Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-44 . ft a few days since; and on the oppositeside it swept a ridge of snowy mountains, the foot of the great Sierra. Itsposition at first inclined us to believe it Marys lake, but the rugged moun-tains were so entirely discordant with descriptions ^f its low rushy shoresand open country, that we concluded it some unknown body of water;which it afterwards proved to be. On our road down, the next day, we saw herds of mountain sheep, andencamped on a little stream at th
Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-44 . ft a few days since; and on the oppositeside it swept a ridge of snowy mountains, the foot of the great Sierra. Itsposition at first inclined us to believe it Marys lake, but the rugged moun-tains were so entirely discordant with descriptions ^f its low rushy shoresand open country, that we concluded it some unknown body of water;which it afterwards proved to be. On our road down, the next day, we saw herds of mountain sheep, andencamped on a little stream at the mouth of the defile, about a mile fromthe margin of the water, to which we hurried down immediately. Thewater is so slightly salt, that, at first, we thought it fresh, and would bepleasant to drink when no other could be had. The shore was rocky—ahandsome beach, which reminded us of the sea. On some large graniteboulders that were scattered about the shore, I remarked a coating of acalcareous substance, in some places a few inches and in others a foot inthickness. Near our camp, the hills, which were of primitive rock, were.
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