Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-27
New Publications.

Bedford, Clarke & Co., New York and Chi
csgo. are publishing the memoirs of Gen.
John C. Fremont, written by himself tcgeth-
er with a sketch of the life of Senator Ben
ton. by Jessie Benton Fremont. This work
will be published in two volumes of 1880
pages of letter-press, 40 full page steel en-
cravings. and about l60 full page illustra-
tons, maps, plans and fac SMILES of docu-
ments, making in all over 1000 pages. 1t
will also be sold in twenty parts at 80 cts.
each, the subscribers to the parts to receive
two handsome portfolios free. This work
will include a narrative of the five journeys
of Western exploration made by Gen. Free
mont, as well as give his knowledge of polit-
ical and military events in which he had
part, a retrospect of fifty years, covering the
most eventful period of modern American
history. In the preface the author writes as
follows of the scope of the work:
"The published histories of the various ex-
plorations have now passed out of date. aud
are new to the present generation, to which
the region between the Mississippi and Pacific
Ocean presents a different face from that to
which these accounts relate.
ain the present narrative the descriptions
of the regions travelled over will be simply of
what would then have met travellers eye.
The prevailing impression on his mind would
have been one of constant surprise, that so
large q portion of the esrth's surface should
have so long remained unoccupied and un-
used. Millions of people now occupy the
ground where then he encountered only wild
animals and wild men. But nothing Of this
present condition will be given here.
The slight knowledge which a traveller
could CLEAN in journeys that were impelled
forward by hunger and thirst and imminency
of dangers has in this dsy been perfected and
made thoroughly available. The scant
scientific information which was gathered in
these travels, and which as indications or
suggestions had its value at the time will
therefore not have any plsce in the present
narrative The striking features and general
character Of the region traversed, the in
cidents which made their local coloring, and
the hardships belonging to remote and
solitary journeys will be retained, as far as
can we'll be done within the limit of the
pages which are intended to embrace
narratives covering broad regions of country
and half century of American time. But
the emigrants who have since then traversed
and changed the face of these regions will
doubtless find enough to remind them, and
have pleasure in being reminded, of the
scenes with which they were once SO familiar
and of hardships which they themselves were
compelled to face.
"0ut of these expeditions came the seizure
of California in 1916. The third exploring
party was merged in battalion which did it's
part in wrestling that rich territory from
Mexico, and the conquest Of California will
consequently have prominent place in the
narrative of these expeditions.
Concerning the presidential campaign of
1856, in which l was engaged, statements
have been made which wish to correct; and
in that of 1864 there we're governing facts
which have not been made public. These
propose to set out.
Some events of the civil war in which
was directly connected have been incorrectly
stated, and am not willing to leave the re-
sulting erroneous impressions to crystalline
and harden into the sembance of facts
The list of contributions to Ehrich's Fash
ion Quarterly has been Increased, a number
of well known writers having been added. In
this and the following number, short stories
and prose articles will appear from Julian