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Show Ex. Doc. No. 41. pushr tl fonv:n1l for "Tiig- John Rpring," whiC'h we rP-aehe1l at 5 o'elol'k . llcrc we luxuriated on the deli~htful ('oo l watl'r of this celebrated spri ng-, reclining under thr. shrulc of a tall oak" uh te<>"IllitH' qucr ·i," at whost• bast• this spring- origi11att·s; the t£•m. Pe~·atun· or the water being only 5:~o , while that of tl1t! air ranges ClbOY! 80°. \Ve saw to-day two hcr1u tiful Yari ties of tlu.· c\cning primrose, (<rnntlll'ra l>ic•nnis,) the white and the y<'llow. \V('uotir('damoncrst th • birds the brown thrush, (orphcuo..; rufus,) the kin~ bircl, (mus~icapa tyr<1nnus,) tl1' gronsc (tl'trilo <·upido,) and the Jitlle quail. Sunduy, July 5th.-\Vt> wisbl'd, as \\C sl.iH U~<l this morning·, that we eould h;nc takt•n this ~prinrr along with us, the watn \\"a~ so bt.•alltif'ully (' l ·nr and so <'O ld, <<lhl the sprino· sh;u\ed from di.lancl: nround by a gmvo of th' walnut, tb • ~y<:amnre, and th<· oak around lhc trunks or which the ivy (rhus ra·lic.ltls) dambcn·d, <lll<l at the roots of wltic·lt gn•w heautil'ul ly<'ltnis. Two milt·s frorn our point of dPparturc is Council g-rovt·, where thc•rc is a. fin~ 1-'tream of running- water, and grc<tl quaulitics of quartz und lli~hl) J'o.;:~iliferous linw:-;tont•. .'ho, t ly before ('ouncil gron·, Wl! pnsscd th e nTave of a whit~ man, who had IH·en mtndl'red by an 0-;a g(' l11dian; a rirrular pile of ~ton<'· lllarl s his restin~~ pl:u:<'; frmn the ncvi('t':-l het\\'cr·n the stone~~ the hy ltas shot forth; over the g-r,ne a long pole l!'nns mournt'ully. \\rhe11 l \iewecl this simple g rar<', my mind tul'IH'<l to the proud montuncnts whieh are built up hy the wealthy in our g rca t (' i t i e s, an d w hi l' h a r <' <I a i I y l c v <•l (' d with t lt e o·1 o u n c l to <T i v c l . h tl 1) ace to ::-;omc impro,·<'llH·nt. Here, on the wild prairie, the Indian and lhl' nldt• hunter pass hy this spot, antl not for worlds "'ould they rc·mo' c one stone. Continning our march, we trave11£·d over a distan<'C of 20 mile!', W~H·n w~ rc<ll.:he£l ~' Diamoncl spring." This is a fill<' lnrge !'JHincr, o J t h r c e o ~· i o u r f ~' ct an o: ~, the w at 1'1' < • , Lr c m c I y <' o I d ; t h e t r; mp era t u r., o f t h ~! s p n n g· is 5 1 o, w lt i I c that o f t he a i r, t h (' t h < • r mom ct c r 111 tit(' ::diad(·, IS 87° I pro cured at thiR plan· a beautiful white thistlP (t:nicusaearna,) of dcli~ions. fr~granee. \Ve saw a great ma 1~y night hawks (chordl'll~·-;: ll~glll!:') a!Hl plovers, as well as ~evcral herds of deer, ( ccrvus vtr<Ttntalttts.) I also ·ollcctctl some of the c.-rent grasshop-per~ 0 r the prairies. b .ll1onday, July Gtlt_.-As. we set out on onr march, the :rag.on mules took a freak In their heads ancl cndcavor<'d to run oil wtth the. 1~rcn is ion wagon, b ll t the d ri vn turn etl th ('lll in to the wi<le pr:unr, an1l soon suceccdc<l in quieting th('m for a time but he had s vrral trials for the mastery before thC' clay's nHHeh' waR orl'r. After tr:nclling 15 mill·s, we arriYed al "Lost :;;pring," but di<l not ~ top as tt ~ appt·ara.ncc "as not inviting. . \V' nottced nc<~r th? roa<lnumcrous large puff halls or fnugt, that rescm.h.led, l~oth m stzc an<l appearance, humttn skulls or. most hcauttful wl11tcness; the under side is pul'kercd as if a naplon had been. thrown over a round body an<l drawn with n string; the ntcnor rc~emhlcs flour, except that ~t coheres. Ex. Doc. No. 41. Conti~ull1l~ O\tr jou:n ·y, we. pr<'~'cd forwnrtl rapi!lly, in order to ;(arh Cottou\\Ood fork, wl11rh 1:-; llParly t} 1irty milt•S fro 111 thp )lare wlterc \VC "ere t•nc·atnJH•d this mont1n1r \ c )1·, ,{ •1 t, 11 · • • h ' .. , t< nus march and dul not reach tlt<' cn·<'k until:~ o'do<'k·. Our anilllals were very lll\l<'h jad(•d and add to tlti~; !hat the moml'nt we !'