. Exploration and survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah : including a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains. . cxmUm Ike dagi alao at *e an! e^ ad aHie t» iBade, tik «&er odi^ «rOf«r Us Amiita m flaeed a aovt «f pad, vgii& cf ^*iA fatkm &e p«k> to Mi wlkm, mElde eofar or hi1<mi ffiiiii Ihe dfHj^ a b*Mi to Ae paki^ aaiv to tliM wei ftr??KM aR yjMtwH ?^Mv artidBi, ai ftr feod Md ^ ckHCL Iw» irfiifiil W f 48 FROM FORT KEARNY TO FORT LARAMIE. of springs of soft, cold, sandstone water, wMcli proved very gratefulafter the hot and dusty journey of the day
. Exploration and survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah : including a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains. . cxmUm Ike dagi alao at *e an! e^ ad aHie t» iBade, tik «&er odi^ «rOf«r Us Amiita m flaeed a aovt «f pad, vgii& cf ^*iA fatkm &e p«k> to Mi wlkm, mElde eofar or hi1<mi ffiiiii Ihe dfHj^ a b*Mi to Ae paki^ aaiv to tliM wei ftr??KM aR yjMtwH ?^Mv artidBi, ai ftr feod Md ^ ckHCL Iw» irfiifiil W f 48 FROM FORT KEARNY TO FORT LARAMIE. of springs of soft, cold, sandstone water, wMcli proved very gratefulafter the hot and dusty journey of the day. The banks on this side of the river have presented little of interest,the surface generally consisting of rolling prairie, gradually rising tothe summit of the hills, which are at a considerable distance fromthe stream. On the opposite side the cliffs are precipitous, display-ing sections of horizontal beds of apparently the same rock alreadynoticed. About two miles from our noon halt the rock was exposedclose to the river and but little above its level. It consisted oflayers of sandstone, with detritus, magnesian limestone, sand, andclay. Some fossils were collected, and remains of encrinites wereobserved. On entering the bottom of the North Fork, we foundthe white (Enothera^ a large flower, growing with but a singleflower-stem. Lupines are still found in considerable numbere, to-gether with phlox and some species of sunflower. The he
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