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Show I 243 J 32 Fourcrs. At 2, P. 1\T., the bnromrter was at '2.3.0.30, thr nttnched tll r nno1n· f'ter 10t1°. A day of hot sunshinr, \Vith clouds, illHI u n10deratc btT<':-':<' from fiH• south. Conrinuing- dowu Ill(' ~trcarn, in about four tnilc•s v. c rt'a ·hc·d its mouth, ill one of tl1c main hraJJchcs of J lor:-'io crct·k. Look in!.!' lmck upon tlte ridge who5e direction ~lppcan'd to he a litlle to the north of cast, we Haw it st'Hlllcu at frr~urnt intc•rntls with the dnrl lines of wooded strrnllls, nf1lllcnts of the rivt>r thai flowed so far a:; we could sec alon(J' its base. \Ve ·fros~ed in the space of twc•ln~ lllilt>s from our noon lwlt t!Jr~ or fOla forks of llor:-e crc('k, arHJ <'IH'Hillped at f:unset on the 1110st easterly. 'l'J IC fork on whir h \\' e c Ilea Ill pcd a ppearcd I o h n ve full ow d ~n enslc rl y direction up to thi" place, hut here it. tllnkcs u very uddcn bend to the north, pa sing between two ranges of precipitous hill called, as 1 wns infonn<'rl, Goshen s hole. There is sotnewhcre in or nem this locality a place so called, hut I am not certam that tt was the plnee of our encamptll<'lll. J .ooking back upon the spot at the di,~tanre of a few 1t1iles to the north\.\'urd, the hills appear to sltut in the pruirie, throwrlt whit:II runs the creek with n semicircldnr sweep, which might v<•ry llaturnlly be called a hoi~ in rho hills. 'l'he geological composition of the ridge is the ~rune which constit11tcs the rock of the Coun-housenud Chin11~ey on. the North fork, which appeared to tne n courrnuat10n of thr.s rrdge. 1 he wmd~ and rains work this formation into a \'aricty of singular forllls. 'l'hc pass into Goshen's hole is about two n1iles wide, and the hill on tht western side imitate", in an extraordinary manner, a massive fortified plaec, witl1 a remarkable fulncss of detail. 'l'he rock is .marl and earthy limestone, white, without the least appearn.nce of vc•gethtiOn, and much resemble masoury at a lillie distance; and here it sweeps uround a level area two or three hundred vards in diameter and in t~lC form of a half moon, .terminating on either ex.trcmity irt enorm~us bastwus. Along the whole lrnc of the parapets nppcar domes and Rlendcr minarets, forty or fifty feet high, giving it en•t'}' appearance of au old fortified town. On the waters of White river, where this formation exi~ts in great c. t cut, tl presents <tppcarnnces which e xc itc the adm i rut ion of tl te soli 1 ary voyageur, and forrll a frequent thellle of their conversation when speakin~ of tlu~ wonders of the .count~y. Sometimes it otTers the perfectly illusiv~ apjwaranclc of a lar~e cay, wnh numerous streets nnd Tniwnificent IJuildintTd nrnong w n.c h tfw 'v'H IHH 1l·i lns never fad· to sec their cabareo t · aud sometillbl es' it tak eH the form of 1\ solitary house, with many large dtam'bers, into which tht·y d n ve t hetr hor•e• at ntght, and slt•ep in these natural defences perfectly ·~cure f;om auy attack .or prowltng •avagcs. Before reaching our camp nt ( •oslu·n s hole, 111 Cto"smg the lllimcnse detritus nt the foot of the Castle r~ck, we were involved nruicbt wioding passages cur. by the \\'lll<'rs of the htll; nud where, WJth ll hrcadth •carcdy large enough for the passag-e of a hon<e~ I he w aJJa rtse t.lu rt y ilnd forty .feet pcrpcnd icu Jar) y. 'l'h is format ion suppiH•s rite drsrolornt1on of the Platte. At sunset the hci1Tht of the rnerct,- rial column was 25.500, the uttnrlted thermometc; 80° nt~d wind moderate from S. :.1 ° E. Cloud• covered the sky with the ris~ of the moon, but l ~nccc?deU m obtum".'g th c nsua J nstron om ira) obs.,rvat ions, which pluced UJ rn latJtudc 4l 0 40' 13", and longitude J0,1° 59' 2a''. July 15.- A t 6 this morning, the barometer was at 25.515, the thcrrnometer 7:t 0 , the day was fine, with fOillc clouds looking dark on the south, with 11 fre8h breeze from the same quarter. We found that in our journey aero,.. ~he country we had kept too much to the eru.tward. This morning accQrilmgly we travelled by compass some 15 or 20° to the west of north, un<t I • 33 , [ 243 strurk the Platte some thn. .t ern mt' I cs b.e' loIw Fort 1L taor allm'lVieC. ,·usTt hi~e:: ;ducady f rwoams (.'XI n•melyhot,nrHl umongt1 l C 1 ·11, tiH· w11u scemet ' . · l ll ~ r'· . ., I It' we had travelled hard , an< an oven. Our ho.rses were muc l < rsll~:ss~tcll brotwhi'. lo the Platte; whic~t it was with some ddlicnhy tha~ ~hey. were . l · I tile ~iver we found the tratl We n•ac I tel I at l 0 'C·I Ot:· I\· , f ll rrduw rn tow.u< 8 ' n { . 