Exploration and survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah - including a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains. (1853) (14583911159)

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Title: Exploration and survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah : including a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains.
Year: 1853 (1850s)
Authors: Stansbury, Howard Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 Birard, Charles Frédéric, 1822-1895 Haldeman, Samuel Stehman, 1812-1880 Torrey, John, 1796-1873 Hall, James, 1811-1898 United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers
Subjects: Mormons Mormon Church
Publisher: Washington : Robert Armstrong, Public Printer
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University



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Friedbacon, hard bread, and a single gallon of coffee, constituted oursupper, no water having been procured during the day, and oursupply having been reduced to that quantity. The men being verytired with rowing and wading in the cold wind and water sincesunrise, only a single tent was pitched, which was assigned toLieutenant Gunnison, who had had quite enough of lying outthe night previous, and was somewhat unwell in consequence. Therest of us made a spacious and airy bedchamber of the opencanopy of heaven. The wind freshened during the night, androlled in a heavy sea upon the rock-bound shore; and the roar ofthe waves, as they dashed against it, reverberated among the cliffslike thunder, reminding some of us of scenes far, far away, wheremore mighty billows paid their unceasing tribute to the strand. Thursday, April 18.—There not being a drop of water in camp,we got under way without breakfast, and made for a cove justeast of the southern extremity of the promontory, where appear-
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CLIFF OF ALUM SLATE. 169 ances promised a chance of landing. The water was bold to withinthree or four boats-length of the pebbly shore, but the men wereobliged to get into the water and carry the baggage to land, andthence nearly a quarter of a mile to the foot of the mountain, be-fore finding ground upon which to encamp. Several of them werequite unwell from previous exposure, and all were jaded, stiff, andsore. The nearest water was two miles distant, and had to be carriedin India-rubber bags and kegs upon the shoulders. No breakfastwas to be had until near noon, and the remainder of the day wasdevoted to rest and to drying our clothing and bedding. The sunwas bright for most of the day, but the wind was keen and cold. The presence or absence of the sun in this climate has a markedinfluence upon the temperature. The day may be oppressivelywarm, but as soon as the sun disappears behind the western mount-ains, a fire is indispensable to comfort. The morning early maybe very cold; but