New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-14

eyeS think we must have walked IN !; niile
after we ceased entirely u see H. The night grew
ritrhv DARK and the rain Tell 81 isst, that Ne ost
Il, finally. and determined 10 stop for tie niSht l
had two os thres matches IN my pocket nom " IsSh
W. struck Same 81 the loot q pine tree w 2
ie6 II dsintiy AZ first with the dry needles snd al
aments OF BARI. TIL II grew strong enough and
/ huu-rv enonsh "a DRY is own fac. cwineinS WIN
+ or whole weight % The ends 81 the 5oUshs' We
snapped "a sUAcisn; % as, ior rhe uish' AMI then
iav Down on me oark side q the trcc. with our
Z arms between - 90 Secp them cfy. The inisns
Ike death, Owe q shin.ug marx ant the thought q
I an srrow sent our rf the gloom around made
our backs feel uncomfortable IS stood before
The Ere. Lying IN ;h- rain. however without
blankets was equally unpleasant. We took 81
ternstc halthours OF soaking and dryIng
salt pork and exercise combinec. gave - AZ ~
role~ab'e thirst. % alsy which We made TONNES II
cedar ba-S sud went down q the bottom OF the
raviue Tor water There none 10 B. found
All We were aeout giving up the scarch when We
came % a youn- pine. Whose myriad needles were
bsut down with their bunicu OF rain tnpS. No
nectar was ever half So delicious. We cenyht the
taieS Ia our mouths snd drained them drs thcu
mt down the tree and carried n back .n triumph ~
our FIRE where wc planted D, and ei the RAIN ~.
gD it. aromatic boskers The night seemed inter
I uinqble The sound OK the rain Vas Ike s;caihN
footsteps GA the leaves the bowling 90 wolves aua
tL. roa- II water falls az i distance, startled Us
Just before DAY break the storm ceased, and IN ten
/ minutes aitcrwa mi the SKY Wss without cout
The morning broke brightly and chserin,y We
resumed the path. which led into a grassy meade"
shout mile Ions. at the further end o. ~hch we
struck a wagon trail \ saucy vol came down
to the edge on the WOODS and barkcd most nm
| periineuty but did not think HIM worth TIE
I royvdsr The sir was fragrant with thr smell ~
/ cedar species OF the ttHvE-which here grows
% the h.ht ui Two hundred feet It's boeS are per
tcc,y strs.sh, and symmetrical and may o. spit
Z Wild rho * into boards and shingles Many of iue
/ ,rces had been 'ccd ior this purpose, int isy oy
the roadside. From tn top Of a ht;." ridge We
booked doSu ilio the valley Of tue Noclno a,t
/ could see ilc smoke rising .r0m the tents The ca
component is in deep basins uroundcd rf No''an.t
hills several OF which contain extinct crsfors
I sinai stream flows through the midst The tcnt'
aud cabins OBJ the miners are CA the lower s1pcs 10
/ the Ai.s ard tle dIccin-s arc partly iu tie basin
ana partly in -uchcs which branch ~ from rs
northern side The location is very beautiful ana
u.0re healthy than ihe large rivers
We stopped at tent tor breakfast, which was
LOT l.ady b, ihe only female in the seitlemcGt-a
women iou Mercer Co Pa. whose husband died
ga fho Quincy out nombcroi tlc miners we've
T iron. the same place. under the direction oi a man
named GALLOWAY. Ma Bsrte;, O., Louisiana with
lis company are ss3 at work here ami b. anoth
c~ya.!cs b, sond the woo led ridge q the north
east Cant Joucs @, Illinois j. located. with copi
pauy Of ah0n, sixty men The whole number 3
persons al these dig ings nearly $50 They have
elected an As aide aud adopted avs 'lr their gov
e-ilnlut Tie supplies On hand ore Very scants
tu. trsv have more on tie way which lie tr3; "a
vo~,h.e weather viii enable them = receive
Mai Bartlett went with us % examine he dig
sincs. The aiuylsl soil Of the BASIN CONTAINS very
lt:.e -a'l oot has heeu dug up very extensively
tr iir lers d. search ~ TIE clay stratum beside
fA.ch tie gold is Sound IL coaIse sraius, naked VITA
,snl AID gravel There IS, however. ID regularity
ID the stratum, everything h-ars marks OF violent
change aud disruption L. holes dug SHE b, side.
