Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-44 . ng every thing behind them. Be-ing in a starving condition, they were delighted to find in the abandonedlodges a number of skin bags, containing a quantity of what appeared to befish, dried and pounded. On this they made a hearty supper; and weregathering around an abundant breakfast the next morning, when Mr. Walkerdiscovered that it was with these, or a similar worm, that the bags had beenfilled. The stomachs of the stout trappers were not proof against their
Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-44 . ng every thing behind them. Be-ing in a starving condition, they were delighted to find in the abandonedlodges a number of skin bags, containing a quantity of what appeared to befish, dried and pounded. On this they made a hearty supper; and weregathering around an abundant breakfast the next morning, when Mr. Walkerdiscovered that it was with these, or a similar worm, that the bags had beenfilled. The stomachs of the stout trappers were not proof against their pre-judices, and the repulsive food was suddenly rejected. Mr. Walker hadfurther opportunities of seeing these worms used as an article of food ; andI am inclined to think they are the same as those we saw, and appear to bea product of the salt lakes. It may be well to recall to your mind that was associated with Captain Bonneville in his expedition to theRocky mountains; and has since that time remained in the country, gen-erally residing in some one of the Snake villages, when not engaged in one The GREAT SALT SCALE I: IOOOOOO. 155 [ 174 ] of his numerous trapping expeditions, in which he isN celebrated as one ofthe best and bravest leaders who have ever been in the country. The cliffs and masses of rock along the shore were whitened by an in-crustation of salt where the waves dashed up against them ; and the evap-orating water, which had been left in holes and hollows on the surface ofthe rocks, was covered with a crust of salt about one-eighth of an inch inthickness. It appeared strange that, in the midst of this grand reservoir, oneof our greatest wants lately had been salt. Exposed to be more perfectlydried in the sun, this became very white and fine, having the usual flavorof very excellent common salt, without any foreign taste ; but only a littlewas collected for piesent use, as there was in it a number of small blackinsects. Carrying with us the barom
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