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

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7,t IA It's tented lrbyrinths before reached Capt
Baker store-una.r whose lospiiab.e ROOT J sm
| now 5o.onrn-. HI
Journey TO the Volcano.
ls. .e4a5 fis,;l i1diils.. Po.....f The Trad
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Ais'i's Greas 3 MeLi,1A
When a1..eI oa gil. aver few days ago.
hears many s,orie. absa, TIE Volcano "a phase
.3rra twenty miles further nt1 the tie heart oi The
mountains where E v-as .e.t very rich deposit
# .-,'l bal been lai near tAe mouth d au -
tint .ra,er Z made dre allowance flr tl, SIZE
vlic' gold lurlps s.,a'a the farther they roll bat
= curiosity 10 sen some % .ls volcanic aqqeafsu-es
vl ich .Ie sail & become rcqleut as you apprua b
Gle Snow ulso .niac3i msto set o1t mex. ur-.ins
.5r we,k ,h.thcT gave MY mare 70 Gen Morse
,het lie might ride h.r ba,A q Sacramento City,
lis own horse having broken .oose daring the night
Tie dHcay q procuring forage tJr her H. the noun
.aiAs. made ne tie m1re w..ing 10 4, with9u, her.
Rather an see her cat the bark Oh tie pine log
. which Sic was tied, l puryhalei few small
-li. at % 90 apiece IN Will she brsek;os,ed
before starting
Or Gliett KINDLY offered t. accompany on
| ,he trp-an offer tie more welcome, on account 81,
The aLlr M. sccuuly 10 gave lie against hostile
Indians Tre entire mountain district above the
upper Bar abgu, i,or miles from heraI-aud partic
llar.y al the Forks of tne r.yer-ls now ogeuun
| with Indians some OF whom are Of ths tribe ct tie
| Old ciief Polo and others OF a tribe lately mad,
hostile to rs BY TN afray 4, the volcano. Poll a.
| Is rumcred. las been shot out DO not believe Il
Re j. much TO cautious aud cunning to De onrsp
ped To the miners abou; here he = much Of a
| VILE the.wisp Is Abdelhader was % the French
he las more than once visited the dgsIngs Ia dis
guise. and 40 small company prospecting above
the Forks j. safe from having brush with Us
braves.
We took care - provide ourselves with good
double baueled rHc before starting. Our route
las up tue ryer % the Middle Bar. Climbing the
usauntais. behind that place. took Aas for the
Butte lofty isolated peak. IS HIGH serves as and
mark io- the country between the Cosumae and
the Moke.umne Descending through wAd wood-
ca rssines We struck Indian traiL with fresh
tracks upon b. The thick chapparal, mere and
there made - think Of ambuscades, and travelled
more cautiously and silently than VA actually
| aecdiul H. the deep hooks and feccsses 0f thc
/ mountains we noticed ruined huts and the ashes 0i
deserted camp-iircs. The guches in all directions
| Lad been dug up by gold hunters durng the
mcr One u particular. az the foot Of the ute
| .Lowed-as We sscended II, for more than a mile
| scarcely foot Of SOL untouched. The amount OF
guld obtained frum u must have been very great
The traces Of these operations deep the wilder
ness, accounted for the fat OF miners b~comine
suddenly rch, after disappearing from the Bars ior
few days
! out OF which the Butte lowered a THOUSAND feet
! above Us. Our ral led eastward from is foot
toward the Sierra Ney ala, whose shining SUBMITS
seemed close ~ hand The hills we're dotted with
orests Of pine shd oak, many specimens Of the for
uer tree rising 20 the h.ght Of $50 feet The cones
o. q dark red color. We're fully IL inches IN length
| Tie ground, IL 'hc sheltered holows. was covered
with large acorns very little Inferior % ches,nuis 10
] taste. The deer and besr become very fat 4. Ibis
sea SON. from feeding upon them They form the
principal subsistence vi t4e Indian trbes durlng the
/ Wiuter IN one Of the ravines wr found A. H..
/ iisn md mill. IS the miners cal ia fat rock
With nall dozen circular holes On its surface b..
side each % which ay a round stone, used IN PIT
/ yerzlng the acou.s. W passed ore or two inhab
tied camps short distance from the trail BAT were
apparently unobserved
The s,ilne.. and beauty q the shaded glen.
/ through which We Travelled were very impressive
/ Threaded by Gear streams which turned the Ill
siehfy hoies eii b. the miners into pools Ci c sta
uirro-.g the bo1gls lar above their fresh, cuoi IS
pcct vas ve-y different FROM the Rowing furnaces
/ they make N summer The i0hsge - SUI very ~
/ o. changed OILY tae caves 81 Tie buckeye have
/ fallen ami rs polished r1ts az tie paths. The
| ash raa turned = z blazing gold and makes q
| perpetual sGnset IL tie w-ocs Be- re Jak here
/ years 81 evergreen livery the grass . already
/ shooting Up over al he sOi. and tie " LITER q,
had Ell be - deckel IN the mixed trapping. Of
Simmer. Autumn and Spring that We shan harliy
| recognize MIN
| Late N the Afternoon We accidentally took side
\ irall which lsa Up a narrow raylle snd iEsi.y
brought - % an open space agocug tie hlls where
company 4 Pros pecteTs ere engsgedi IN pitching
TIER teni s.or ne w-mter. They were seven IL
/ lumber, mostly s3lOCs. an under he command o,
| Nl-glu-Ga FAMED WcocnC-se Taer pack-
/ males hal ilst srYiysi With supplies from tle.r
! to-rer camp. md hslfEAk ed Indian was tryine
= get soas -four "a leaning tbs scarcity d tie
article On lie nyeT. they refused 10 sci nm any
/ lie T-Portunet them .or some time Bat ~ van
| Ncry vel. sa.d he you sna- be crlreu cI e
/ morrow and went away We were very hue
! Fry Crd employed the COOK Of TIE company to sei
Is sorasihing to eat. De blit fire. tired some
SAL pork. an made rs 4 cish d pancakes /
/ c-Ql r1[ Erip Ali-fln. TIE GeA+cslrY W4tl WllcE
be tossed he cake II the arr and caught Z OF the
oti sr side as u cEne down INTO tie pan We 1.s
4 nae i1mished wo.ves iOr the asaal Cartorria ap-
/ Pente-equai 70 that Of three men q. koms-xas
shHTPsnsd b. cur bong wall
Il was now beginning 70 grow 6rk, and ran
c0-z.Eg OF We were seven niles frurn The vol
ezno and woOlt have preferred remaining SCR Ii.
nishr. had the miners gwen any encouragement %
car kIns q ne subject. RsgsIllng Tie proper
rsl- Ne velf 81 arsPid gait tsrVssh sOsiay 70