(' ,H:he <l our e;oal, 111\.rtad~ nf horse llt.l''-' ·1tt·t -J •I • • , .T ' • ·"' • • < \.( ( 0111' c a v a 1<' a d l' f u n o u 'i I y . l n tlH • < · 1 I'o r t s o f t h · b <>a s L s t o r i d tlu' II) •I . , . of • ll1l <' J1 l· _l'~, t l 1<.'} o f' ten Il . < ' <.:~ '<':tllH' t·Hhtnglc•d in the " ·ahn· ·tn{•s ;" we \n~.re obiJg-<·d to protcd some of tht•m by loose clothing; tla; 1110 _ qtllto<'~, too, W<'r<• troui>I(':Ollll to hor~ c~ and ridt·r~. . Cnttonwood fork is a trihut:uy· or th<· J..T('0.' h;1, ag well :lS ('ouncd O'J'OYI_' <;r<·l'k and th<> wat ·rs inlt·nnt•di:tte. This str<•am is timlJt: n·d ~v1th large .cotton \\nod tre<'s that ket•p a <'Oiltinued rustli 11 ~,. oi tht'll' !~aves, for tbt• shg-btt'st lnl't>Zl' make·:-; thl'm trt ntl>l~·. ' \V<· not~(;!'d lH·rc . ~l1i kt:ts nl' t ht! cldPr (S. (' <tnad<·Jt.·i .;;) in fu ll >loo.m . ~lH· lH·antllul Jnonard,t (AI. allopllyla) c·on·n·d th(• ]ow }lOrlwu~ t)f the bank:;; o_r this str~am, ,~·hil t: on th<· liltlt• saud bars, a1~d close to th<· wat 'l's cdg-<', a dt·n ·e ~ro\\'th of tLc long J~av 1·cl wdlo\\.' .nn·rl111ng the cl!'~r watn, in wltieh sport<·d t ht· IJ!a, k b.ts:-;, ~he r:~t f1sh, and tllf' sun hsh. .J11 t wbc·rc the road nn S<'~ there l ~.a i Ill t• p 0 C) l 0 f \\'at c I' ' fr 0 Ill Ji \ <.: t 0 s i . ft. d d c (.' p a II d t \V c I \~ (' rc c t \ncle . Tuesday, .July 7.-\Vc conclnd<•d tllal it would be h<'st to r<.:m. in l1erc Cor the day, as our aniutals look<·d mueh harr~t .'.il'd by what tla:y haY<'. c~lrcacly undl·r:goHc. \Vt> cmpluy(•d our:-.eiYt·s in gctti11,. ~1.ll our afl~t1rs arrang ·cl Ill complc·te orcin· for we ,, ·prd that this 1: .the last stop that we shall make for so11te tiuH' tn <·ontt'. Evet·ytlllng was O\'crhauled, our <'lothes wne :til wasltl'd, alld nll1ho.e arranger~ •nt~, ~udt as a jounJ<·y of' this kiud su~gt'sl, but whi ·h our conttllll<'<l JttO'\ cment did not permit us to al't:(ltupli~h, wt>n· thi s day ex '<.iutcd. . ~ r o u r.t d our <'amp t h <' g r o 1111 c l 1 o o ked g-n l d c n wit l1 t h · d II l'P r t • n1 vanbcs of the golden rod, (solidut4o,) a11d along tbt· stream we <l.w boxr t-ld~r, C,a.ecr ncgundo.) and <•x tend<>d lhi<'kds of pl um bush ·s. . Not iar irom the camp we· saw some antelop ·, (dinan<H'tru: furtlfcr,~ :>owe sent out an old voyagt•ttr \\ ith the Jud i, n ln111ter iu }>ursutt of llwm; but tlt •y returned unstuTt s~{ul, and repoll ·d tlt,tt the ant('lope W< n• c•xtrcm ·ly :hy. Abo ut 4 ()dock sen·ntl companit·s of \Oluntt•CJ'S JnlldC thl'ir clp pearanc: e~ and until it was cptil(· late W<' h ·ard the· tr:unp of horst•:-:, • t~lC tlaslung of S<tbrcs, ancl jingling- of ~pur~; at last they all a rIlVc.: d, illHl the camp W<U:i <ptict !'<l\C the howl of t!Je scnti11 •t volf. ' JVcdncsday, .July 8.-At 5 o'clo <'k this morning we \\Pre• on the ~ou,lc ~·or the Turkey cr~rks; they arc thl'('<' in nuntb(·r, :.nd unitt• a C\\' lllt\<'s ht>low the po111ts wJH•rc our road <'ros~<·s them; th1: day wa~ llcasant, forth • sky was over ·ast. \\ c l~ad no\~ n•ach d the ~hort grass, that is not more than four 'Or ftvc 111ches 111 length, and w' saw littll' patdH•s of the tru<' buffalo gra~s, (scslcria da ctyloidc ,) a short and curly grass, so uuic1uc |