Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-04-08

sgp's. the sr'aH1 VIII ice. ma M iiinse ~ "i'
r-rstie many degrees colder than he had ever sl' be
irr hr would probably b j. much surprised iha rao
pc could " world lya IN ~ nh"efabe region as
ps ,iaai eyef Las suai what he has u Tell
Ia taiafnfa.
n., are #,ur opinions nnaeaeeI by early impress
-iarz ,Ir vel. tul sat IHr zels5n with which are
I'm Hir .ec al tre. h#ne aud kiadfad. thai Ne
eBtt# us7rf H. h,zsrl hs-tf opinion when we c'ne
IA cla.srt vii er-afnf iaea+ enflr.y different from
Ia ,se 10 winch ne have all our lives been accustomed.
SOIL.
The vl'iets which are 'u8ted parallel II The coast
ange and tho.e wbirh caeH5 warily IN all direc
IN M The hills trard The gfeat plain Of the sac
tafuan'n. are of II surpassed ierlty.
Hr} have al ep llacae allnyia sal. which has the
appearance al having ossn deposited When thy werr
esyeand WIN wa',r. To- - Is stfeng bened by the
1r thrire Using ground. Of h. btfd"fs # hes' valleys
aud many hills Of nnlerte deviation. have soil precise
i Dl.r dat Of the a.. iinat Il5as.
Tins s.il porous, tit it remains perfectly uHbr1-
den ly eu'es nDla ii,aaIiHg tr gfeat iaHtny 81 va
Ter pu#e1 bi=iu H annually during The wet selsln.-
IullHd u tb' usribarn part al fhe territory tie
TuaIy an oiher fvet-. AID on the brders # Clear
.ase, - In al has zen examined, IS said II BE- re-
1nrably fuIla.
The afea' valley Of The Slerameato and SIN joaquin
has evidently bcen al s1ne tcmale petol the bel u a
lake und tho eyers which drain IT, present the appear
anre 81 hayfn, cut hrir channels through the anYlal
deposit after It hid ben formed. In a., il IS not pos
sblf iaf they could hagc been Instrumental in forming
eaua fsam lhs csfcnr ends Of the valley, north aud
sgutR aHd, VIZ Hp t thr supply ii water received
from streams Which fl" no them from The Sierra
NrT5d1 telr hds would be al most, II MT quite, dry IN
The summer months L. saiI Is very nchi ani, with
proper SUSTAIN al dr'iaal' aud e@1iakmfni, wnli I'M
doubted, be canolr al ppin'9g any crop, except SUI
e1r caae, No" cqi waited IN iha Atlantic States OF the
Iuon.
letre are many oafutao Vall'ys AMI fIrl hi sides
am a. IN" lot bills ol tne Ne'ta Nevada WINCH when
lh' p"h Il hbT Ia mnip9 shall b. rdnc d 81 as to
Gus application l'a1ncalne. Nil probably suppHl
'a9e p'pnlHon lbere Is shdlo be rich belt ot we'll
4narea aad WaifTe1 country extending The Whole
ngh dl ihe aod goo between it and The Sierra Neva
a. s'ne i"eny mites IN width. lhefe IS ~ lalfna
non 9niii'ehly accurate respecting the great eastern
7'ie u" lt great snowy faae" 10 enable us II fm any
9f1"a al ~ general e4ac ef or s SOME Of It's val
ia|s have been VISITED by miners, WIN represent them
a' egnai u any rofh Vi the country 10 The wesiwa
81 -
The great valley oil the Colorado. situated between
HE sierra aladfr and liz Sierra Nevada, Is but hlIe
KNOWN i Is inhabited by numerous tlhes OF sayaaes,
"h9 manfifsi the most decided hostility towards The
"Hfrs aud have hitherto prevented any explorations n
l"sf can"Hy'and do npi permit em9rans omss through
Il, lherftFe, parliss from Slna fr. on their WY Ia
'dal'tnld' are cphpae4 10 MAKE circuit al near a
IL tI4 Mn a