New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-29
WHOLE M. 1921.

| The following r,orning I resumed my ~slk Op
/ ire valley. The solL cloud ess sky-the pa my
stmosphete-the mountain ranges on eitneF mo
stretching isr beiore me AMI. they vanished IN
| purple hsIe-she seslika sweep q the pisn,
Win It's Islands and shores of dsrk-sreen cab. snd
| Toe picturesque variety Of aamsl life on al SIDES
| comoined 70 'orm landscape which | may have
| seen eGcaled bat never surpassed Of,en fAr IN
ad'snce beyond Tue belts OF t.mbe-. loug blue
head and vCld curve cot tr,ru the r,opntsins AMI
seem - close - lie beautiful plsin bat AFTER the
| road had crossed its point. another ana xrapie-
n'siH expanded for lessues before the eve
Nestled N VAR ncoS 0E tie s1any SIDE of one
q these mO-u,Aia caPes | iolrd the rsnche OF
| ". NGTphy, commsadiug a spsaci4 prospect
Beyoud The hogse snd scruss little valley, ro.e
the conicsl peak Of 81 Tom, 81 isolated mountain
Sa.ch served as landmark laoc san jose nearly
= Monterey.
Isssret at the door BY NJ Rucke, q Ssn
Francisco, who, with Mr. Everett OF Nes-Yosk.
d al been rastIcatins few days Ia the negnbOr-
hdcc. Mr K. introduced ne - Nr Nurpby snd
his daughter Ellen. both residents Of the country
'n- the isst six years. NJ Mlrpty who Is MS
tive Of Ireland. ernigrated h'iher from Missouri.
= ID lis family. in lsi3. H owns nne esgre'
u s0i %. 900 acres IN the valley, SD bis cot
t6se y = =elknown aDg welcome restins-plsce
- "a the Americans IN the country. During the
wax he remained on tire rarcao IN company with
hrs aauSht-r rotwlths.andinS Csstros troops
had moved 70 the Pueblo Tor protecticn His
three sons were 4. the same slime volunteers IN.
der Fremonts commsuG.
Aaer diHner Mr Mdrphy kindly OF rsd ~ &C
company me to the top Of F.. roro. Two horses
were driven ~ rom tse caballsds sud zsddled
sEd Gu these Ne started, ~ the usual svesPins
speed Reschirx the fct ~ che mountsiu, he
i5he and spirited snimss climbed Ws serups side
ise sosts. following toe winnings OF cattle paths
p tDe rocky ridges AM through pGtcces OF stunt
- OAK sud chspparsl. till finally. bsthed Ia sSosi
and painting with the toll, tney stood ca tho suni
nil: We looked on G wat and wonderful land.
scspe. The mountain rose Ike a. island in the
.ea OF Al. a. far removed from al u overlooked,
hat everything was wrapped IN subtle violet
nsle through which the features Of the scene
see med grsnder and more distant thsn the reality.
West o. u.s. rsase behind range, rsn the Coast
Mountains. parted by deep. wild valleys. IA which
We could trace the course Of streams, shaded by
he pine and the giant redwood. Ga the other
side the valley OF San Joss, ten miles IN Width,
A. directly a. our feet extending % the North snc
South, beyond point and hesdlAnG. TIL either ex-
tremlIy was lost in the distance. The unvtryins
Yellow hue Of mountain and plain, except where
they were ,rsversed by broad belts Of lark green
timber, gave remarkable effect 70 the view. IL
.as not the color Of bsrrenness and desosticn and
1st no character OF .adness or even monotony.-
Rather ghmmering through the mist ihe noun
talns seemed 10 have STrsyed themselves 10 cloth
Of gold 90 Il giving testimony OF ths royal meta
with which their veins abound.
