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Fremont has especially underlined, that this gloomy enough characteristic does not concern Oregon where there are good pastures and which has the big economic future as ' it is washed by northern part of Pacific ocean on which opposite coast Asia lays; it makes many the goods approaching for trade, differs a soft and healthy climate and through it the big road for trade with India and China ' lies.
At that time relations between the United States and Mexico were extreme strained, and Fremont was involved in sphere of a policy. Research of Rocky mountains to the West from Pueblo, more careful studying of the Big Pool and search of passes to California through Sierra-Nevada was entrusted to its third expedition. There are no doubts, that at an expedition parcel possibility of war with Mexico and though Fremont has been sent with the geographical purposes has been considered, expedition had with itself the weapon which could apply in case of need.
Fremont again has taken advantage of the river Arkansas to reach Rocky mountains, has passed through pass Utah, Green has proceeded downwards on the river Uajt to the river and has passed on more low district to the south from mountains Uinta to lake Utah. Having turned on the north to the Big Salty lake, he has devoted some days to shooting of its southern part then has started transition through the Big Pool. On purpose to capture as it is possible the big territory expedition it was divided into two groups; one of them, rukovodimyj E. M.Kernom, has chosen more southern variant of a way. Both groups have met again at lake Walker at a foot serr. These travel have proved existence of convenient ways through the Big Pool.
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