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Show • Votes B!J the If ·a !1- Before clearing this vvc \Vere obljgeJ cd ov 'r.thn)e u1ountaius to-day, similar to ca1np in as poor, 1niserablc and dis- in every essential to those of yesterday .. ngreeable a place as r.ould vvell 1e in1- Frou1 tbe stunmit of the la~t, our eyes agined. Destitute alike of verdure aud rested on a ~eene 1nost pleasing ; never t imber. The 1nouutai11s \Vere sepera- \vere the cllildren of Israel 111ore gratit e<l ouly by the creek. 1\ll day lw,s fied \vith a view of the prornis~d land, the dust been insufrerable, auJ here the thau \vere \Vo -vvhen our eyes first rested condition \Yas not altered, \Vhilc to agra- ou n l>eautiful valley tlw,t 'Jay spread out vate the senses, the stroug perfuu1e of before nH at the base of the 1nountains. a dead horse tainted the at1nosphcre.-.- .Bea11tjfnl, indeed as was the picture, Pitched our tc11t in tho dirt antl earpct- the result proved that the facts as they ed it -vvith willo\v brush, as vYe bad [.tppcnred, \Yere not enlarged upon nor often done before. \Vhat was still ovcrdn1vv11. "It -vvas all onr fancy p ievvorse, t here· was no feed for the stock but tured it." l laving been shut up in the vvillow, and this, too, after a vvearisonw 1nouu tni11s four days, here at last we day's 1narch. The sky becmne over- thought, sorne little enj oyment could cast \\~ith clouds, obscuring the 1noou, be taken. In this vaHey was anot her and fires were kiud.lcd to dispell the grave,· rnadc bnt yesterday. What a gloo1n. A colcl supper \Vas eaten thi, place to die: evening in silence, and cmnp soon he- .. Hearts a.re bounding~ mirth is gushlng I all is joy came quiet. En1phatical1y then, \Ve are l.)llt yet anon, crossing the Rocky J\t!ouutains. Start- Cornc\~!~~·e'r~~~.~,r dying morta.Is, and the pilgrims ing. was delayed thi~ 1110rning by reason Catnped in a very pleasant situation, of a mule o_f ours straying ii'ou1 can1p, with :.tll neeessaries in abundance. It and returning to th~ place ~vhcre \ve. is pronounced by those -vvho have takeu halted yestc~·day for <.hnner, a distance of the journey, and best able to judge,. . about ten 1:nles. It \Vas pursued, over- that this year has bee~ as hard as any taken and 1 eturned. ever kuown for crossing the p lains.-. C ) ._ ~ . . . . O·wing. to tl~c unusual sev~rity of the Al\11 ~6, ~UG. 7 · F1on1 t~e cuc~n1- past \Vlnter, the grass was killed, and t he st~nces n1entloned lu. t c~en1ng, .being Inelting of the iinmensc quuntitjcs of wit hout ~ced, w_e .we:·o _a~mu h1_1rned. off. snow tha~ had fallen, caused an un:precat an ea1_Iy hou1 to seek It. .1~ few 1111les edented nsc In the water, it softened ?ut we found what we were 1r; quest of the road in mnny places, washing it enIn abundance, and \vhat was J ust then tirely avvay in others. It needs but the most needed, and stopped a fevv hours heat and Clnigration of '52 to 1nake it to breakfast both. ammals ant! part?, equally aH disasterous. Evening beauncar ?Y a good sl?nng. of :vvater. Th1s t]ful, but cold. n1orn1ng for the first t1n1e 111 many days a slight sho\ver occurred, vvhich served t o lay the dust, but at the san1e ti1ne rnake the roads very slippery, and hurd drawing. For a novelty it thundered while it rained. A Ininute description of this part of the route we are unprepared to give, farther than to say, we arc still among the mountains ; that t he face of t he country is mountainous, and that t hey an' of a gignnt ic si ~c. PaRs~ CAMP 57, Au a 8 :-1\ioved out of cmnp without n1anifestiug any p articular haste, iutcnding to n1ake bnt a short drive and stop for the day. A few n1iles served to place us in a situation \Ve oft had -vvished for. The valley botton1s res em blc 1nuch the fonn of a yq,st n1eadow, vvith grass of ex~eUent quality.Overtook a large t rain near p, considerable st;rr;uu, \vhieh \Ye f'ro~srd ~ ud Jo-: :..