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Show ~'hlote~ By the Way. 1nisfortune to be placed in; n, dirty, journey ·was a succession of hills and sandy, pestilential hole, a r eperition ot hollowt~; there ·was but little sand 'vhicl1 vve trust v;,e shall not be called an1ong then1, which vvas in our favor. upon to endure. During the afternoon there sprung up Such 've found the place knovvn in a severe gale of \viod, rendering it alguide books as "Ice Spring." On dig- most in1possible to travel, because of ging as directed, no ice was found.- tho intensity of the flying dust. A cold Perhaps it thawed before \Ve reach it. but slight rain was a fitting accompa~ CAMP 45, JuLY 26 :-Started on our niment. While this gale was existing, we forded a branch of the river. Its march at 4 o'clock A. M., without our b kf: d l d .1 h channel lay between the hills; by its rea ., ast, an trave e ten ml es to t e side \Vere several immense snow banks. rivee, which we forded, and then halted until noon. L eft the mouctains be- With our knife we carved out a piecD hind us this Inorning, anu tl·aveled and carried it to carnp as a curiosity. through a country intersectcJ by low The curiosit;r, or singularity, consists sandy 01• gravel hills. We follovved of our finding snow and eating it in nearly a straight course until towards mid-summer. Two n1iles from this ~vening, when \¥e crossed a high stony for<l vve crossed WillO\\o~ Creek; turned bluft~ and in 80 doing traced a ~rooked, frotn the road and followed it up two ser:pentine track, for a long distance. n1iles, and were enabled to obtain good Ou this bluff and the flats to which we feed and water. ' descen~ed, a high wind prevailed, di- JULY 28 :-Being where there was rectly 1n front, loading the atn1ospherc an abundance of grass for the teams, wr. with sand and dust, coveriug every- concluded to remain in catnp. During · thieg, and filling our eyes, to a painful the afternoon '"e were visited by our extent. Here is a good place f.Jr gog- acc:ustomed gale of wind. Nothing s-les to be used. Can1ped this evening happened of note save the ~ppearance 111 a hollow, between two ranges of hills of two antelope, and all 'v1·iting letters named Rock,y H,idgo. It \Vas ucar this "horne to our ft~iends," which we ·were spot that a tnail station was interfered so fo rtunate as to be able to send by with in the. early part of the season, ·way of Salt Lake. some 1nen In the employ of the Tele- C geaph and Mail Co. murdered by the AMP 47, JuLY 29 :-Two miles from Indians, and their stock and cat tle sto- cmnp we cama to the river again. Here len. From present appearan ces vvc 70 soldiers were stationed for the pro., have be ttered ourselves but little iu r e- tcction of en11f;'rants from the encroach .. gard to feed for anin1als. Whyther vve men ts of Incliau;:,. Here also the roads ren:ain here over Sunday or' no, rc- diverge, leading off in different direc .. mains a tnatter of doubt, at present. tious, but both arriving at the same Several other emigeant trains are \vith point. Oue is familiarly kno·wn as us. We were obliged to ford the river "Lauder's cut-off," tow hioh preference with our animals this evening, as we is given as being the shortest and best have done on fortner occasions, to ob- road to Ft. llall ; the other the old t · f route, very rough and rnountainous,- ain orage. and difficult to travel. Without h t:Jsita- CAMP 46, SUNDAY, J ULY 27 :-Deci- tion it was decided to take the "cutded to n1ov.e forward to seek· better- ac- off:" We turned to the right, parted comn1odations; in fact it was our only coinpany 'vith sotne who had traveled . choic~. S~opped at Strawberry Creek, with us, and n1oved O'lt into a strange, 10 mtles d1stant; feed nothing above and to our party, unknown country. the extra. Tbe first three miles of our The roads were n 1nixture ot level _\ ot n; 13 y tIt c IVa !I· 21 · plain~ and hills--son1o of then1 Yery se\·eral long, winding hill~ . Crossed :steep and rough- hollows ntHl t'1oughs. t wo rushing strean1~, one of which \vas At noon some .of t he party pro.