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Sunday Sept 18th.- Pleasant, we left camp at 7 Am- were obliged to stop several times during the day for our animals to rest, 'hard work for some of them to get along.' however' we arrived safe at the Sacramento River about 3 Pm. we were all of us much please to reach this point in out travels, as we have had a long and tedious journey of it, - and we find ourselves, pretty well worn out, - as were our animals,- we camped on the North fork of the American River, some 2 miles from the City of Sacramento, and north from the city- we could see the white unclear houses, as we came along today but not the whole city- - as we came along today we saw the Prairies on fire in the distance. could see them, that was anywhere near scatter for their lives, it rages with great fury and swept over the plains with lightning speed, almost, fortunately for us as we were some little distance from where it commenced, and to the windward of it- we past on, and left it burning.- these fires, make sad work some times especially for such as are to the leward of them, as it travels with such speed, almost impossible to escape, many a poor fellow has lost his life by them. 'when in this situation" seeing one of these fires comeing down upon you with such force- it is best to set fire to the grass. where