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Show 12 -------------- flluces ul111o~ t hid,lPn by lllll tl~t'i-1 (lr wilel ern r im. )11\r~ely. The chit>f n•liancc f-lr fu \'1 iH tlw 'l'hc! ~ni l i ~ grncrally nlknlinr in t h~ jnnipt> r·, which i~ Anmewhat ai.Hrnd ant on slro n~rc>st fl<'n!le nf tlru tt•n n. 'l' llt're ore thE' IIUI'roonu i n ~ hi liB. howrvr,r, ~tl nn~ the buAc nf the. icrrn:'l, nncl Our· route> thence wrts in o nn rth l'll~trrl y occ·u ional ly ill the mng-r l'trr tlll'r nort llwnr·cl. direction, c}OWI<I a ff.tt -bott onH•d CHil o tt, fl rtlllll li'UCIA Of ~OOcl JnntJ, hc>n rillg' ~Oncl l<'ntling- into \.V111'1Wr's valley fe>r the firr;t tr ra !=l~ , mixl•cl in Mmr pi ne<'~ wi l h <'Xl'vlll·nt mile n11tl a hulf, nruJ then ·u nr a IL\t c•t·al l'n· r lrwPr nncl wiltl JH'I\ virw. On the raHt vine to the g<'nerul summit lc•vel of lhu tr~· !<i<l<• nr the vuiiPy for a cl i!'lnncc of fi fty ble beyond . Tht'nce varying om· conrse m ih·~ W<' found hn t or~e con!l ickmhle spnt mor·o to the eost warcl , nnd fiHI.l:ling- on•r· of g-nocl soil. 'l'h iQ il'< nt 11 pr,int forty rlli les flelds of lr\VI\ nlrnnst im pas~a h lo fot· our· clow11 frorn the vn ll<•y'H Rnllt hC'rn I'Xtr<•tnity, wugons. we entered \Vnrnet·'::~ valley nt itR 11n1l envt• rR pr r·hnpH nn urc•n of nhnnl fonr soutiH•rn <'Xtrrmity. th n n~un tl HCrc>R; bt•nri n!..(' n. lnxl'lr iullt ~row lh This V1\1ll'y we nnmrd for Cttpt n.in \V ,~r- of thP eommon wi ld g-ru!-1~ ·~ mixPcl in rl'lt\lly ncr, U. B. A. , who cxplorctl it , stile! who, plnc·rs with thril'ty l'l'tl clover nrHl wilcl pen· nR went first R11pposl1<1 , WIH! killt•<l - • Ppl. VttH'. On thi~ trnct tlwre nr·1• n l~o Sl'V<· r·•LI 9th, 18·~9-in the main cnt\•)n pntt ing- in- f! tte Rpring-!i pressing- upwntrl th n nr g-h the to it from the sonth, tht;> RHillr tllllt h:1 R j11 :-~t ~nrfn ec• , nntl n Rmull Rtrrnm pnt ti11g down been mc:ntionccL .John f3 . l> rurn . )i).:q ., or from Wat'lll'l''s ~t ountu i n l Hlltl hPI\\'i ly frill · tTacksonville, Orc>gon, who wns conn(•Cl('<l 15rcl with willowfl. with Oapt. !,yon's cnmrnand tllllt 011 the en~l , the vall<>y is honnclecllikr oil went in f'Pnt ch of 'Vnrnrt ',-1 rr mnin~ ot h~t'f:' nlong tlw Pnstern slop() or the Ri<:1· tho n~xt ycnr, 1850, locnt eR tho i)oiut nt rnA. by the sn rnc int t•mt inah lc Rngu d<'Rt'l'l• which some of thrm W<'r·e fottntln fvw lll i iP>' which hPrt•. ~~~in ot1H•r plncP~ , jq lwnvP<l up Pout!J of the old Southern On•g-n rr 1':111i into widt• vo lrnn ic tnl.>leH. on which on! grnnt Road, nnd consrqtt t•nt ly the futul rnonnt rcl low hi lls n.nd iAolnt Pcl bn ttrA nr spnt must lw in S 11 rpl'i:;e vr~ll ry . 