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 69
nthe bushes, whichgrew in many thick patches, one or two and sometimes three feethigh. Jlugust 1.—The hunters went ahead this morning, as buffalo appearedtolerably abundant, and I was desirous to secure a small stock of pro-visions; and we moved about seven miles up the valley, and encampedone mile… … 57 [ 174 ] of shrubs, with a solitary dwarf pine, it is entirely bare. Everywherewithin six or eight feet of the ground, where the surface is sufficientlysmooth, and in some places sixty or eighty feet above, the rock is inscribedwith the names of travellers. Many a name famous in the history of…