1. · two since. . 1 · l ,. · 1 to lnvP 1n 'Hel n. u,ty Ot ol our carts, w 11<.: I appe.UCl .' ·'I ' I trs for food and repo-'e, we rc- A ft.cr having ullowed our <llllllht s lwo ~~ll ' ch. ~· ·uiH' in sirrht of J .araSllltl<' d our jourucy, and towan~s th<l} _cl·llosc o .. tee f'.l(,t'in view of F ort Platte, ril.l e's fork. hisu.m g f'r·o m tl I'I V<'r ll ~ we Cr'Un ::; . I . 1 ; .1 - 1 l I · A 1~ , ~. Co si tuat ed immedrat e y rn a post lC ongrn<r 1o M<,· s.s rs . • .j 'l)( <,' , .l.\ ( .., ulli~, '-w\:.. ith t.h, e Platte. Ld· <c t. 1a e po ·t th · point of land at the .Jllncu~m 0 ~ L,u.tml c 'lt f e·lrth ·tnd still unfi ai ·hed, ,, e hud vt·s 1· tc d on t1 t c, ou th furl\· ' 1t was )UI o .. ' ' 1 tl ec of the sides and open · 1 11 tlr<'r wuse' on ar ' beinIg endo$ed Wit I ~a s, or m I I· · I 'y·\rtls LHou rrht us in view of lhe on t tc r l tl 'IV er A few lllll( I (,{ ' ;:, . ,.1. ,1 . •OtHI l to .te 1 , • .., . .. ,d J·,ort J ohn or Lararnre. lid llO::>t of the Anacncan I• ur Comp.\lly, cf •. lllc·l· l. ,. con.::truct.ion than the fort I · r•tlae·llrO ll111cty ~ was a lar"g e 1p ostf, 1ta vm·g lllO cI t .r s o' n I l ft lJ'llll· Oil a ri:::;iwr b(J'rourHI some 1 lC c . .. .._, c o . l nt tiJ c m.o ul fl ot , It 1C ,n tvheer . w·tt<'r.. I . l fty \valls whitewa:::;hed and pic(- ntH rr s o .. , . . . twenty-trve ec '' >Ovc · ' ' 1 ·1 t qtrt'te 'lll llll[>Ostllb1 .. . t ll C '\IW CS crave ' " ttp[>eill-etcd, .w ith the large. uars t lIo us a l ~ o A,' ='·I st<'r· of lod~~·<·s which the lan- t of CVCiliJllr (.; u ' 0 ' ' I aucc 111 the uncNlam 1g 1 II b I . l 1':· v·tS pitciH·d ,mder the walls, alll, bcruage tO< r d to wux IH mn8, ' ' , t· L · 1 t• US b· C· lO' lll·: ,e 1cl of the .]'>l( ac lr j] 'l l . n<1 the ()rOrllillCilt peak 0 ara. I s c.1 l . wi.t h llC rnc· .tt:\.g roU1J 1 . 1 in t I1 e c I car l'J rT Iat of the we·' tcrn. .s ky, w wre mtc tHOlllltam, strong y trawl I I f 1 atthe mor~ cnt a stnkmgly beau-the sun had already set, thew 10 e o~rnJ<'( ·s l lnd leuers for Mr. Uoudeau, . . r., tl c comp·u•y ·tt L Jout l .. • I tlful picture. r. rom l , : l b whom [ was received With great w·- the gentleman 111m ch .a rgek o . f tIh e post,! . Y1 · •v··ltt''blc to rnc durin!! my stay Pi tal ity and an e I<.:Ient rnr l c s w l1 . t was u <.• u ...., . I l . ' l I Oil t lle b·mk a short distance r d )eOJl (' CliCi\lnpe( l • HI the country. .oun ourlJ ,-. tl • enjoyment of a l.HHIIlllful supper, above the fort. All were we ' ant .m ~e : we soon fowot the fatigues of which coffee aud bread made luxunous o us, o the last ten day:;;. . . b nee the situation of amlirs had July 1(;.- I found that, durrn!r 111! ·l~ S~Jict 'and somewhat lllOilOlOilOUS tmdergone some change; :w~l the I ~~~~h~ ~ citement aud alarm. The cirregtdarity of the camp hat1 givr·r~ P .,. lce 0 cx.ll be found narrated in the fol~ l · ·l ... : oned tlus c HUlO'C wr 1 1 cumstanccs w lie 1 OC<.:<l:sl . . . l f 1\'T o Preuss whit:h COllllllences Wit l t le lowincr extrat:t from the JOIIIll,l o . r. I 'I)l· tt day onf our sepumt·w n on t 11 e ~~.. J0ll tll fo1k of t 10 <l e. };}xtract jro1n the Journal rif Mr. J>reuss. . r hicrhland between the two forks in ''July 6.-Wc crossed the plate.w olow ·~she liked to indeJnnify us l>orh about six houn;. I let n~y hor~c go as s l 1 we re·\~hed the Norlla fork. for the previous hardship; and a,boltlt .n.oorl· \VC r~de th erefore to sonH~ There was no . tl 'lt Ollt• T)'\rty li.\( ]M.:s~C( ' ' ' . SJO'n h ' 1 ll l I 1 .. , ·u1d stretchcl our r·l lll ll s on tlw oo n•s ~ ' a wart.·· Pine trees, unsadt et tle lOI ~es, • . . f el·c t\VO hours "'Y com- . l ·r . After rerni.unrrw l , ing the arnva o. our.somp.my. lis horse fi!J'7l.in, nnd rode ofT' down the panion bcca.mc unpaticn~,, lllO~t.ntcLl I co le. 1 f~lt so rna rode yet, that it \\'l\K river to sec 1f he coultl drscov.er Ollr P P 11 . · • [ t· y still I ktww tllPy . I I ·11e lhat sn.dt e acr,un, so ,, . n horrible Hlcn to me to l.es .'. < '\lad tllCn m ~om pan ion, Olle of tlte bc~l lllt>n could not <'Ollie any olhet w.',y' 'd {,he sun went down; he JiLl uut ·of lhc l·ornpally' would not a:..>an on me. :3 |