New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-26

II is probable that the communication between the
two lower Lakes is - times of as the whole IN
iermediste country shorS tna; their boundaries
change very materially, according To the character
Of the seasons At times toe. the waters such
extent As 10 rencer the passage across the s-h-
nus impossible The country here too. Is loS and
swsmpy, and the Indians live NOS ly on FISH. tules,
and the small black seeds OF plant resembling the
maTigod, which they collect carefully and grind be
tween stones, calling the product pinoh
1.-THE Sic RIA side the banks Of the Lakes are
elevated and one OF The finest agricultural dlstn;
California opens before the traveller. The timber
is abundant and heavy the grass most IN Inrant and
TO him who has Travelled NJ the Tulares All around
the Lakes, 1t seems an earthly paradise TINS tract
stretches for many miles along the lkeS. far
deed as the most norherly o. the -Four Creeks, and
even 70 Kings Nlver AFTER that a rolling country.
destitute Of TIMBER i found. over which immense
here's Oi els deer, AND ~lf horses roam uamoested.
The Indians ihroughoS AL thls region are very nu-
msIous.
The waters Of the Lakes are generally as p cur
Ienty reported. shallow, although from the fOrma-
uOn OF the country We should think inst n some
parts, particularly toward the eastern border the
must be Of very considerable depth There can pc
70 touot. however, that IN some places they are
ioToaDc compile tey across during the low stages OF
water, ano various places have been pointed out to
Us at which, according to the Indians, fords exist,
and TIA. al points where the opposite shore could
not be seen. Throughout the whole length OF the
western and southern BORDERS the water appears to
be exceedingly shallow, not more than two feet deep
az a distance of fifty yards from the shore
In the lowest lake qure large number Of islands
are 10 be found on some OF which Wild horses
be seen. The generality OF them, however, are not
over couple OF hundred yards long, and all are,
usual. DOrueTed BY neayy belt OF tules. 10 u doubt
ful whether those more distant from the SHORES
ever visited by the Indians as they have no better
meals OF navigating the waters than light RATS OF
dried tules. upon which they float about for the plr
pose OF fishing.
The abundance of FISH OF al kinds in these Wa
te1s is absolutely astonishing. The waters seem
alive with them, and the variety Is great The
CualitV Of Of them Is good Pike Dereb. bass.
salmon trout, eels suckers and many other kinds,
with the names OF winch re are unacQuamted. are
caught with the greatest ease and We have no
dOu1t that the lorly salmon himself reQuents the
lakes in his proper season Strange AS II NAV SEEM
the Indians catch them with Their hands alone. ana
that so rapidly that We have seen four strings each
Of which, when held in n mans hands m an upright
position tralleO along the ground. ctugnt ny tNo
Attaches by this method. IN certainly less than h1f
an hour. Upon one OF them might be seen PICS
erel. which must have weighec FIVE pounds.
The quantity OF game which frequent these mag
nhceut sheets of water, and build their nests and
hatch Their young among the tules, IS immense
Large hOCkS Of geese swans, pelcans cranes, ducks
teal and curleWs. can be seen at every point, aud
furnish great part OF the subsistence Of the Indians
who frequently bring In large baskets full OF eggs
from among the tues Some Of the largest eagles
70 be met with in California are 20 be seen this
section Of the country and n game ahounds also
DO rattesnakes, there being more, IN any square
mn of this distinct, than IN ten OF any other. The
Indians seem 10 mind them yery lt'kc, however, and
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Other reptiles are also 70 be met with, outnOt IN such
abundance.
The color Of the water al the borders Of the Lakes
is nearly that # tan var, which Is caused by the
number OF decayed roots and other vegetable mat
ter In the middle II is clear, pure, and very soft
The climate IN the ne ghboThood, as might De eN-
pccted from the situation, Il much warmer tnan III
the same latitude or the coast \ dull, smoky mist
probably caused by the evaporation OF the water
floats over the earth for a Considerable portion Of
the year, becoming frequently dense IN the md
die of the dav as to shut out the nelghbOrlug noun
talns from view. Toward sunset this mist clears
away and the nights are delightful. The Jog pre-
walls mostly on The NCSfcTn and southern sides OF
the Lakes which destitute, 10 great degree, Of
timber.
number OF fine streams fall into these Lakes
from Kern River, which IS the most sOutherly, TO
Kings River which flows into the lower Lake. The
four creeks-Elbow Creek, and a number OF sm AL
streams empty their waters after atortuOus course
INTO these Teceptacles Kings River is a deep, 0Old
stream, fully As large the San Joaquin AZ Gray
son go miles above Stockholm and runs with very
swift current Its banks are nearly perpendicular,
presenting IN many places an abrupt wall of from
60 to 100 feet in hight. As Il approac les the Lake,
however. IL divides into aum0er OF SlOughs, form
ing large delta. The other streams are. In the
spring ard deep and rapid, nut become
fordable In the autumn. The Lakes cannot bt
reached from the san Joaquin by any other means
than by canoes
The country back OF the Lakes, rs capabilities
its mineral wealth, &C., may form the subject OF
another article.