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Show INDIAN SIGNAL- FIBBS- OGPEN'S HOLE. > 81 until we struck' upon the head of a broad, green, beautiful valley, with an even, gentle descent^ which led us, in about three miles, down to Ogden's Creek, just before it makes a cafion, previous to entering Ogden) s Hole. There'we encamped for the remainder of the day, with abundance of excellent grass, wood, and water. The same alternations of red and white sandstone appeared here as were seen on the Bed Chimney Fork* . Just before descending into this valley, we had observed from the high ground, the smokes of numerous Indian signal fire*, rising in several directions- an intimation that strangers~ had been discovered in their country. A strict watch was therefore maintained during the night, lest our animals should be stolen. Wild cherries were found in tolerable abundance, and the trail was strewn over with their smaller branches, thrown away by the Indians, who had evidently passed ojily a day or two before,, in considerable numbers* Monday, August 27.- We followed down Ogden's Creek about a mile, if hen we found that the broad valley wafe shut up between two ranges of hills, or rather mountains, leaving a flat, low, level bottom, densely covered in places by willows, through which the stream meanders from side to side, for . three miles, washing alter* nately the base of either range. . After passing through this cafion, the ridge separated, and before us lay a most lovely, broad, open valley, somewhat in the shape of a crescent, about fifteen . miles long, and from five to seven miles in width, hemmed in on all sides, especially on the south and westr by lofty hills and rocky mountains, upon the . tops and sides of which the snow glistened in the rays of the morning sun. The scene was cheering, in the . highest degree/ The valley, rich and level, was covered witji grassy spiings broke out from the mountains in every direotion, and tie-facilities for irrigation appeared to be very great. Ogden's Creek,. breaking through its barriers, flows in a crystal stream at the base of the mountains on the south, for rather mere than half the length of the valley, when it forces a passage through the huge range which divides this " » gem of the desert" from the Salt Lake YaHey, by a cafion wild and almost impassable. On the north,, a beautiful little brook, taking its rise in the elevated ground separating this from Cache Valley, washes the base- of the western hills; and joins Ogden's Creek just before it enter* the cation, after passing through which the latter discharges it* waters. into the Weber River, a tributary of the Great Salt Lake. Numerous bright little streams of pure running water were met with in abun~ 6 |