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Show ~ 174 ] 130 d . 'd Fr·om many descriptions of tra ppcr~, it is probnLic that in its 111 Ja pl s. . . . t t . f . foaming course amoug irs lofty prec1p1ccs 1 P!·esr1t s 1 lll,lfny srdi: JJes 0 wtld ~ran d e.t... ll. ; l. tn d tllo''t crh oflcrinc~r mally tcnJplatwtts, an< o ten t~cusscd no 1 1 1 • , ' u•a ppet.s 1w ve been fonuu bold en. oug.h to ll'll1'l< er1ta t<C a voyage w n 11 has so . 1 · ~' , 1 • · certam· a prosp cct of· 'a fa~ t''l l t.e rmw.a twu. .1 e I llutaus nave~ la. ugc ston. es, of beautiful valleys abounllwg wtt!l bca~et, s Hll . 1 ll[> at1n.ot11g 1 tuuc~e~·1blc 11 f. 1- in tbe lower conrsc ot tlrc nvl'l'; ,utu tow JJ(' 1 1 te IICJghbor. .wa 1 8 ~ .. roc\.· 11 tllct·r occa~ionci.l wan~ with the S.p;)uiard:-.;, a11Ll ntllong~thcm. m~ nulUIIS, 1 · . 1 1 · 1 elves, drivL' their h~n]s of catlle allLl Hock~ ol s ,eep L'avuw l1cn1 to p,1~. ture in perfect secnnty · . . Tile road hen"\ leave .. the riYcr, wlucll bf'lld:-; to no..;ldcr.uhly 1o 1l1c cast; and the afternoou we rcsumcLI our westerly roursP,~ p:1sst11!5 OV(~r asomew.hat i:~gh aud broken conutry; and ubout.snllsel, aft<'r" d ,, y's 1ra Vt•! ~)I 21i mtle~. teacbed J3bcl 's fork of the Green nv(·.r-a. ::-.lll<lllu\ 1 \' s 1!:ea~11. 1 wtth ~1::-om.e. I t lll ao 1'sl· cturcut about 120 feet wJdc, tuu J~.;rec pt111Clpa y WJt 1 wtl· w 1a s bb ' ' . \ " · 1 · low, ant(l!crc aml there au occaswt~al lufrg 1 t' tr,ce. • t11~) 111 1~ J1e I~lOmtn~ I obtained an observation of HIJ emcrs1011 o I w 111st '-<.tiL' Jl(' n . upn~r, wtlh other o!Jscrvutions. The heaqr wag·>llS ha\·£' so COlllJ.)lC'tely )llt.IVt>l'IZCU ~he soil, that clouds of .fiue li g~t dm;t are wt.:;ccl by tht· ~ltglll<':-. t \Vtnd. mnk111g the roau sometimrs very disagreeable. . . .11 o •! 17 -LoaYitw our cncatnpmellt al6 Itt tile l1lOl'lllll2'. we travelled UCl 'U u • 0 '1 . I I 1 ' l I I 'II . 1\ong the bottom, wlticlt is abo11t two 1111 cs wu t> .>oH er(~u >y ow It· s, 111 ,vhi;.h the strata cotJtaincd hnudson1c a11tl very dn,tii1C1 vr.~rewiJIL' fossils. In :t gully a :slwrt distance farther np ~~~e river, nu.cl lll tdnl yltl ~~ tl~t·~c, wa~cx. posed a stratum of an imp nrc or argdlaccou::. ltl~ll'~iOJl~. Cro::-. tug on the way Black's fork, where it is OllC loot ucop and ill It y _wtclc. \\'l t h clear water .aud a pebbly hcd, iuninc miles we. re;.lc.lJ,,d lh ill'..., inrk: a.tnl.>.ntaq' to the former stream., hu.vi11g tlO\~ abo~lt SI~1y l.eet hr<·.:~dtll, :qrd ::. lc\\' tnchcs dc.ph of \t.·at<?r. Ilts wooded w11h tl11cker ' ul red wtd() v, nw! 111 the bot~otn tsa .. olerably~tron;;growtb ofgr::tss. Tlw.ro:!~liH·rt~ nwl\l.::-; a tnt\'tl'~<· of twc.lve miles across a bend of tlte river. Passmg Itl the way. otlll! rema~·l,:tblclulls, two or tltrr.c bundrc·tl fret high, with f'l'L'(j\H'ttl a11d JH''ll'l ~· \'c·rt:cal.c carp· 'nents of u gtcrn stone, consisting of an argill:tceous cnrhmntc .of lun.e, al. -..ernatino witl1 stra.tr' of an iron·brown linwstottc, idHI \VnriH·d ll!to ptc.tnr· •..;.')que forms by wind and rain, at 2 iu thP :1 ft<'l'llOOI.l "~~ l'l ac!:ul tl1.e .n~er lO'ain havirJCr maue to-dav 21 miles. ~.;lllC<.' cro..,;~lll~ th l~ ~n·at UtVtJmg b ' 0 :idO'e of tho Rocky mouutai) ns, p.l ants have been VOJT f ew 1.1 1 vun.c ty, tl te L.0~1try being covered priJJcipully with artrmisia. .f.lugust 18.-'\Ve passed on the road, tltis m.ornin_g, .the ~rave o~ one.o~ the emigrants, being the second we had seen smcc 1a I ling wto the1r tratl ;,.nd halted to noon on the river, a short distance aboYc. The Silo honoe woman took leave of ns here, expecting to find some of er relations at Bridger's fort, which is only a mile or two distant, on a fork of this stream. Iu the evening we encamped on a salt creek; about fifteen feet wide, having to-day travelled 32 miles. . I obtained an emersion of the first satellite under favorable circumstances, .. he night being still and clear. One of our mules died here, and in this portion of our journey we lost ix or seven of our animals. The grass which the countrynad lately af· fetded was very poor and insufficient; and animals which have been ac· ·~nstomed to grain become soon weak and unable to labor, when reduced to u4~ other nourishment than grass. The American horses (as those are 131 [ 174 ] • us11ally cnlled which arc brought to this conn try from the StatC's) arc not of any scl'viceablc Yalue nntil nflor they have remained a wi11tcr in tho country and become accustomed to live> t'llt ircly 011 ra.,. Jlugust 1 9.