The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-02-10

but nov shsy sosnd the eoantry widely
different, AID bad 70 6szl With the obsra-
elss presented b. a s~srsrr sid Senzeiy-
Eooded eeaatry. Froc. l,--ss1soa 10 Jas
per House for days and weeks. the path
I'D thrsagh flooded farest- Fsllea trees
soenaosrsd the var. and the horses. With
mad and water up TO their girths. we're
obliged TO jump over the trunks, and efea
remained sstangied IL the branches, while
szsrEss Of mosquitoes ard 6lez. character
iSticaily called ~b1Ildogs.- rendered the
poor asiazis almost Engoyernahls- They
could not End any other dry spots upon
which 70 establish their camps than the
diSes built BY The beavers Twies, they
lost tbeir path. which was found again By
tie AsssuihoiDe. ore horse was left BE-
hind. zaak in the meddy forest. and an
axe was loss 10 crossing riyer. Ca the
I'd day sftes their departure. the Rocky
M0gntains were perceived u the distance.
their suOz-ere~red peaks high above the
Clouds. The Europeans could not refrain
from exhibiting their JOY at the welcome
sight. and the Indians. who had never seen
any mountains before, reg4ned zoadsr-
struck At the inposizg grandeur Of the
scene Right befors them was ! valley.
00e side Of which vas formed BY Al in
msnSe rock. answering the description OF
the landmark Indicated to them a. Il guide
20 the jasper House. and which Is called
la Roche Amysste-- They At once
made towards the guidiag Roche, and
soon discovered little wooden house.
surrounded By picket fence situated Gu
The bark Of fine lake n which the river
TObasea grad1aIiy loses It's acquired in
pesaozity before flowing into the ptains-
THIS was Jasper House. and for the first
tine, since their departure, they were Ger
sain that they were on the right way.
There was a complete famine al the
Jasper HoGse uhen they arrived and they
we're tod that such was the case most Of
the tine. IN that distant station Of the
Company They sooa found out that they
ought 10 have taken provisions IN sufficient
guzztity at Fort Edmonton, and not to
depend on the game they might Kill On
the ~ay, FOR. as aI know. game Is very
scarce in large forests They had also the
uisfort1ne TO lose another axe three days
after leaving the Jasper House. and the
70 which they were pat. in
dense forest. with o0ly Que axe to clear
the Esy. nay vel be imagined Bat rot
Sithstaading their lack Of prudence and Of
proper precautions. when you see those
two young uen. rich. healthy. and with
brilliant prospects II hfe, engsging them
selves in such an arduoQs and perilo1s ex-
petition. and striving for weeks TO eut
their way through such an immensely Of
forest. you give up al idea Of blaming their
and you can not help admir-
ing their eoGage-
On the 4sh Of July. they left the Jasper
House. where AZ Indian had volunteered
% serve them As guide to Z La Cache de
a Tese jaime During the first foGr
days OF their journey. they had to En-
counter the ordinary difficulties Of billy
torrents <5rowu with large, roll
ny stooes. on which the horses stumbled
and fell AID paths alOng high preeipJess,
80 narrow that the slightest dizziness
SO1id have put al gutimely end TO their
On the 5th day. they expert
snesd great joy II pereeiEing that the
streams ran TO the westward On the 6th,
their enthusiasm Increased when they re-
cngaizsd that the nature Of the rock Was
changing. and that It presented the SINE
a. the slAsy rock on which the
azrifsroGs sod CT Cari5oo s said TO rest.
It was not long after this discovery that
they saw the Frazer River. forring its
leaning bed through the rocks from the
northwest. Bat unhappdy, the river
bends round. passes through Moose Lake,
and RUS n westerly direction until Il
CONES n Contact With wall Of rueks, znd
1hruPCly changes IL course TO the north I.
ward. which direction II follows fos several
iegrsss Of latitude, snd turning again. the /
capriciOus stream fozs southEarilT. sur-
rounding the sarifsro1s regisu Of Cariboo,
and 6lally supties into the sea 500 miles
distant, opposite Fanen17eF Island
The valley Of Frazer River was then
inundated. and for three days our travellers
toied On IN their weary route. While their
horses. slipping ou the shiny banks. fell I
Backwards, or we're dragged away By the I
cz-rs1t- They became extremely atigued;
tie prosisi0us we're al vet. and the horse
carrying the powder was drowned when, at /
lazs, the banks becoming less steep. they
we're able to travel Elster, and % reach 4
: La Cache Dc a Tsse jaime On the 18th 4
Of july, thirteen days after their departure
from the Jasper House
la Cache De d Tsts jaime" HayzIsy +