1 he su m~ vnlco n ic fornpt tion . Ot!t'a· 'Vnrner's v ~dlt>y is similar to Snrpri1lt' ~ion lllly nn e of tlw~e hntt<'EI l' ii=l· Valley in point of location, fot·rn nne! gNl· ing high<'r thnn its fellowR rnt.itleg i t R~>I f tn eral cbo.rnctc>r. It~ dir<>ctioll i ~ l'rom AOnth the ti!Or<' di g-nilie·d rnnk of mounl nir .. to north. The 8icJTnS form it!; wc•st.ern Snch is \VaJ'n('r'H mnuntnill, of wh it~h nwnboundnry for a di ~tun cc of llbnut fll'tcen tion will he ognin mncle in :wothl't' purt of miles from its southern ('Xtt·cmity, thrnce this rrport. receding to tbc wrs twnl'll, nnd !raving u ThrOil!{h tht? c<'nfcr of thr valll'y lrngth· volcBnic tnl.>le to continue its border north wise th <:'rc nrc numerous lnkcs, mud po n 1l o~ , ward. wut er·hOll·~. wc,lls nrul Rpritt~~. connected Springs un<l str<:'omq nrc fou n<l at convc. by m ar~lws beoring u ~pec· i<'s of ennr , grow. nient distnncos 11lorrg the base of the Sit•r·. iog i11 rnuny plact's fnlly nine f1·ct hil.(h tHH1 ru~, ond two or mom 1-ltrPnnH! fi1ul thrir vcr·y dt•n<~<'. Nono of these Iukes or· l'l'li!:'rwny from the Pume ~Olii' CC', . through tll•Pp voirs bt\ve n11y Yi$ible out.l£>tP, o.nd it wn ~ cuusms in the• tublc that continues itti W C~il· very &•ldom tlmt we t!UW uu irtl(! t. ']'t1o wd!l-c, 11 · th<·y urc lh·~ig n a t <·d , ure A<'€'111 i111fly witl1011t bell tor11, unc1 ulwnyH full to wi thin t hree or· !'our in d H ·:o~ of th • ~ " ' fa <·c urourul t ht·m, uncl thr wutcr g<• rtc•rully ()llitP g-ood. 'J'nu wn11·r· in th e ·~e tlqJoH i lc , ri v~, howl' Y<' r, <l ~ flt ·rs in q~tality nnd ll' rrqwrnt ore, CVt' ll wht'll Rifllllll d witlliu ll fl'IV fCl'L of c~tcll otl11·r. This i~ ch;Hucll,! ri!ltic of the ~ pr i ugH ulf.IO that urc Oil t liC ('llSt sidt.l of t he \'al!t·y orr higher g•·onnd, wher·c tlwy frc· f)ll enLJy Ui!:ldmrgc from the 5HII11TT1 its of Jit· tic nw•n1d ~ pNhaps eigh t ut· t<·n fert ncros~ , uncl from ei~h t to twpnty irl('hrs higher than tho so r fnce of the ~rou ud nrou nd tlu•m. 'I'Iwsc ~p r i ngt; a lso diiTe·r in tl•mper· attrrC Ull tl Qllality, ROme Of them lH·ing tOI· t>mhly cool uud p11rc while• otherA nrc nl. mo~ t t('pit1, ur1d some of tfwm seemingly i111preg·nutcd with AOntc kind of min<•rul. In the wny of ti rn hcr, the willow iH nil t hut tl li~ rt>gion ofl'orus, (':t<'Cpt un oceu~ innn l j tt11 ipr r. Gum ~ i~ sr;u·cr. ,, ... e RO\V n f<'w monn • 1ain sltrcp, hnt ulw»ys bPyoncl rifl t• runge 'f'hese lliH] the grey rubbit, wi th n f~·w RR,Il~ ht:ns, seeming ly co n~titute the gnmc of thifl region. F'iflh- npmall chnb-m·e plt,nt iful in somo of the lurg-cr lnkr111, bn t nre too soft noel ill flnvorPd to be worth tnldng-. 