\'ot.f's By the IVay . .....------------- cated ou t he opposite side. Wood be· ing scarce -vve necessarily ha~ t? go .to the mountains, one and a half rn1les distant to obtaiu it. The ren1ainder of the day passed pleasantly. T?ere is a dea.rth of amusen1ent here, yet 111 the evening our neighbors over tho creek seeu1 to enjoy themselves well. .Aua. g :-Part of the traiu concluding to remain in this p~ ace until Sun.day mo1n ino·, the rest, hav1ng n1uch anx1ety to see the end of this journey, separated from us and moved on. The large party near ~s also n1oved past. During the day many other pilgrin1s came up and camped with us. An1ong them were a number of acquaintance~ we had forrned on the road and left behind. So we have co1npany enough and our situation is far from being an unpleasant one. CAMP 58, SuNDAY AuG. 10 :-},foved down the valley a few miles,. then drove through a gap in the mounta~n that bordered it on the west ; folJovving as usual in such places, the course of a strean1. A number of crossings were made; but one appeared anyway . difficult, and this was affected with but httle delay. Here the Canyon turned again to the north. Soon after changing our direction, \ve came to a salt spring ; passing a bluff, another and larger one. A meadow with excellent grass being near, \VC halted to feed and dinner. This salt spring is without doubt, as stroug as any brine c~uld be unless 111anufactured. The water in ~vaporating gat.hered in a thick coat over a large plot of ground, and as pure and white as could be, a11d of extra quality. This the co1npany all agreed, was the n1ost natural curiosity on the road. Some was gathered in flakes as a remmnbrance; and some for tal)lc use. The roads this afternoon were in places good and again had we not found worse, we should consider very bad. The roughest and the tnost to be dreaded \Yl;\S in t he bottoms of the CanyouR.-- Ascended a mountain l>y a long roaJ buL rrenerally smooth. D(-'scended but a ~hort distance, anJ ·nntpeJ for the night, ncar a creek, \Yith good feed, and vvood in endless quantities. The day -vvas cool, the evening chilly. It is fair to presume that the poet -vvho so longed for a "lodge in son1e vast wildcruess," never crossed the plains, else he \\'auld have \vritten little in that strain. CAMP 59, Auo . J 1 :-.. .\ keeu frost last night, 111ade a very. ehjlly I~orniug. The first n1ove Hltt<1n nil l'r ·-' ta rt1 ng \\'a~ to cross a 1nud-hol~·, tlH' 1wxt to a~cend the rnountain fo r son1e ti111e, and ban·ino· a fevv up~ and d(HVDR, descend into ab valley . . _\1oug this \\-i) drove, crossing a nun1 bcr of crc••k::;, ln1 t non<~ that aave us any tro ttblc \Vorthy of reeonl. 5 Stopped for noon in t~Ji:-> vall~ey, \vith good forage. U1w llOtJcab_le feature fi:~Hn this poi11 t, tho ll~0~1ntcuns~ becou1e sinallcr, nutl lljOn' thstu.nt fro111 each other; cvicleuce :s ufli cieut, \Ve think, to warrant us in the belief that "\VC are o·ettinrr beyond theu1, a circuulstanee ~one ~ares hovv soon it takes place.Mountain scenery is so1netin1es lovely, but on this \Ve have been feasted to a surfeit. This afternoon the eountry has uss1uned a slightly different aspect. The road rrood. It led us dovvn into a11other valley, in the 1niddle of which is a pond or lake, encon1passcd by a s\vmnry border. Quanti tie;' of ducks coveretl Its surface. Around this we ]_JU ·sed on the south and -vvest sides, by the foot of the 1nountain. Rising on higher land -vve soon selected a site for an oncampn1ent, near by a spri11g of good \Vater. Scarce-. ly a breeze ble': al_l duy, and the clouds. of dust were bltnu1ng as \vell ns su-ff'ocating. UA.MP 60, AuG. 12 :-To-day the roaJs wound around so mew hat an1ong the hills, taking advantage of ravines a~d valleys to afford u. smoother way. . Th1H to a g~rat extPnt ,~~nR nearly atta1ncd |