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ROUTE TO OREGON AND CALIFoRNrA.-The Great
South Pass IN the Rocky Mountains on the road TO
Oregon is in north latitude 40 ~ 81 and u, longitude
~" 81 3D. west from Washington 1890 30 west of


Sreenwch being directly opposite the dominons of the
Tartar princes OF Northern Europe The climate


Is not much milder than in the same position


IN the Eastern Hemisphere. On the 10th Of
august AZ sun rise Capt Fremont's thermometer ind


Gated $40 Fahrenhet water froze in his camp during


hc night ana hres were necessary for comfort, the
summit oil the Great Pass. near which he encamped be


ing seven thousand feet above the level Of the The
ascent on either side Of the Pass is gradual as TO be
almost lmPcIceptibc The route offers great facilities


or the construction OF railroad and the time not lar
distant when the spices teas and silks OF Asia ana ndia
VIII come to the Atlantic Statcs by this route speaking
of this remarkable Pass Captain Fremont says II 10
no manner resembles the places to wmch the term rs
commonly applied-nothing OF the goye-like character
and winding ascents OF the Allegheny passes III Americas
nothing of the great ST. Bernard and Simpon passes m
Europe. Approaching il from the mouth OF the Sweet
Water a sandy plain hundred and tweDtymes long
conducts by gradual and regular ascent, to the Sum.
init about seven thousand feet above the and the
traveller without being reminded of any change of toll


some ascents, suddenly finds himself on the waters
which flow TO the Pacific Ocean was agreeahy dis.
appointed in the character Of the streams this wes
side OF the ridge Instead OF the creeks which description
had led me to expect, find bold brond streams with
three or four feet water with rapid current The fork
which we are encanped is upwards of hundred feet
wide tmberod with groves and bckets OF the low vii.
low" appears that the igabe streams flowing into
the Atlantic almost join similar rivers flowing into the
Pacific, the portage being less than two hundred miles