We descended f TorO with more labor than ice
ascent had cost US The afternoon wss by thu
.ms lar sdvsuccd, and accepted Mr.. Murphys
Invitation 10 remsin for the night. His pleasant
family circle vas increased in the evening by the
arrival Of Rev Mr.. D0wiss Catholic Missionary
rom Oregon. " ho gave ne al sccount OF the In
iian massacre lst Winter. He was on the spo,
the dsv OF its occurrence and assisted IN interrng
n 4 ktsIa L vic I'M
travelled slowly next day for the hos sand sad
1nRccustomed exercise were beginning O. toll on
nv feet Early IN tho afternoon reached some
ltiprs or brush tents, Standing IN the middle OF
tcorrnsld. a handsome young ranchero came
da.hing up on a full gslloP, stopping hs morse
with single bound as he nesred me. asked him
the name of the rancho. and whetherhe could give
NO dinner. Its Castro's rancho hereplied
and am Castro. you want wsior-me ons,
mr. dinner either don't 90 IN tho other mpo, tor
they ave nothing yengs'' and on hs started
ialirg through tho corn snd over the melon
ostc e, ~ II they wers worthless SAM. en-
cred the milps which reienbled az enormous
.oker crate. In dcfaul. OF chars sat upon the
f,ounJ, snd worry soon dish Of tortlllss, one 81
o9reA corn and another OF jcrked beet were set
before ne. There was no need OF Aaiyes and
forks, watched the heir ~ the Castros. placed a
corsllG on one kaso snd piled my fingers vita an
nsijaily equal IN HE own 30 that between us
"a out .wo melons from largo pile, rolled tasm
q M, sud started awsy again, coublleIa 70 chase
10 = more cust0mers.
The ros! crossed the dry bed Of river passed
.oms meadows OF fresh green grass ami entered
he hiils on the western side OF the valley. After
passing the divide, met a. old lndiAo travel
.ng on loot a1d asked the diitsHce 10 San Jusn.--
Hl. reply ia broken Spanish vas gwen with
c,micsl breVity San Juan two lessues-you
slsep-t slosp EsDcho-y0u walk WAX ahdd
ramos ?" and p0iati1g 10 tbs 20 signify that
Il was growing ls,e, ne trudsed % with double
speed. By sunset emerged from tho mountains
gsdei the Rio Peisro a1d entered On The valley
u san Jgan, which stretched TOR les9ues before
ne az bro.t md beautiful as that had left The
Dad Leading directly across II, seemed endless
.tsainsd my eyes Ia vain looking for thu Mission
s, lest dA spot appeared some di'tarce eheal
q ne Pray heaven, thought J. that yoa D.
sithar house ard stand sllil, orsman, and come
crusid' Il wss 80 Indian ysquero, y no po'osed
"a. a dark line, which could barely discern
.nrJu.h tho dusk Soon aitorwGrd the sound Of
be- Inning vespers. broke on tho silence. bot
was stall moro weary before ! reached tho walls
where ts~ung.
Atthsiaa a6ioininsth0 Mission | found Rev.
NJ Hunt, Col stewart Capt. Simmons and sew
sral other gentlemen from san Francisco. We
81 beds, bat I'd 10. sleep much lew travellers,
10 lsrt. sleep st any Of he Aisslo's. In the
morning 70 ade 4 sketch ~ the fuiald bund.nR.
iIcd ny pocket. with pesr' IN the orchard and
So, rat uD 4 cahsss 20 cfp.s the mountains n Tie
oiain 81 Salinas River. = wEs na.e-path. iD
prsctic.b,e tor wagon, tni leading directly up
.aa face Of the dividiog fiiss. C'omPs Of ,he ma
dfosy-a nstiYs evergreen, with large, sossy
saVas aud trunk sud branches u bright purple
alisd tie raynes, sal dense ;hickals 81 the shrab
- led snJ~ berry az home. lined The way. From
,rs Aummig Glers ~ss ine mOuntsinvisT, slo
oias 81 on either hand toto Tee plains Of san Ja-
IN AID Salinas
Al rgthii road, ever since leaving san Jo,e'
ne. constantly with companies o. eDisrsnn TON
,bs Gils. On their vsy 90 the dggings MANY
we're on foos having mad their animals taken ron
,t-ai by tie YIme lndi.ns ~ toe crossing 81 M
T. dorado. They we're Niid saa-baned dhsplda-
ed men, bat vith strong and hsfdy frames ina
rers !ttls affected D. the 10 Ia OF the Io1r0sy-
Sjule were moa4tsd % nass which had caffeD
.h--, f-o-a TEXAS and ArkGa,u and Two Of zoe
aic kerbocker Company, hsylos Joined h7r
cams l. a wagon, had begun business by bi'ns
, nth vegetables a, The Ais,ion, % eel again u
be gold district. 10 ht,le s'en io'n9 pnV
- them camDed fJr day Or TOO % ~ssn me-
-lo,hes ia q pool which n.d drained run W.
nea,ows above. The conpsnies made sret 70
cad. on ny progress By questioning me .oo1' 'h'
Iyziog. None Of them seemed % rave eoJ
s--y dsfsits pan "a ;heir hesd' my In'Sfa
Div ..ked 70 which dgEags they sh,0ld &c. snd
80 y mach they cosd make ir day. IL ~aI ca