-Drsirons to a void CVC'ry ddny 110t absolntdy 11ecessary, [ sent on Carson fn ad vnnct' to F'ort llnll f !tis morning, to make arraugemcnts for n. small snpply of provi ~io tts. A !0 w mil '3 frt)!11 our encanJpmcnt, the road entered a high ridge, wlriclt rhe 1r1p1wrs callcu tho little mountain," connecting tho Utalt witlt the\ Tind ri\' f' l' <'lwill; and in one of tl10 bills near which we pa:::scd I rcmarkeu ,tratn 0J' a conglomerate 1(1rlltation, fragments ufwllich were scattered over flJc surf:.~co. \Ve crossed a riu!!e of this conglomerate, the I'O:.ld pn::-.si 11g tlcar :t grove of low cedar, and descended npon one of the lt<'ads or l b m'~ fork, callt'd 1\1nuuy, where we: made om midday h:1.lt. ln tl1e nvcr hills nt fhis place, I discovered stmta. of tossilliff'ron. rock, hnv ing n.n onlitic .slotclllN, which, in cotme.·ion witfl the neigh!Joring strntn authorize m: to believe that hnr, on the west side. of the Rocky motlntnitls WI' ftr1d rcpe:1 ted the tnouem formatJOJtS of Great Britain and Enropo, which lrnvc hi lwrlo been wautin~ to cornpleJc the·. system of North ,\ nwrican gc'oln£;y. The specimens frnnt thb ldcnlJty arc designated in the appendix by the number~ 6LI, GL, and 7 J. ltJ the aflewoo11 we cont rnuC'd our wnc.l, n.nu, ~enrchi11g c.nnong the hi lls a few miles up the . trcarn, ::t.IIU 011 1 he ~a me hn.nk, [ <.kcovered, auwug; aiiPrnating beds of coal nml cby, a stratum ofwlJite indnr<..Hed clay,cont;~irnug very clrar anu beautif'tll inlprcssions of V('rtcta!Jic l'C'llla itJI'. Tltii-1 wa. tfu• most itJleresting fos. il localtty I had mf't in tl1e COII!Itry, and I d0eply regretted tlwt time diu IJO[ lH'rmit me to remaitJ a cby or L\\'O in tlte vicinity; bnt I co1tlu not nnticipatt.: tho delays to whiGII I mi ~l!t be cxposed in the conr-e of our journey-or, rather, 1 l\IWW that they WC'I't. Ulrtlly and incVltablc; ant.l after rcnmiuing lt <.'rl' only about nn hom, 1 hnrrieJ off, loaded with as m:1.ny spcciuwns a. I could c·o rJvenietJtiy carry . Coal mndc its appcu ranct' orca~ional ly in the IJills dnring the afternoon and was uisplayeu in J:.l bbit lrurrow~ in a kinu of gap, through which we pnsc:;od over some high hills, and we descended to rr:ako our encampment on the sa'llc strenm, where we found but very poor grass. In the evening a fino cow, with her calf, which !tad straycu o(l' from some emigrant party, were found several miles from the road, and bronght into camp; and a fihe gave an abundance of milk, we enjoyed to-night an excellent cnp of coffee. We travelled to-day 2~ miles, and, a has been u 'Hal since crossing the Green river, the road has been ve;ry uusry, and the weather smoky nnu oppressively hot. Artemisia was characteristic among the few plants. .flugust 20.-\Vc continued to travel up the creek by a very gradw [ ascent and a very excellent grassy road, pa sing on the way several small forks of tho stream. The hills ltore arc hi O'Itcr, presenting escarpments of p~rt.i-colored n.nd apparently clay rocks, purrle, dark red, and yellow, contammg strata of sand tone ancl Jimestonc with shells, with a bed of cemented pebbles, tho whole overlaid by hells of limo tone. The alternation of red and yellow gives a bright appearance to the hHls, one of which was callecl by our people the Raiubow hill; and the character of the country becaml' more agreeable, and travelling far more pleasant, a now we found timber and very good grass. Gradually ascending, we rcachctl. the lower le\'e: of a. bed of white limestone, lying upon a white clay, on the upper liue o which the whole road is abundantly snpplicd w'th beautiful cool springs; gushing |