The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-28

the East Truckee range. On the deser
we saw number of beautiful flowers
in bloom. noticed many curious for
nations of calcarious tupa. We camped
at Meeks Station, on the desert be.
tween the East Truckee and Trinity
mountains. | found the elevation to
be 1, 100 feet. The elevation of Knox $
Station was 4,279 feet, l49 feet higher.
On the morning of the 18th we passed
a large boiling spring in about four
miles Of the station. The spring in
many respects resembles the steamboat
Springs. The water has a temperature
| in either case of about 203 degrees
| The deposits of calcarious matter is
the same. From twenty or twenty FIVE
miles south OF this point the desert is
little else than continuous alkali fat,
wholly destitute of vegetation except
in few places. In a short distance the
road passes through Trinity mountains.
Mr.. Watson and rode north eight or
ten miles and ascended a peak from
which we saw Humboldt Lake-the
common sink of the Carson and Hum
boldt-Star Peak, and the mountains
further north The elevation of this
peak was only J,4S3 feet. The geologi-
cal formation here was very different
from any that we had hitherto found, |
and the character of the mountains in
every respect peculiar. New flowers
and plants were found ami we came
into camp at Dutch Sans Station, on |
the margin Of Humboldt Lake, richly /
laden with the spoils Of the day. The
elevation of the point, Dutch Sam
Station, is abou, ! ,0s8 feet.
On the 10Th inst. Mr.. Gustav and
were on a point in the Trinity range
which was only about G, coo feet above
The sea level, but it presents great
variety of geological changes, and il
many respects, much that was new
We spent the Sabbath at Browns Sta
ion. Itrained in slight showers and
he thermometer, at midday stood at g.
On the 18th we assembled Trinity
Peak, 6, 4et feet high. \ more Gesolate
country than that which we saw toward
he south and south east can scarcely y
,e found. The distant mountains and
learly ali Of Star range are covered
With snow. There is here a very curl
'us hill OF coluslnar trachite, some of {
be columns are not more than al inch
n diameter and from a few inches to
wo feet in length. We killed small
attlesnake with four rattles, on the
ide of the mountain and on tie very
ighest part of the peak we found a {
corpion. Oar camp at night was at
'aIker : Station, / ,034 feet above the
ca level. 1t raiued and blew pretty
ard towards morning. The sun rose
lid heavy broken clouds and the all ,
as cold and chilly. The thermometer
t 6 A. N. stood at 43 degrees. Mr.
ustar, Mr.. Watson and myself attempt
j 10 ascend a peak about eight miles 1
orih and perhaps four or five miles
est of Trinity Peak, but found the ,
istance too great and after travelling
ntil noon over high ridges and rough
mons reluctantly gave it up. We
,mped at Lovelock's Station that nj light +
i'd next morning crossed the Humboldt
yer at Cooper's Ferry, three miles
Dove. The river here is about $50 feet @
ide and has but little current. The
ovation of Cooper's Ferry is 4, l26 fests
lst east Of this we entered for the first
NE the West Humboldt mountains. |
ally think this misnomer. The :,
Z &c is so called from the fact that its u
uthern extremities lies west Of the
ak of the Humboldt, although east r
,th of Humboldt lake and Of the Hum
ldt river. Ii must be borne in mind
at the Carson and the Humboldt riv-
) each have a lake and then a com 7
on sink. Humboldt lake is connected a.