1a this vu lky; lJuL ri:o~ing rnnj t.~s lic:u lly to u !wight thut ri \' uls muny <1f tho higlwr por .. I io 11s of the fur11ou!:i 8ierrus. I ts ,·a llt-yl'! iclc i.e; ex<:et>di ngly folt<•t•p, in many plucl!3 lor·rrring Policl. p<· rpC'nrl i<· ulut·, und even OHr· hnn~ing- wuiiR c11' volcun ic rocl<, cut hl• r·e ll lld t Jwre \\' it h ~ t l'<' f> I'll vi llCA u n<l t:hu~ UIS pl1tt ing clown !'r<llll the 1111111rn it. As ev(•. n i n~ ~lppt'Oil<'h <?P 1 nnd tile Purr is shini n~. it 111 rMl.:y s ide~ nncl nnmcrnw·l pr~;~I<A prcs<•nt n lH·uu tifn l hronu t~ pp<'u r·n twr , of n ~ rcetJish l11w. llintilnr to tlt nt. wh ich is sometimes fornHl i11 v ('in~ of copper or·t•. 'l'lw snm111 it hus n geuerul le~el, E:Xt<'ml ing o,·er ou nt'en of more t lwn n hundred Fq unre mil<·s, und JH'el:lentR ull the features of n count ry hy iiAt•lf; pm:IWSt~ing its little minia ture mour1tni n~ , ,rrnt-:s cov£'red ~ttllryE~, lnl<t>R oncl rh·er·s of pure wuter, it!:i little willow, n::prn, nnci mou ntn in muhogony forrRtR, n11d it~ gnnlrn~ of service bt!rries~ In R rn ililn ry point of vic•w, thin moun· !nin iEJ tit<• Sr•huRt opol of the, ' nuke lrrd i ~tns~ proclrrci ntr FU bRii'!I<•JJCe nnd f'o rnge with in1 its wulls irnpr·t·g-nubl<', ond to higu too render nrt illt>ry t·fl't(.' tire from tla•ir bose, offi:ring bnt f't~w oppr0uches to its summit , a:!d tllcao cnpnble of nn <'MY defense from the numer· ous im pregnable bastions nml wntch towers thnt guu rd t bei r en tro.nco on cit ber side . . Cnptuitt Wnt'llC'r pn ~s('rl southwurd along the WPRt Ricle of the vnllc>y io his rxplora• t ion of 184g, but no truce of his route can bo seen. Jt is proLahlo that one of the lnk<:'s bet·e iA Ft·r monts' OhriAtmus Lnlte of 1843 A bare vPst igo of nn okl trnil is visible for BQtne ('ightecn nriles south of this lnke along tho capt side of the vaiiPy, but L>cyonu thnt point it connot be trnced. '\Varner's rnonntni.n is a continnntion ·rom the southwlld of tbc cus lcro riru of Our r<'C'OnnoiRsunce of th is mountoio wns from the sont.h ulnng its western bose to its northern rxtremity, where its oscent i~ clircctly up from the w n t f'r~ of Ghristmnli Lul<e, thus blocking our pn!!floge around it in thnt direction, thence bnclt by the soma rou te to itt4 c.x trc•me southern point. thet·e nsc~ nding tl10 tuhle upon which it rises we pnssed uloug its eastern base to a poin& opposite thnt w~ ich hlrneu ns back. 'l'hc cvillene£'s t~us obttli11ccl were conclusive tbut the l ucl iuns diJ uut occupy the tnOUD· |