The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

says Captain Marcy need loaded v goas camp sngls
night without good gross and water any Of the
year. On and In the vicinity Of Bitter creek he found
teusve deposits Of bitumnous COAL and the very high
est SUBMITS Of the Rocky Mount inns bird which was mot
before known 70 exist in the United States II was spe'
ces Of parmgan being about the size Of the New England
phes s-nt and - perfectly white the driven snow.
Three Of four ofths birds 80 together like prairie heus Two
Of we're killed and seut 70 the Smithsonian INSTITUTE
Washington Prof. Baird that institute, them
very great acquisition and sid III have heen known 70
exist in the British possessions north Of U.s. In high a
tudes and Lofty mountains, but this Ia the nrst time
they were ever known exist In The United States Capt
Marcy killed great quantities OF game such grizzly
boar mountain sheep, elk antelope AMI deer, on his re-
turn trip.
BY FRAZER RIVER TO UTAH.
Frazer river Is about as fsmous point there Is TO-
day the earths surface-as famous the Mari
posA dggings in ls4s the Victoria gold mines in 1853
1t now the centre Of attraction Tor the adventurous Of
Ill countries st. Paul and San Francisco are quarreng
rs 10 which most adjacent 10 these gold mines, end
a. to which shall have the profit OF tadleg with
them. And from these regions, hitherto unknown
save to tho Indians, Il bow appears that there
10 road acros, the Rocky Mountains at the
valley Of Salt Lake Father Dc smet, the Catholic
bishop Of Oregon speaks in the most enthusiastic terms
Of the valleys of the Peace and Ahebasca which occupy
the eastern base Of the Rocky Mountains from lat IS
deg 70 lat 80 deg and from which the Great Basin
be reached by wagons These valleys share the Pacific
climate In remarkable degree contain forests and pra
res In equ proportion and are rich In minerals they
in soil. Dr. King, who had traversed them ex-
podion in search Of Sir John Ross reminded Of them
reading Dr. Lvingstonss description OF . splendid
country the interior OF Africa, within the equator and
-xh
Keuspg,ou Park London The route there from Pembna
tn Minnesota, lies among web wooded hills, having on all
sides small lakes Of them salt, abouniing in wild
fowl Bands Of antelope the route every and
again. and wolves and foxes ere rather peny than
u desirable.
THE BUTTX-AUx-CHKNs.
On this route another wonderful natural monument
called The Butte Cheps dog KNOLL rising 10 height
Of 400 fee, over boundess prairie level and smooth
pond covered with auvial soil Of greAt fertility.
Here too found great variety OF birds, comprising
geese looms pecans. ducks two kinds Of snipe,
hawks, owls and gul,s but all remarkably shy. The
road lies through beautiful country, with lofty fills and
long valleys full Of sylvan lakes while the bright
Of the surface, far the eye REACH assumes
foreign tnge under uninterrupted profusion Of
and bluebells On the SUNNI. OF one Of these hills
there is q magnificent prospect One range Of heights
rises behind another each becoming fainter recedes
from the eye till the farthe Tended In almost nds.
tngushable confusion with tho Clouds while the sofest
wales spread panorama Of hanging copses and gterng
lakes al the feet Of the spectator
THR ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
Colonel Fremont made his celebrated reconnaissance OF
this region in 1872 He speaks Of the ascent Of the Rocky
Mountains by the South Pass bong gradual that
even Kit Carson their guide, did not kaow when he got
70 the summit and compares 10 the gradual elevation Of
Capitol Hill, in Washington city In his diary under the
date Of August TO- he air at sunrise clear
and pure and the morning extremely cod but beautiful
lofty snow peak Of the mountain b gitcring In the
first rays Of the sun, which has not yet reached
u.s. The long mountain wall to the East, rising
two thousand feet abruptly from the plain behind which
the peaks, still DARK and cuts clear against the
glowing sky The scenery becomes hourly more interest.
ing and grand, and the view here is truly magnlh.
cent The sun has just shot above the wall, aud
makes magical change. The whole valley is glowing
and bright and all the mouotain peaks cleaning like
silver Though theee mountains not the Alps,
they have their character Of grandeur and magnh
cience. Here q view Of the utmost magpiH-
cence and grandeur burst upon eyes. With nothing
between their feet lessen OF the whole
heghs, q grand bed of snow capped mountains rose
before US, pile upon pile glowing in the bright light Of
an August day. II Is not by the splendor OF
far OF views which have lent such glory the Alps
that these impress the mr6u t by gigantic disorder OF
enormous masses, and 80 ., subllmiy of naked rock
In wonderful contrast with nuumerabe green Spots Of
rich floral beauty shut up in their stern reoesses
THE rRors rxToNs.
On one side, says Col. Fremont we overlooked innu
merabe lakes and streamsthe springs Of the Color
OF the Gulf Of California and on the other the Wind
River valley where the heads Of the Yellowstone
discover the snowy heads Of the ro Ttions where
the Of the Missouri Columbia rivers and ut
the southern extremity OF ths ridge the peaks
were plainly visible among which were some
Of the springs the Nebraska or Platte
river, Around w, the whole had one
striking feature which that Of terrible oouyul
ton Parallel to lie length the ridge split chAsns
and hssures between which roie the thin, lofty walls.
terminated with slender minarcts and columns.
We mad climbed the Ioitss peak the Rocky Mouutsns
and looked down upon the o thousand feet bcl5w
and standing where human io,. had stood osore
felt the exultation of frat explorers. At one
pon, Of The red agsceous sandstone rose Ia
wall OF ave huudred feet, surmountcd by stratum o.
white sandstone, and 10 opposite rsvine a column Of
red sandstone rose form Ike s,eeple about one hun
dred and ats feet high. The scenery extremely pic
iuresque and potu outstanding our fororn condition We
Betseen tao walls Of the mountain, Apparently rem,
asuscer by an earthquake. ana which toser up Ikea
sac OF The rans, there gush out eight DO, spring.
OF 20 high temperature tba, Freuon, could ooy keep
his In the water for seconds aud each dscharx
Ing itself by considerable stream. They issue from .
a fine while cslcare sandstone which covered
with incrustAtion.of common salt In alter years the
site Of these springs VII be the Saratoga OF the West
THE GREAT BAsrg
The valley lying between the Sierra Nevada and the
Rocky Mountains d noe know the Great sasia
or the Valley q the Salt Lake. although iis very ex
issepce was ul late years, only advanced as theory
liz diameter s some ave hundred miles each way. II
stands some four ave housand feet above the eve Of
the see, hemmed in by anphtheatre Of mousiains,
and has ik system Of lakes and rivers having no con
necton whatever with the The rim Of this basin
says Col Fremont, 10 massive ranges OF mountains, OF
which the Sierra Nevada the west. and the wshsah
and rmpanogos chains the east the c,nspcu.