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Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains (Volume 3)

Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains (Volume 3)

James, Edwin

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ISBN10: 1235271978
ISBN13: 9781235271977
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 86
Weight: 0.37
Height: 0.18 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1905. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... [245] CHAPTER III [X] Natural Mounds -- Kaskaia Indian and Squaw -- Preparations for a Division of the Party -- Sandstones of the High Plains South of the Arkansa -- Fletz Trap Formation. In the afternoon of the 19th of July we passed the mouth of the river St. Charles, called by Pike the Third Fork, which enters the Arkansa from the south-west. It is about twenty yards wide; and receives, eight miles above its confluence, the Green Horn creek, a small stream from the south-west. The Green Horn rises in the mountains, and passes between the Spanish peaks into the plains. These two peaks had been for several days visible, standing close to each other, and appearing entirely insulated. If they are not completely so, the other parts of the same range fall far below them in point of elevation. They are of a sharp conic form, and their summits are white with snow at midsummer. This day we travelled twenty-five miles, the general direction of our course being a little south of east, and encamped at five P. M. in a grassy point on the north side of the river. The soil of the islands and the immediate valley of the river were found somewhat more fertile than above. Immediately after encamping, the hunters were sent out, who soon returned with two deers and a turkey. In the evening the altitude of Antares was taken. Throughout the night we were much annoyed by mos ** Both the St. Charles (San Carlos) and its branch, the Greenhorn, rise in the Wet Mountains, far to the north of Spanish Peaks. The line between Pueblo and Huerfano counties follows this range for a few miles, as does also the line between the latter county and Custer. Thence the range trends northward through Custer County. Greenhorn Mountain is the southern peak of this chain. The Spanish Peaks are two iso...

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