour down
in torrents night and day for four days after we left We
had To march through the woods and underbrush
indian trail about loot wide all the time climbing
mountains steep that obliged to hold on to the
brGshwood 10 enable 10 keep up. We had fifteen mules
packed with provisions for ourselves aud the Commission
ers and marched miles the first day and gained the
top of mountain, and encamped at dark. II stil
raued in tdtreats and through and IN mud
up middle We there made tire, had coffee, and
laid down with feet u the fire. in the hope OF getting
4 little sleep. Next morning packed up our wet
blanket and got ready to the march. You can
Judge TOW pleasant il 10 begin TO march in wet
clothes and carry backs our knapsaek and blanket
weighing nifty pounds, together with rifle, belt and
sabre weighing twenty two pounds, making seventy two
pounds in all over such steep mountains that hand
continually used to hold to the brushwood for
missed hold step certain 10 roll to the
bottom. There however one ronfort-that We were
Troubled any longer with the mosquitoes There
the mint OF almost al the mountains that We
passed. This IL most beautiful place, and j. worth all
The hardshps that went through 10 get 10 il. have
never am scenery TO equal this in Wild romantic
grandeur The lake Is about fix miles wide and nine in
length the mountains from its waters perpendcu
ary awful height Wecan only the tops Of some
them whcu the shines and then they appear TO be
clear the clouds Our camp Is AT the northwest OF
the lake, and the mountains rise up around Us on every
ture impossible describe We intend to the lake
IN few weeks and enoamp other side, where
may remain All the winter unless becomes too cold for
US, which from all appearance, WILL as the mountains
half covered with snow. The weather now 4 de
ightful; II is like May or June in New York The climate
very healthy here, every cujoys the best OF
health. like this life among the mountains, notwith
standing occasional hardship never had better health
IN my iife aud seem 10 forget all my privatons when
look tins beautiful scenery sH write 10 500 again
during our stay here, II get an opportunity.