. Life, explorations and public services of John Charles Fremont. GREAT SALT LAKE. 121 ture of 60°—a night of a more southern our supper we had yampah^ the most agree-ably flavored of the roots, seasoned by a smallfat duck, which had come in the way of Jacobsrifle. Around our fire to-night were many spec-ulations on what to-morrow would bring forth ;and in our busy conjectures we fancied that weshould find every one of the large islands a tan-gled wilderness of trees and shrubbery, teemingwith game of every description that the neigh-boring region afforded, and which the foot of awh
. Life, explorations and public services of John Charles Fremont. GREAT SALT LAKE. 121 ture of 60°—a night of a more southern our supper we had yampah^ the most agree-ably flavored of the roots, seasoned by a smallfat duck, which had come in the way of Jacobsrifle. Around our fire to-night were many spec-ulations on what to-morrow would bring forth ;and in our busy conjectures we fancied that weshould find every one of the large islands a tan-gled wilderness of trees and shrubbery, teemingwith game of every description that the neigh-boring region afforded, and which the foot of awhite man or Indian had never violated. Fre-quently, during the day, clouds had rested onthe summits of their lofty mountains, and webelieved that we should find clear streams andsprings of fresh water; and we indulged in an-ticipations of the luxurious repasts with whichwe were to indemnify ourselves for past priva-tions. Neither, in our discussions, were thewhirlpool and other mysterious dangers forgot-ten, which Indian and hunters stories attributedto this
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