~pcct- bridged, the other \VC fonlcc.l . Having ed for gold, but found on !y 1nic:1 as no chart to guide us, and for \Vant of a l'esu1t of their investigatiou. Cross- accurate information concerning thmn, some irnmense beds of quartz ruck \Ve supposeo tltetu to be the Little and .and gray granite. I.-luge piles or Big Saudy. ( ':uupcd by the latter. The boulders of the lattt!r reareJ. their heads weather to-Jay \vn.s colJ, and the \vind in m~ny pla~es in the crest and si<Ics of piercin~. \V c arc, 110\V LLt ::u~ altitude of the hills, wh1ch gave the scenery :1 u1ore 7 ,08fi feet abovt! tne level of the sea. picturesque appearance. On descend ... ing_ a steep hill, \Ve catne up01_1 t he riv_;r., CAMP 49, .T CLY :31 :-Supposing ourwhich here rushes along \VIth fcar1ul solve~, and rightly too, to be on the wide velocity through a cut in the 1nountains, extensive desert , spokcu of yesterday, ·and assutnes a closer proxin1ity to our vve prepared to n1ove out at an early idea of a 1nountaiu torrent, than vvc hour, and cnden,vor to clear it if possihave before been enabled to record.- ble, before dark. At noon found good (Jrossed the same on an old pnrtly hrokcu l graHs ancl \Vater. In the afternoon rnade down bridge, and camped by a s1nall a ]oug drive, ev-er n con:1partivcly level creek one half a 1nile beyond, w·hcre \VO section, on \vhich sage brash grew iu found good feed, and what is n1o1:c sin- in11nonse quantities, and grass iu places, gular still, abundance of v\·ood. The 1 until at can1ping titnc \Ve an·jved at weather to-day as has been for 1nany Green River, a \Vide deep and rapid days past, cool, and \voolen clothing by stream. Here \YO found several large no moans the n1ost uncomfortable thing t rains encan1pcd waiting to cfi'cct a crossto endure . . The gale this P . r.r. not so ing. A temporary ferry had been estabsevere as usual, \vith a slight i[Lll of l'l.tiu. 1ishcc1, and all possible expedition \Vas being used to urge a speedy passage. UAl\lP 4 , J o riY 30 :- To-day \Ve eross- The roads to-day \vere very unexcepcJ the suu1n1it of t he Hocky 1\Iountains, t ionv.l>lo. Soil co1nposed of gravel and the ba.ck-bonc of our country, the divid- coarse sand, n1ixeu \Vith particles of ing ridge bet\veen t he \Vaters of t ho At- quartz, that glistenea in the suu-light. ~lantic and Pacifi c. Vv e pauseJ not to 'l'hc \\'Cather of last night and to-day 'consider as J.ia Ca;:'\ar of old, nor avvait \vas to us a singular phcnon1enon. Last ~the casting of the die ; bnt u1ovcd. on night \Vater froze in pails so hard that vvith that ease and dignity becon1ing on turning it botto1n up,vard.' it \vould persons in our coudition. \Ve no-vv find not rua ont . This 1norniug the air vvas ourselves on tho \Vestern f;lope of the , pure and rare, bat cold and bit ing. Inmountains, in. \Vashington rl'erritory ; Jccd, hO\V could it be othcnvise, \¥hile Nebraska \Ve have left b ehind ; t he king- being surrounded by n1ountains covered u01n of the "Latter day Saints"-or with snovv. This afternoon the sun in sinners-lies to the left or south of us. front , \Vas scalJing hot, \vbile on the The roads were for the 1nost pnrt but opposite side ncar tho fi:ccziug point a repetition of those of days past, until \vas attained; t he wind was ligl1t and towards evening, \vhon -vvo entered a suffocating. \Ve are now tunong the sec~ion of country con1ing nearer to our Green River 1\its. ProspcctR ahcaf1 of estimate of \vhat t ho plaius \Ycrc hoforc another cold nig11 t. \Vhat the n10lTO\V \Ve attempt.cu their crossing. Ere ,.,·c j'vjll hring forth i~ for the IllOlTo-vv to .J'Pached this .level ' \VC ]Jad to <1csccn<i I oernonf:'t nd.e. N 0 fcrrl hut sagc-b ru~h- ·i |