Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to the Oregon and North California, in the Years 1843-1844 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 edition. Excerpt: ... is at zero. VVe continued up the hollow formed by a small afllnent to the lake, and immediately entered an open pine forest on the mountain. The way here was sometimesobstructed by fallen trees, and the snow was four to twelve inches deep. The mules at the gun pulled heavily, and walking was a little laborious. Jnthe midst of the wood, we heard the sound of galloping horses, and were agreeably surprised by the unexpected arrival of our Tlamath chief, with several Indians. He seemed to have found his conduct inhospitable in letting the strangers depart without a guide through the snow, and had come, with a few others, to pilot us a day or t-wo on the way. After travelling in an easterly direction through the forest tor about four hours, we reached a considerable stream, with a border of good grass; and here, by the advice of our guides, we encamped. It is about thirty feet wide, and two torfour feet deep; the water clear, with some current; and, according to the information of our Indians, is the principal aflluent to the lake, and the head water of the Tlamath river. _ A very clear sky enabled me to obtain here to-night good observations, including an emersion of the first satellite of Jupiter, which give for the longitude 121 20' 42," and for the latitude 42 51' 26." This emersion coincides remarkably well with the result obtained from an occultation at the "encampment of December 7th to 8th, 1843; from which place, the line ofour survey gives an easting of thirteen miles. The day's journey was 12 miles. ' Decem_ber 14.---Our road was over a broad mountain, and we rode seven hours in 'a thick snow storm, always through pine forests, when we came down upon the head waters of another stream, on which there was...