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Show f) ultMited him, uor could h-~ diKcuvca· nuy vestige or sign of tltc prope1 ty he tlwn I•>RI; nud fnrther he urge,) thut theiic l ndia\IIH Bhould. not bo in u.uy way hchJ accotwtt.tble fnr what transpired beyouu th~· ia· limit!i O!l the 2·4th of Juno. \Ve t-eturncJ to cump sutiljOcd of' tbe innocence of tlwse I nd •nmJ as to the matters cbRt·gcd, acd ou tile folo ·wing moa'1ariog I mild~ IMl.Cb ch1\llg1.!8 in the oommnod, and rt•epecting the ndminis· tnH.ion of nffi\irs ~lit Fort KlumOJlb a& would prevent tbe cre&ting or lnditln uiffi· cnlties, anti the consequent fllilu1·c ol' the reconnoissnnce. Putsing out of Spraguo's river valley in a sou·theasterly· direction wo crosseu the Uoase L11ke Mountains tbrongh a wide and emooth gnp, and by an easy gt·atle, and cntercu n· ~~tmall fine nllcy situated to the wcstWilrd or· tbe nortb~rn extremity or tbr. vallt!y arouod the upper· portion of Goose r~~\ke, but ha·v;ng no outlet into it some distance dO'Wa its western border-. llUOilt lWL•Ivu 111 i lt>li to th~ \fe~C W&.ml. or rnthea· north or we I, iu what lg knGnvn ui the Mouo~; c~Htutt·y. .l!"a·om n. poiut ou the cn.st sic1e of' ti•e ittlt! V'tt.llcy into which ·we httd l'nlored, nod ubout twch•e mil<'s from ite heuu~ wo di'Tor· ged to the (ln!ltwurd, und pus»ing over sorne low gr·o.ssy hills ood along t.hc bntJk of n small mountain stream running iu· a. t~outh"' eosterly uirection, W(! desct>od~d· into Goose Lak~ busin by u VfJry eM¥ grode, th1'oug\t a rema.rk4bly srnootb depre8flioo ia its western rim~ From this pa!-ls to tho bend of Goo10 Luke, tbe first four miles wn.s ncro88 ft SO·fte d~"crt thot extends southwauxl dow.o• the western border of· tbo lo.f<e na• fur. oa tho eye cun sec. Prom this desert· to· th.e heod· of Gooso Lake the surface of the country ia undu''"· ti11g, tbough from nny. coosicienble distanoo it hn.s tbe uppcarneaae of btiog euti'rc~y leva). • 'l'bis Jitrle valley is about fi'fteen· mile~ The upland~· nro genemllr covered· with long, ~ving & general direction from north n luxuriant growth of' buoeb· grass, but iu to soutb. and bas no extreme width of' many pluoes the outcroppings of Java ren-about- eight· miles. It has a.soutbem ex· posureoand" fertile soil. lt!t surrounuings oo· the north, east, nod·; west, nre titnbercoqercd' meuot&>ins, while n low range of greu-coftred b11Js bouud it oo the south· ward'l sepamtiog it from the basin of Goose Lake. It ie well watered' by several mountain streams, and by springs, fringed with willow, and· ia some plaoes·witb the cottonwood~ aud: is covered with a luxuri· not ~ro!Wltb or grnasj Ita soil excels. tbat o~ Spraguels rifer valley in ita general adaptattioo to agrieultural purposes. A eoosiderable- creek puts into thia v&lley oear ita sout~eru C.''<tr.emity, rrom· another UUvalluy of about tbe S;alue. size, si~ua.led ders tbem un-tlt for other than grnvAng· purposes. 1ror these bowever tbey ex-cel ouy pm•tion ot the country yet· pnssed over-. 'fhe lowlands along the numerous· little streams, all putting io from tbe cortll'tvard ond converging towards tbe h~d of the Jake, but genemlly siot<ing before th&y reach it, are extremely fertile, Mid w~l adapted for cultivation. A email portion or them, bordering immediately on the lalte. are somewhat alk:nlioe, but produce in many places no excellent growth of rye· graN, nod other vegetation iocideot t'O a modtrattN~~kali region, Tbe valle~ i1t be11utifuUy atuddt.d with· lu.rge willo,Ys aild s.om'tl cottouwood tua.t • |