Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-44 . were wandering (through the country in search of new beaver streams, caring very little for [geography; its islands had never been visited; and none were to be found jwho had entirely made the circuit of its shores; and no instrumental ob- \servations or geographical survey, of any description, had ever been madet\ any where in the neighboring region. It was generally supposed that itV* f had no visible outlet; but among the trappers, including those in my ownca
Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-44 . were wandering (through the country in search of new beaver streams, caring very little for [geography; its islands had never been visited; and none were to be found jwho had entirely made the circuit of its shores; and no instrumental ob- \servations or geographical survey, of any description, had ever been madet\ any where in the neighboring region. It was generally supposed that itV* f had no visible outlet; but among the trappers, including those in my owncamp, were many who believed that somewhere on its surface was a ter-rible whirlpool, through which its waters found their way to the ocean bysome subterranean communication. All these things had made a ^subject of discussion in our desultory conversations around the fires atjnight; and my own mind had become tolerably well filled with their in-f definite pictures, and insensibly colored with their romantic descriptions,which, in the pleasure of excitement, I was well disposed to believe, andhalf expected to realize. 0.
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