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Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 : and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-44 (1845)

Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890, Torrey, John, 1796-1873, Hall, James, 1811-1898, United States. Army. Corps of Engineers · Washington : Blair and Rives, Printers · leaf 216

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eak of the Cascade range, wasvisible. We crossed the Umatilah river at a fall near its mouth. Thisstream is of the same class as the Walahwalah river, with a bed of volcanicrock, in places split into fissures. Our encampment was similar to that ofyesterday; there was very little grass, and no wood.… … 185 [ 174 ] longitude 119° 22 18. The night has been cold, and we have whitefrost this morning, with a temperature at dayhght of 25^, and at sunrise of24°. The early morning was very clear, and the stars bright; but, asusual since we are on the Columbia, clouds formed immediately with therising…

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