Newberry Library - Loren L. Williams journals, 1851-1880

Title Loren L. Williams journals, 1851-1880

Date 1851-1880

Subjects Frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Extent 0.6 linear feet (5 volumes in 2 boxes)

User-Contributed Transcription 83red Children, whom he feared might act in a similar manner if this great family quarrel was left unnoticed The part of the tradition relative to "throwing fire and rock", has no doubt been played within the remembrance of many of the Indians now living. For in Nov. 1843, Capt Fremont speaks of these peaks as follows," "at this time Mt Rainier and St Hellens were in action", also "On the 23rd of the preceding Nov. St Hellens had scattered its ashes like a light fall of snow over the Dalles of the Columbia" According to this passage in "Fremonts Narrative" it is evident that the mountain N. of the Dalles, that I have been led to think is Mt Adams, was by him called St Hellens "The lofty Range of the Cascade Mts forms a distinct boundary between the opposite climate of the regions along its Western and eastern bases" The five or six months of rain upon the West side during the winter season, beat almost continually from the Coast to their Summit, while upon the E. side this rainy winter never penetrates, the brief winter being limited to one or two months, during which time the earth is often covered with light snows, accompanied by freezing weatherTuesday June 19th Our road led off E.N.E. over gently rolling prarie land with frequent beds of Volcanic rock, or Lava, scattered over the surface, when we came to a deep little Ca�on about 200 ft deep through which a creek called "Rock Creek" of 12 ft wide is flowing to the E. Basaltic cliffs are seen along this Creek of one hundred feet in height, or more, with boulders scattered

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Call Number VAULT folio Graff 4683

BibID 991560848805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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