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Show 168 t MOVlSa CAM^- SBARCH FOR WATER. miles, ; until the Water was deep enough to float herj and in two hours fouiid ourselves ohce moire in camp, ' where# Captain Stansbufy anxiously awaited us with dry clothes and a hot breakfast to re- » fresh utf after our night's Adventtfre*" Strange to say, no very serious consequences followed this1 night • of severe exposure. \. Preparations were now made for removing the camp to the south-. vward. The « Sally," although empty, wfcs found to be nearly high and dry from the effects of last night's norther; an4 it . took all our ) disposable force to shove her out some half tnUe into Water deep* ' enough* to float her. The baggage was then carrfedout to the skiff, which wafl hauled and phshed out to the larger boat, then lying nearly two mile » off.' The water was very cold, and. the chilling wind swept'downfrom the W^ hsatch Mountains, which were m mapy > plaees covered with snow nearly to theif base*- . We coasted along the protaohfory, as qear to the shore as the depth bf the waiter WQulcf permit, which was generally within a mile or more, until the afternoon, when We ag& in gr6unded on an e^ tenaire shoal, and were occupied a couple of hours in dragging the boat over it. A small" party, in the mean. time,' waded to the main shore, to search, for fresh water, evidences of which had beferi discovered, from the. boats. After several ineffectual attempts tojahd; we bore away for Fremont's Island, which « we . reached about nine o'clock, enlightened by the rays of a. ytiung moon., A large fire from drift- wood soon illumined the beach and rocky clif& V iFried bacon, hard breads and a single gallon of coffee constituted our supper, no water hating been procured during the day,- and 6m* supply having been reduced to that quantity. The men being very tired with rowing and wading in the cold* wind and water since sunrifie, only a single tent was pitched, which, was assigned to Lieutenant Gunnison, who had- had quite enough of " lying- out". . the night previous, and was ftomfewhat unwell'in- consequence. - The rest of us made a spacious and airy, bedchamber of the open ' canopy of heaven. The. wind freshened during the night, and rolled in a heavy sea upon the rock- bound shore; alid the roar of the waves, as they- dashed against it, reverberated Among the cliffs like thunder, reminding some of lis of scenes far, far away, Where more mighty billows paid their unceasing tribute to the strand.* Thursday) AprU' 18.- There nQt being a drop of wattyr in camp, 1, ' we got under Way without breakfast,- and made for a cove1 just cast of the southern extremity of the promontory, where appear-. |