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Show . ) ( 0, Ex. Doc. No, 41. one of thr nat hoats, th !'(' of tlJC IHd ians who had assisted in ferryin g 11 :-; 0 , c, w c r c ~ o u n d 1 y ~ l c c pi 11 g, a ru l f'a r a;\' a y s t r ct c h c d t he g ~·adually dtiJllllislting tr<'rs that ov~·rhunt-; tlu.• hau:-ns ":att·r;. tlH· k1~1g f1shl'r (all'edo alcyon) was dartmp; along, utt~nng.lus shnll r.attl~ug . crca111; flocks of p.troqnt>1s (~·c11tun~s Carollllrnsts) wnc c·tr<llll~ over hl'ad, :~crPallli)l~ and dar1wg <nnul the tall walnut and ~yea-l! lOrP ii'Pt'S. • \Vc• now madp rea dy for our mar('h, having cngngl'<l :1 fir.rc lookin~ r lnd;an lad to ''C' with the party. Our horst•s had not had mudt tii~t' to •;tt l:t. t ni~·ht, and St'<'llt('d di."inc:lined to pn~s through the Jnxuri nnt grass tbal lil} 011 eac:h .side. of 0\11' ~·o.ad, <tlld wt•rc <Oll~ tm1tly trying to :-:natd1 a mouthful of tht' deltewus h<'l'hag-c. A 1 \l o"'clock \\ (' h:Hl a. glimp. c or Hte \Nakar oo~:l hul,tes; <~n Olll'' right thcr · \':t~; large rorn fi<·id, of nbont 30 anc,..;, tlll'll .a IlTle of timlJer strl'lching :. ·far ;1s tit{ (')t' could read1; 011 our ldllaythc broad l'o1liug pr.1irit·, .tlld diredly in Jront. WP <'C)Idd :-;pe the ro~t! no~"i11g· the swtlls of th<' pl'airie, uutll ;t could he no lo11g<'l' <\1· ti11guisbPtl. As we couti:Jttcd to ;ul,·ann• we foun<l that onr roa<l lend u:;: dirl'<'lly lJth\'t'<'ll the two buttcs. \Ve snou rt·ach<·d them, and t}l('H :-;aw the "tlivide" th at f'<.'p~tatt~ s till' wat('l'S oJl the "vVnk<lrnosa" from tho!'<' o!' th1• "Aians de,.; <')'gill-'s," or Os;1gc; (as it i:-.; calll'd lH'<ll' its montl1;) upon thi~ divide tl1e Ranta F6 road is laid out. \'{(' ~0011 ~a \\· the Ore~ron trail, wl ich hrre unites \rith ~l:at to Santa }<'{•; slwrtl) aftt·r pas:;;ing the junC'tion of thc·sc trails \\e n;l ·h<'ll H Stl'('J> declivity that forms tht> bank of <L Slll~d) ~tnat~ll and llc>ti ('cd tlwt the Indians had bet n working hert> for c.oal; lll the superint·umlH•nt sl1al· we fouu<l traC<'s of fo1;:sils n·s<·mhllll~~hc broad flat lt·avc·~ of the iris (frid;e.) \V!Jilc \\·e were <'X:tmtnrng this f{lrwatio n, tny hors<•, tlntt had h1·<·n drin~n alrnost mad by the flies, (taban~,) brokL' from his fast<'nings and ru~ht·d into th<' .~;r ek, in order to roll in tiH· ",ttcr, and thus free him~ ·lf from l11s to~·m ntor~; what a mist'ortuuc! for my snddle and pistols w<•rc on Ius ba ck; ~onn of tlte party dashed towards him, and, springinp; H!1, he galloped otJ', ·ratt(· rin~ alln1y ac ·oulrcmcnls on the ro.1d; hut I rccovprpd cvtr) tJ1ing, l·n·11 tny pistols. \Y ' cont' uucd on O\ cr a ht o:.ul f1at bottom of marshy l.wtl, but fou11d, lJPforc we• h.ul pron·cdecl far, th;tt our <'Oursc b on~ too muc.h to the 11orth. \Vp, howevrr, corrtintH•d to follm\ on in hopes ll w o ttl d t a k <' a lu r n , L u l w r r c d i 1' n p p o i n t e 11. A s i t ·was u ow 1 ate 1 w c Cll\'~tnp<'d on the \Yakaro<ua rivc·r, haYing marched nine wtiP~· Ihu·rn ~ tl·c day, 011r aitimal'l sufi'ned crreatly from the horSL fly, (tabaui;) thest• Hie~ completely cov re1C the ne<'ks ;uul shouJ,lers of tl H' It or · e s a 11 d m u J e s , to r m c n t i n g tIt e m r x (' <' s 1-1 i n.J y . Among!'l the birds ohs('I'Ycrl thi~ dav were the dov!', (t·l:to- • ( ptst<'s 1 l' . . ) · · J ' b I hll'd ,;HcJ tnH' Jl.,ts; the flu.:kcr, (gtc'us auratus·) the U<' ' (.ialia \Vil.onJtii;) the hunting, (pq>ilo crythrossthalmus;) and the row, ( eon·us A mer H'fllllls.) The last mentioned hirds Wt'l'C lo11l~ling lHar a large cornfield, and wen·, doubtlc~H, watclllng wtll in1r•n·st th<' rip1·11ing- of the grain . . Tlto ··e fricn d s of the prairie , oya ge ur, the cow-bird, ( molothrus Ex. Doc. No. 41. !)J. pccori~,) ma,le tl1eir np~<·r.ra.ncc, an<l 110 ~oonN 1:1<l we pickctc1I our <lllttnals than those b~rds mstall<<l thc1.1 on thc·ir bal'ks. Tile elder C, 1mh~c ts yulH·s.