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Title: Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-44
Year: 1845 (1840s)
Authors: Fremont, John Charles 1813-1890 United States Army. Corps of Engineers
Subjects: United States, West -- Description and travel United States Exploring expeditions
Publisher: Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1845
Contributing Library: Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Digitizing Sponsor: Corporation of the Presiding Bishop, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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the distant Salmon river range, the plainis represented by Mr. Fitzpatrick as so entirely broken up and rent intochasms as to be impracticable fora man even on foot. In the sketch annexed,the point of view is low, but it conveys very well some idea of the opencharacter of the country, with the buttes rising out above the general line.By measurement, the river above is870feet wide, immediately contracted atthe fall in the form of a lock, by jutting piles of scoriaceous basalt, over whichthe foaming river must presenta grand appearance at the time of high water.The evening was clear and pleasant, with dew ; and at sunset the tempera-ture was 54°. By observation, the latitude is 42° 47 05, and the longi-tude 112° 40 13. A few hundred yards below the falls, and on the leftbank of the river, is the escarpment from which were taken the specimensthat in the appendix are numbered 94, 96, 97, 101, 102, 106, and 107. September 2o.—Thermometer at sunrise 47°. The day came in clear, r m; =0
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165 ( 174 ) with a strong gale from the south, which commenced at 11 of the lastnight. The road today led along the river, which is full of rapids andsmall falls. Grass is very scanty ; and along the rugged banks are scat-tered cedars, with an abundance of rocks and sage. We travelled 14 miles,and encamped in the afternoon near the river, on a rocky creek, the bedof which was entirely occupied with boulders of a very large size. Forthe last three or four miles the right bank of the river has a palisaded ap-pearance. One of the oxen was killed here for food. The thermometerat evening was at 55°, the sky almost overcast, and the barometer indi-cated an elevation of 4,400 feet. September 26.—Rain during the night, and the temperature at sunrise42°. Travelling along the river, in about 4 miles we reached a picturesquestream, to which we gave the name of Fall creek. It is remarkable for themany falls which occur in a short distance ; and its bed is composed of acalcareous tufa, or vege

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