Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-01

lake Il L thirty miles around haf snesa miles
across. But the track across IL mere mule
path, and re are therefore forced % 90 oy the
lake Going srosre TO point OF tbe rnoun,sin.
vc enter . valley shout tsu miles vide. stretch
ing ss Ear as ere can see souihusrd: alternating
with ssge-brush. plains. sandy wastes alkali fats
ard grassy plsis. on either eide rising absuptly
from the surface Of The plain. lofty granite noun
tsins. Springs bubble Up AZ occasional inter
walls, from which. nov and then. few ducks
fy auay But besides these aud our party. for
~ enty miles. re travel amidst desolsIion veil
IGN appalling. lot living fhinc or = solitary
tree or bush cheering the sight
I'VE reach 4 largo fanch owned by oue Hooper
sho Il the only "sestler" in the VALLEY. Pro-
curing here an IpdisH guide, named Charley. of
the Goshoot tribe. ne struck out scross The val
icy to mountain in sight, called Cedar noun
tain, represented 90 rs % be fifteen miles distant.
The track j. 6imly marked Dat, and lies over q
sandy sastesto the mouth OF rocky canyon. up
which narrow and crooked way We moved slow
ly along. around huge granite bouldefs. over
gravel beds, add through sage brush. far up The
side Of the mountain, by al almost inperceptible
ascent, 70 a spring in the ui6s, OF huge lunches
Of grass. This spring is about two feet deep and
as many vide Il runs down the mountain side
the great distance of--frro feet, when, as If cou-
scious Of the ariel country without, il hides itself
again in the bosom Of the earth. This is the
last spring I'll Nc reach {" Granite Rock" 30
miles distaBi There is excellent bunch grass
about il. and plenty Of cedar and pine trees. OF
medium growth, for fuel. The water is little
salsish but 10 pilgrims or the dessr. il Is frll
Of comfort for man and beast.
From this spring. called Cedar Mountain
Spring. We wind slowly up the canyon to the su
mi, Of the mountain. about two miles distant.
over no we'll defined road but along a track not
A. all adapted 20 vehicles, and which gave us
heavier drawing than any We had had since ieav-
ing the Missouri river After doubling teams
and great exertions OF man and beast, we reached
the summit, having been from suu-up till two
O'Clock p. m. in travelling two miles. Eere our
terrified vision was greeted with great granite
prccipces rising up many hundred feet on either
side Of the track. which plunged almost perpeD-
dicnlarly down a narrow rocky point and over
deep gorges and across other points covered with
granite boulders and peering over deep, dark
| chssn.s far below. Down far into the canyon.
over these frightful heights. We must descend OF
| 20 back To 90 down seems impossible; 10 20
back is nearly as difficult We resolve 70 go for
ward. and accordingly every pick. spade and axe
in the train OF four wagons is put in requisition
and We commence digging out wall.
After this preliminary step We Jet down our
wagons with ropes over the steepcst declivities
where the road ascends sharp point juiting out
90 far into the canyon that We cant go round,
bat mus, go over II. Here we have to double
teams" and thus We toll on till far in the night
We find ourselves in the sandy plain below, a
distance Of three miles, which we had been Ia
boring faithfully to traverse for over ten hours
| But, here sc must not stay. II was fully TWEEN
! & FIVE miles vet 20 Granite Rock though il
was in sight, and there was the nearest water
| unless went back to Cedar Mountain Spring
| We resolved to struggle on. as ourselves aud
our animals were already suffering Tor water
! our little stock which carried with as in
ter-casks. being exhausted. All night long We
travelled over sandy desert and alkali fats
the mountain vhereat we were 10 cool our
parched tongue" all ihs while visible in the,star
| light. But il was not until day light that We
entered the canyon at the upper end of which We
found the logged for springs.
| rfI FAR WEsT.