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Show 238 TEAVELS AND ADVENTUEES IN THE FAE WEST. The flowering willow (a dwarf), is the only tree now visible. Thermometer, at day-light, 60°. A strong gale of wind is blowing from the north. We have been highly favored with pleasant weather during our journey across these deserts, with the exception of a few hours at mid-day: the temperature has been delightful, quite opposite to what I had anticipated. 6th.-We left camp this morning, and continued along the dry bed of the Mohahve River for fifteen miles, when we halted. We dug holes in the sand, and found good pure water. Our camp-ground is surrounded with fine large cotton-woods, and plenty of bunch grass on the benches near. 7th.-We were on the road at an early hour this morning. We struck across a sandy desert, of about ten miles, and approached the river again, but found no water. We continued along, and at noon halted about five miles further up, with clover, grass, and water in a little pool on the road. The thermometer at daylight this morning, was down to 40°. Large fires were very comfortable. In the- last forty-eight hours, there has been a variation of 60° of the thermometer, in the shade. The weather is more like October than June. Two high snowy mountains, bearing S. S. W., almost immediately on our course, indicate our approach to the Nevada Mountains. At five o'clock, we encamped within five miles of the crossing of the Mohahve River. Abundance of good red clover, grass and plenty of water. We travelled thirty miles this day. 8th.-At daylight this morning our camp was in active preparation for departure. The temperature |