noticed ,hcs tbe cias would be reached eighteen
inches below iae srrace IN 4ac, aud Perheps. e.. shf
/ .gs- IN 'bo other This makes the DIGGING some
thing cf 9 ttery, those no Cad deposit slv ga
finding n rich enc ana those who lnd note making
nothing aN H. the su.ches tie Weld more ctr-
tain 4 Mexican lately tool, 81. Is oatoi s single
pocket snOthcr miner having struck Iicl.
spot dug Is BOO m few lays Aiany have made
three 'oar and Eyc ounces daily i1r several DAYS
H. The further valley tie average : atCu. sn ounce
a day From my hasty examination OF The place.
should not think the gold was thrown APP b. tle
craters IN g melted state, as the miners imagine -
The tact OF II beng found with the layer Of clay
would reiute ttis ides. From the strata, water
courses, and other indications, It is nevertheless
ideLt that large sides, 0ccasicred b. eGitbquaA
! an eruptlous have taken place
| | climbed The hills aud visited two q the .rateri
! neither OF which appeared 90 be tie main opening
0f lie volcano. On The contrary, / should rather
udge them D. Do vents OF escape holes for the con
lined iisme formed Ia ihs sides OF the mountain
Ihe rocks by upheayal, are thrown into irregular
cones aud show everywhere he marks OF intense
heat. Larve seams, blackened by the subtcra-
mean ire, run through them. and IN the highe st
parts are round. smooth holes foot IN diameter,
20 some OF which no bottom can be iounf these
are evidently the last nles through which tie air
and flame made heir way, as the surface hardened
over the cooling volcano. Tho Indian traditions
! 70 back 10 the time when these cratcrs were &C
tive, bu, their chronology y toroly indefinite, and
am TOT geoOgist enough 10 venture an opinion -
Pines AZ least a century odd, arc now growing on
the RIM Of the craters. Further up the moultain
the miners informed mo, there are large beds o.,
lava surrounding cra.ers OF still larger dimensions
We took dinner az Maj Barilctts tent and
started on Our return, accompanied By DR.. Car
pcnrier OF Saratoga. y Y Before leaving / took
pains a. learn the particulars OF the recent hcht
with the Indians "a, the volcano The latter Il
seems trs, discovered ihe placer and were digging
Uhea the whites arriytd They made room or
diem al once. aud proposed tnat thcy should work
pcareably together. Things went on amicab ly for
several days, when one Of the miners missed his
pick He accused the Indians OF stealing Il the
chei declared that It u was IN their camp IL should
be returned. and started 10 make inquiries H..
stead Of walking he ran upon which ono OF the
! whites raised his rife aud shot him The Indians
armed al once. The miners called up the remain
| ing white men trOru the placer and told them thai
they uad Drcn ATTACKED and one ~ their nlnbcI
Z killed The Indians were at once driven oil AM
have not since returned The same day man
named Aldrch, from Boston, was found in the
meadow on the trail by which We came, pierced
with three arrows The neighborhood OF the vo.
canO Is stll considered dangerous ground and 90
one thinks OF yenturing into the mountains. unless
| Wen armed IL IS due % the miners to say, that
Oh learning the true state 81 the quarrel they ban
shed the scoundrels whose heartless cruelty has
placed the whole community IN peril
We retrsced our steps, saw the SHOWS OF ID,
Nevada turned by the sunset a brighter gold than
| any hidden iu Is veins and reached the camp q
the prosPecters ia starry AID beauiiiai twilight
We were kindly received, and again procured a.
| excellent supper. The men were better than -
immsgined. They had been anxious about our
safety the previous night, and fred their rifles g.
signals 70 Us After We had grown tired OF taking
about grizzly bears, Mexicsns, Gis deserts, etc
aroand the blazing camp ire, they gave as corner
"a their tent and shared Their blankets with US.
took their kindness rebuke 20 my Drmer sus
PIGEONS OF their seiiiness, and slept all the better
,or the happiness Of being lndeceiyed
The morning was nlcdei ot such. The splash
q fountain IA the sur Tho gloss Of white doves
Tho vrfpL "A H. iaa9a9 ~ klfs. IN K aaf.