The  exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California
By: by J.C. Fremont.
Series: CIHM/ICMH Microfiche series = CIHM/ICMH collection de microfiches -- no. 04685; CIHM/ICMH microfiche series -- no. 04685
Publisher: Miller, Orton & Mulligan
Published: 1856
Place of publication: New York; Auburn [N.Y.]
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Oregon -- Discovery and exploration.; California -- Discovery and exploration.; Rocky Mountains -- Discovery and exploration.; Orégon -- Découverte et exploration.; Californie -- Découverte et exploration.; Rocheuses, Montagnes -- Découverte et exploration.
Table of contents: title: 1842.] CAPT Fremont's narrative
pagenum: 18; title: after a day's march of twenty-four miles, we reached the Big Blue, and encamped on the uplands of the western side, near a small creek, where was a fine large spring of very cold wa- ter This is a clear and handsome stream, abo.it one hundred and twenty feet wide, running with a rapid current, through a well-timbered valley To-day antelope were seen running over the hills, and at evening Carson brought us a fine deei Longitude of the camp 96°
pagenum: 32; title: 35'^ latitude
pagenum: 39; pagenum: 45; title: 08'' Thermometer at sunset
pagenum: 75; title: A pleasant southerly breeze and fine morning had given place to a gale, with indications of bad weather ; when, after a march of ten miles, we halted to noon on a small creek, where the water stood in deep pools In the bank of the creek limestone made its appearance in a stratum about one foot thick In the afternoon, the people seemed to suffer for want of water The road led along a high dry ridge ; dark lines of timber indicated the heads of streams in the plains below ; but there was no water near, and the day was oppressive, with a hot wind, and the thermometer at
pagenum: 90