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Show 172 FLAT- ROCK POINT; the strains, of one of the most execrable fiddles I ever listened to . anywhere. : , * .* The water all the wfcy from Promontory Point is very shallow for a long distance from the shore, which is generally sandy, with pebbles; the detritus from the - range being mainly qtfartzose pud- . ding- stoner hornblende, quartz, and' gf anite. ' \ Tuesday, Aptil 30.- » - Moved camp again to- day ih search of the springs of water I Wl passed on horseback \ a October last. The day was calm andx, w& rm, and the atmosphere balmy and de- • lightful. - In ; the eourse of the morning we descried from the boats a patch of reeds otf th6 shore, which - our experience had taught us to be an indication of fresh ^ a^ er. We accordingly landed, and found some very indifferent brackish water by digging.. Fearful lest we should obtain none better,' we filled our vessels and embarked. Grossing a shallow reef pf flat rocks, extending from the - shore for Several miles, " we struck at . once into deep water- r the southern extremity of a la'rge'bay with a bold sholre, encircled by high and picturesque* mountains. The water was twenty feet in dbpth,' and gradually increased, to thirty feet, which continued to a projecting rocky point, crossed by k well- defined Indian trail. Near the extremity of the spur is a remarkable cli£ j or projection, which towels above the surrounding mountains, fortning a promi-nent. and impressive feature in a landscape full of wild and peculiar beauty. ' % • , . , The ridge of - which this formed, the dpdx is composed of black, blue> tad aahwtoloured limestone of a very close texture, seamed in all directions by small veins' of white carbonate of lime, producing . a very pretty appearance. *- It would make beautiful ^ nante^' and tops fyr . tables, could it be quarried in slabs of sufficient size. Calcareous tufa is forming in large quantities " near the base of the" • mountain. * The hillsides contain numerous caves, some of which* • are of considerable size. Stretching off from the point, to'thb • south- west is a ledge of flat sandstone rock, lying in from one to twp feet Water, which makes a large shoal in that direction, tfhe lower portion of the point itself4, extending from the base of the cliff, is also of this. rock, lying horizontally about two feet abpve the level of the Water. From the prevalence of this rock here* wa called it Flat- rook Paint. Rounding the prominence, the boat was run into a little focky coVe, and the camp pitched in a thicket of grease- wqod and ariemisia, just above the storm- line of the lake-*- ^ hioh is bere very determinate.. • •' |
