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

ing with flagstaff bearing The Z. 3. colors, STANDS
in the centre Of the Court yard and the low ranges
of buildings ar,nd the sides axe vsriously occupied
as hospitals stores drinking ard gaming shops ana
1 dwelling. The hospital under the charge a Dr'.
( Deal an Martin is sad 70 be- the best regulated
n'the district II IL DOW Ellei with icver patents,
I Who receive nursing and medical attendance Sr
I 500 per week
! Behiid the For. at the disisIca %. quarter 81 q
mile flows the RIO Americana. with several fine
grazing ra4r,,s o. rs banks The se.> On eli
sides - over O. level plain s.foss ed With ines oi
timber, and bounded on the East and West u
clear westhcr BY the dis,sn; ranges o. tnc Coast
Moultains and the sierra NeYada. Three or ;our
houses have sProng Up On the low --o1id in from;
Of the fort durins the Sumner Riding sp % @
large unfinished frame building 10 make inquiries
about the rosd, ! was answered by & man y hon
afterHs ards learned was the notorious hcysburg.
the same who came ont with the emigration Of
1916 and lived al winter among the mountains on
the dead bodies D: LIS companions. One Of those
who went ont after the SHOWS melted, 90 ssli the
Camp Of anime. informed that b. refused ~
leave hls bOrrd fare snd was taken away almost
BY main force
After passing lie first belt Of timber I vas alone
OF the plains. which looked strikingiy bleak an
dcsolate under the dark aid raIny SKY The road
vss filed with pools OF mud and y ateT, by which
when uieht came down on the chsngeiess waste,
was enabled u lind my way The Tsln set ~
again adding greatly TO tbe discomfort OF such
travel. About two hours after dark however.
! iight elimmered ahead, and finally reached Mnr
phys RaDche on the banks 81 the Costume hi' er.
An Indian 10y tied M horse 30 the haystack aud
Mrs Murphy soon fixed FOR me most sccepta
bic supper vi beeisteak and loa. talked an hour
with q company Of gold dcgers on their way from
rhc Nuba - the Southern dggings and then lat
down on the clay floor 10 sleep. nessy rests The
head. g. bat not the head which is pil!owcd on
saddle
The next morning the ~ Was Is th.ck, heayy
aud gray Machiuaw blanket with pIccolous
drzLle, Detokcning g storm. Nevertheless ! sad
died and started Tor Hicks Rancho days jour
ncy distant, iu the edge OF tlc mountains. lord
/ cd the C0sumne River, almost unlt ersai, pro
uour ed N0k0Vuf az this place clear. swirl
I stream. b0rdercd b. dense thcerts il was ID
ready up 90 ns saddle skirts and rapidly rising
Two Or three tul6 huts stood on tho opposite bank
| anl number OF dirty, stupid Indian l'cos stared
| Il me through The aperiufes. Taking dim
| waeOntral, according 10 directions, struck oui
! once more on the open Plains The travel was
very tolsome. ny horses feet sinking deeply INTO
/ the vet soft soil The further went the worse
/ 4; became Alter making i've miles ! reached
! some scattering oak timber where was i5rcco
| 20 take shelter from the ren, which now beGi
| down orencMugy. Cold and wet / waited two
hours IN that dismal solitude for the food 20 cease
and taking advantage OF the first lul turned about
! and rode back 20 the rancho IN that night j,
| rsined hard, and the second morning opened WIT
| q prospect more dreary than ever.
! Ny companions in this adobe limbo were com.
| pany Of miners. who had been spending the Sum
mor on Tie upper bars OF tue Yubs They had done
L H.
pa he Malipose According 70 their accounts tn
average yield Of tho Yuba diggines was near . o.
! per man. Those who had taken out c!airs o.
EIGHT PAGES square IN the beginning O The scasoa
| ireeue',ly made $4,000 aud upwards Owing e
| the sCTcrity Ci the Winter Ia that region, thf
greater portion of the miners VIII move sy0tbTvsr
! ua spring
Tho afternoon Of the second dag lie clouds
| itoi, AID saw Tie entire line Of the sierfs
Ncvc3a white and cod G5siAst the tack
| mound oi tie recedirg storm As the sul
| broke ior.h, near IL setting peak after resh
became visible fer away & uC-;h and south TIL ,he
u82c a. eternal snow uubrokeE for NJ less, l. Z
miles The peaks around the head waters o. u
! American Fork, highest OF al, were directly 30
! mont Tho puro white q thor sides became FTs-
| iuely imbued with rosy flame, aud their ccaos
and pinraclos burned like points Of fire. In IT,
s-t glow of The sun long after 10 HAD set % US, the
| sgleadCT q the whole range, deepening from cC.f
% rose. rom to crimson, and fading a. last nj.
| "a eshy violet surpassed even the famous Ain
| COW as have seenitfrom the plslrs Of Piedmont
An old hunter living on the rancho came ralopinc
up, with 4 fat bsck.tailed doe at the end Of bis
| !a.i0t lie had first broken the hind leg of TIC
POOR beast with ball and thou caught her running
The pleading expression Of her large black eye
/ vas almost human. but her csptor cody drew III
knife across her throat aud LETT her 10 bleed 10 death
| On the third morning succeeded in leaving the
! rancho whore ! had been very Hospitality enteI
| aimed NJ s. day for myself and horse. The CO
sumne was very much swollen BY the rains but m,
! horse swan brGvely. and took me across with bui
/ 9 slight wetting. ] passed my previous hating.
place AID was advancing with difficulty through
| the mud OF the plains, when. on climbing q sma
! rise | suddenly found myself confronted by io-l
| grizzly bears two o; them halt grown cubs-whc
| had possession u q grassy bottom on the o'hel
| side. They were not more than 200 YARDS distant
! halted and locked at them and they OF me, and
| must say they seemed the most uncOucerLed Cf tho
| two parties. Ny pistols would kiD nothing biegci
than coyote, and they could easily have outru.
my horse 50 went my way. keeping an eye o.
the most convenient tree. At Murphys. the night
| previous they told there was plenty a. bear
| SIGNS along the river and IA The pockets ~
| solid ground among the tule As the rainy season
sets IN they always come down irom the mountains
After usvoang eight ten miles the wagon
! trails began 70 scatter. and with my impericc;
/
| fault The SKY was by tins time clear and bright
aid rather than puzzle myself with wheel track.
leading everywhere aad cattle tracks LEADING 40
Whcrc, guessed at the location OF the rancho 60
| which was bound and took Decline toward IL
! Over wastes OF loose, crayely soil into which ~,
horse sank aboS the tetocks--across barren ridges
| alternating with marshy honows and pools OF water
toied FOR hours, aud near sunset reached the iirsi
low tiulhered hills the margin OF the plain dis
mounted and led my weary horse lor a mile or two
but as IT grew dark was obliged to halt in little
rcr--a most bcarish looking place filed with thick
| chapparal. A fallen tree supplied with fuel t.
hand and soon had glowing fire, beside which
| spread my blankets aud lay down Getting up al
midnight to throw on more logs found my horse
gone and searched the chapparsl for al hour before
frccoy cred him. Toward dawn the tinlo OF distant
mule bell ami aiterw ara the Growing Oi cock gave
me welcome signs OF near hsbitation. and saddi--
with the first streak Of hight soon reached beau
uiul valley, across which, from the luxuraut timber
shirtine wstcrcourse, rose blue column Of smoke
irom the rancho was seeking
rode up and asked for breakfast NJ twenty
oar hours fast Was broken by hug, slice Of roast
vtuison and coffee sweetened witt black Mexican.
81 gar, which snlaoks not only OF the Juice OF the