<'l'ns~ wa~ stil1 in bloom, an<l the ora!1~e as.<·lepta-; .st1.l1 dtsplaytl~[.; 1ts gaudy tlowPrs, m1Ld1 to the dl'ltght of tht• bnll~ant hu.tterfltt'S .th~tl sportl'd nrounrl it, and :He so cnn.-tantly found ncar 1t, that It IS oftc'n c"'alled th · butt 'rtly 1llnnt. Our ClllllJ> is on a high point. whi<'h Sl'parat('f, tht• branch<·~ or :t little stn•:Jill; thr gra!'' <lrou.ncl is goo1l, ancl o11· situation hin·h and must bid deftanc<· to tit<' mo,·quitol''. AlO!liT tlte marrrin °oJ~ the creek 1 fouud a IJ<•autifttllily, (lilinm tigrinut~t,) of :1 bri~rltt orann·e color, ~1ncl b<'autif'ully dottt•tl. t~ " 0 11 .lui y 1 w <' a r n s e <' a r I y a n d lll n d c on r w a y ) a · J- t o t h l' 1 r a i J we had ll'ft. Aft<•r a mar<'h nf thn·c miles we t' ·a ·h ·d t 1c route soug-ht for; \\'t' then 1'0.'<' io the tnJ> of fliP" diYidP,' which unitt's with 1l1' \Vakarooc:a Y:lil<·y l>y il seti<·s of slopt· th.tt. rt 't'lltb}, the <'\.t<·rior slop<·s of par:1pets, their en• ·t · l'ltang-i?w dircr.tion sudd<• tt!., l'o :ts to form sltili'Jl angle· likt• those of a hnstion· '"c asc<'tldl'd 15 f'c·ct, and on t:1hng- a hearin~; harl~, fouod that the \Vaknroo~a but1 es '' C're north ·10° <>nst. · 1\Ctcr tL,tvclling tl1rc·<· milt·.· f'urthn, wc· r<'ndH'd U11' hroarl trail of t h t' t r ad c r s from Tn d c' p c n d c n c· <', J\ I i s n uri , t < ~a n 1.t F 6. As our horst•s lliOV<'cl t brough tl11' grass, thr· hor:;;r -tlic·: SPt'ITlt'd to be shakl·n f'rom th(• spih·lds, ns the fi:~rina from the ·t:un•·ll · nf co rn , \\ h (' n sIt P k <.' n b y t h t • w i n d ; t h c n r i · i n g- ll p , t h y c o \" P r c· d t It e h<'~ds :llld ll!'l:ks or the ,.nor nnimal", making lht Ill frantic· with l>alll; tht'y wonld rnh against (':tC'h otltc•r, and lamp th<·ir hoof; and sonll~ would plaC'<' tl1"ir l•P;His so :1· lo gr· the IH·ncfil of' the flwi.tdtin,~s of another's 1ail; and C\'f'tl th<' rid<'r. were :lfutoyed by thc·tr dt•:-;p<>rate (•(J'orts to gd riel of tlw~ · p•·r•;pcu1ors. J3eforc• we ln11l prne<•ed<'d far, we mc·t a tnan driving an o ~ tt·.trn; h c had a e e 0 lll p c t II i . d s 0 lH \ 0 r tl J (; \" 0 lttn t c (' )' I'() I II p 'Ill i I' s I () ('a !' r y pro\isons; and, haring etnptic·d his vnc;on, ht• WitS now on his return. lit• told us that it \Vas 1wc· 1ty mi l<·. from tltc JJt•xf pooJ·to wat<'r, flo we dclermitl!' cl to eamp ~ 1011; aucl, luning mnde a march of clt'V<'n utile·~, we pitd1ed Oltl' tentf~ on tJ1c nty same spot. on whiC'h we h;!Cl cnr·;Hnpcd onr· yf':H prcv'ous. lJ,·re we rnll•·dPrl so m <' b e au l i f ttl {1 o w c r ~ , a m on 1; s t w lt i · h we r e t h <' r 11 d b c • d · i a h i r t n , '111 d t lie· d c I H: at · b c d ~ r n '\ , (',.a I i ur n t i net or u m . ) The strc•am upon whil'lt we w<•rc~ wa::; 1hrn rnPrely a line of unconnp<·tc<l pools. The only tre s to h,. ~£'1'11 W('lt' some tall elms, (ulmus A nu·1.,) ill w hosl' tops seYt' r:-tl tur 1,<'} vultures (cathartes aura) were preparing to go to roost, w!.il(' b(·l.ow, amongst the willo'" hrush that hord<·r d the stn•itm, some cat bnds (orp"h •ll<; <'a.ro1.) kq)t up a low ·nnvnsation as th<·y plnngctl into the A.most r<'<'<'ssc·s of the 11ndcrgrowtlt. J1ily 2.-As we hacl the twL·nty mile strrtc h to m.dct~ to-day without watt·r, W<' <HoS<' t'arl). T.hc dew la~t night l1nd been Y<'fJ ll r a v Y , an d w <' f o u n cl l i t t h• p o o 1 s o f w at c r s t : rn d i u g on l II c t o P · of our mosquito ban,, for we had been obliged to desert the tent Where our burs cou 1 <l not be fix ·tl co a vcn ic n t1 y. |