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somewhat i«*i til*' • - iiiriabilftcl by a gfciti many trt* \ ill.ms, mufii.v m»k. .1, anil iKistil'.u* of tire arms, mid! who sub-i.Mupon lisli, roots acorns and grapes. The j lediau*, Unlike, m this respect, to any others that j 1 have seen, cel their hair to th°. length oi‘ three]juclu*» (I atrerw irda arrived at a river, which 1 named jfalter a tribe ot' Indians residing on its b«mk) V\ im-liiclohc. I found here a ♦'»\v beaver and elk, deerII * V ». • - - — — ” -and antelopes in abundance. I made a small hunt, and then attempted with my party, to cross Mount Joseph, and join my partners at the Great Salt Lake. In this, however, I was disappointed. I found the snow so deep in the mountain, that my horses could not travel. Five, ofiny horses havingalready p i-ished for want oflood, I was compelled to return to the valley. Here leaving my party, 1 set out on the 20th May, accompanied by two men, and taking with us seven horses and two mill's, which w. re la- j uen with hay, and provisions for ourselves, and in . eight days w e succeeded in crossing Mount Joseph. • with the loss of only two horses and one mule. 1 he snow on the top ol tins mountain was trnnj tour to eight feet deep, but so solid that our horses om\ sunk into it from six to twelve inches.After travelling twenty day-. Inen the east sidoot Mount Joseph, I struck tin'. S. W. corner of the great Salt Lake. The country between the mmiii- ] tain and this lake is completely barren, and entirely j destitute of game. We frequently travelled two] days without water, over sandy deserts, where n. j sign of vegetation was to be seen. In some ol tin-rocky hi!L we found water, and occasionally small bands of Indians, who appeared the mo«i misorab! • of the human race. They were entirely naked, and subsisted upon grass seeds, grass hoopers, .S:c. On arriving at the Great Salt Lake, we had hat on • horse and one mule remaining, and tlmy so poor they could scarcely carry tliu little camp equipage •we had with us. The balance of the horses we were compelled to eat as they gave out.
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Wilmington Delaware Journal
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Tue, Nov 13, 1827
Page 2
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