Telegram-herald., 1890-07-25

Oh survey for -
proposed rail
road. After this 0hN' fHEhoNr'
survey he veat in a military recon
noissance o. ne mountains Of the Cher
okee country, IN Georgia, North Carolina
and Tennessee.
This expedition developed in Fremont
taste for exploring wild countries.
lie joined Jean Nicholas Nicollet, who
was exploring for the government, and
while with him, in July, 1888. was com
missioned a second lieutenant Of topo-
graphical engineers III the United States
army.
Two years later Fremont went TO
Washington with NicOllet to assist III
making up report OF their explorations.
Senator Thomas Benton, Of Missouri,
was then one Of the great men of the
nation. His second daughter, Jessie, was
a school girl 1t Georgetown. Fremont
went there one evening TO a school exhi-
bition and met her. She was very young
only f5-but she was old enough TO be
an attraction 10 the young engineer Off
GER An intimacy sprang mp, and 1t was
not long before Fremont and Jessie Ben
ton were oetTothed. Mrs. Benton was
opposed 20 the match.
Fremont was ordered of on more ex-
ploring work, probably through the in
fuence of Mrs. Benton with the secre-
tary Of war He completed his task
with unusual expedition and returned
1e.f, sc'D
could be arranged for him he secretly
married the Lady of his love.
Fremont made two expeditions under
Mr. Nicollet, and then prepared for an
expedition which he was to lead himself
| From 1912 onward he was engaged In
one exploring expedition after another.
he explored the South pass of the Rocky
mountains and the Wind River noun
tains, ascending TO their highest point,
now known as Fremont's peak. The
next year, with thirty-nine men, he ex-
plored the region between the Rocky
mountains and the Pacific, then entirely
unknown. He visited the Great Salt
lake, then explored the upper tributaries
of the Columbia, descended its valley TO
Fort Vancouver, and returned through
| an almost unknown region leading from
the lower Columbia 70 the upper Col
orado, crossed by high and rugged
mountain chains.
lie made up his mind to take his
! party across without guide. He sue
ceeded. making the transit in forty days,
reaching Suffers Fort, on the Sacra-
mento. early in March. lie then crossed
The Sierra Nevada, and after another
visit TO Salt Lake returned to Kansas in
/ July. 1874, after an absence of fourteen
/ months.
IL January, 1s45, Fremont received as
a reward for his work the double brevet
/ Of first lieutenant and captain, and in
the spring of the same year set out to ex-
plore the great basin of the maritime re-
gion Of California and Oregon. He
crossed the Sierra Nevada in the dead OF
winter 10 obtain supplies, and left his
party in tho valley Of San Joaquin while
he went TO Monterey, then the Mexican
capital Of California, to ask permission
to proceed with his exploration. Per.
mission was first granted, then revoked
| and Fremont was ordered TO leave the
/ country.
On his way back to the states he met
party with directions from W ashington
for him to watch over the interests Of
the United States IN California. Ere
mont at once returned, and none toe
soon. fo- he found that Gen. Castro was
marching against the settlements. The
settlers focked TO Fremont's camp, and
with this accession OF force IN less than
a month b. had freed northern Calfor-
MA from Mexican authority.
Fremont was made a Lieutenant colo
mel and was elected governor Of Cali
foTnia by the settlers on July 1. 1915
Learning that Commodore Sloat, com
I handing the United States squadron OF
the Pacific coast. had seized Monterey,
Fremont marched % join him, and
reached Monterey on the 10Th q july
with leo mounted rifemen. Commodore
Stockton arrived at Monterey sbout thi,
timo with instructors 70 take possession
Il California. Fremont organized 4
battalion To assist him. and was ap
pointed 20 command IL a. major, Mean
while news came OF the breaking ont q.
the Mexican war. Commodore Stockton
appointed Fremont military command
ant aud civil governor of California. and
On the 18th Il January. lsf7. he con
Clufled articles with the Meucans which
left the country permanently Ia posses
sion - the United States
Gen. Stephen ". Eearny. who haf
meanwhile entered California with a
snail f'rce Of dragons. soon got into 4
gua-rel with Commodore Stockton - q
vno should ccnuand IRE presl Ter
had given each authority e. conquer to
country and organize 3 government
E Fremont's authority bad core fr0-
Stockton and Eearnv was Freracnt'
superior n the army. r va Qgestlor
with him a. ~ whom he should 5h~y
+ lie finally coucluded s. obeT stockton
Ignoring his army rsiancus alts<atheT.
n the spring ~ is41 the xsvoDEsn
decided IN favor e CTsn. Kaar--. a..
in June he ~ cuf overland ~ -.
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