History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . l, not theSalt Lake r<jute, for that was not known till the yearafterwards. We got a book written by Hastings,Lxt<)lling the country highly, and depicting it in glow-ing colors. We read it with great interest. We metHastings on the way. At Fort Hall we campe<lsome time, and recruited our animals, which had be- NOMEXCLATUEE AGAIN. 61 come very much jaded at that tioie, feed being the party divided, and those of us who werebound for CaHfornia joined some others, and a newparty was made up, with about 15 wagons. Westarted


History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . l, not theSalt Lake r<jute, for that was not known till the yearafterwards. We got a book written by Hastings,Lxt<)lling the country highly, and depicting it in glow-ing colors. We read it with great interest. We metHastings on the way. At Fort Hall we campe<lsome time, and recruited our animals, which had be- NOMEXCLATUEE AGAIN. 61 come very much jaded at that tioie, feed being the party divided, and those of us who werebound for CaHfornia joined some others, and a newparty was made up, with about 15 wagons. Westarted, and went down and struck the head of MarysRiver, at that place onh three or four feet Indians killed some of our cattle, and some ofthe Indians were killed, the Shoshones; they had nofire-arms at that time. They would come around afterdark, and make a noise like a coyote, and call to eachother. Fremont with a party of sixty came again this yearby way of Bent Fort, the Arkansas River, and UtahLake. Thence they passed on to Xevada, entering. Feemoxts Route, 1845. near Pilot Peak. On the 5th of November at Whit-ton Spring, in the vicinity of the head-waters ofOgden River the company divided, Fremont with afew men striking due south-west, and reaching WalkerLake the 23d. The stations named by the explorerswere Cranes branch of the south fork of the Hum-boldt; the head-waters of the south branch of theHumboldt; Connor Spring; Basil Creek; BoilingSprings; Moore Creek; and Secondi Spring, SheepMountain, meaningless terms for the most part to-day,although the latitude and longitude are given. Themain body followed the Humboldt to the sink, andthen turned south, reachino: Walker Lake the 27th. 62 PASSAGE OF THE EMIGRANTS. Tills j)arty was uinltT Joseph Walker, from wlioiii thelake was naiiud. Jl. rt tiny all remained for two «lays, when Fre-mont with filU-en men crossed into California l»y wayof AValkrr an<l Tniekee rivers, while the others,ainonij whom were Theodore Tal


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