Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-31
Nav il .ras qgnIIy lrue--r. 1'1s- :

We Piigr'ins on Neyada's shores, sa ss..5
 High iR frnsty shv. N
 v Win eager has:s ,ks vaiieSs sect. -"
 Lsst se shOuid snEszE and dis, r .'ae
 The sallet af sal,K.shs contains sSsss as ,auch ssasIs land U alE sS.s Ss.i. put tSi. as,l.er rh,eis we saw l.s.Heea Eo.i o- r1niie and Cailurnia ~ NJ N. s,sl.. l
 The great wiRdlall fidass pen miIeseaag of this. is siI,e eas.ega hSundssy If sllis srea, basin Tns wasers fdp tie ess,egn
 pari flow west and saIl ini.b ihe Sal, |. kss
 those from the west flew east sawar9s Salt Lake. bd, donor feschR {; snpps,se they s,nk ii the deserts, as tue Hanhs,lds dues. The waters in ibe sagillrrn part l.Rsw spusltin,e ihe C.,ldrad0 and aI,en, into ri,e c dfs"f sCafsrnis. Aud what. .lsa I saynf the pt,specf ,o the vest. HereI stand i4 900 fee, sIove lhe tide ws.erpf the Au,erlcan sEsyesaaf sscrsmeniD. sinly I00 asliesidsk,ss, and eo6'a . h0s see with s;eysscopic eys, ail csu,rat Caliiorliia. as Esr west as iIlt c,'ass range pi nsnunisiRs
 slifIa s ahlps no ansilss iram sll,e sesl would lie ip siiifpseay hei..rsIm me ,.=l =lefstoil- Ing 1niucrs, aal ills iiyoool sta asts af shSse who have sscflased lLs,nssIyrss s.la inc ai- ssraof Aamsnvnsav avapll. G,rmsnosn.allpa s0l the grand paaasama beli.re ass. You can fofni ! pretty correct illea v 4!.s P6y- seal features of. sny country ~ aIs mo of rlrva ten W hicls one pafs beafs io an- other. EaMn, ,iis sGaIf ni Nlexsea yss ascend llle Mississippi, MMsolsfa sI,s and Sweetwaier, sls,u, 5000 nslles. ei,d yi,u la.laiU an al,ttude as ,he blilslIl pass Af 5000 fee, ! or If i, were possible u 1esch lhe, top of the sh,'w-clad ridge ot sihe Wndiall vriounaaia. (uras i,is called aas snn,e maps Ffcmon,'s Peaki) yon ,snuld then st,sia qn ai'i,qde of i4ooo ieel. iis X same as that of ,he Siera Nevada ; % tbai tie ws,ers tn eastet:' Caiiinrnta i.aye about 30 feet iaIl to where ilnse in ile Mlss,sslpp' Valley have one, ana lhe coun- try is Rropor;iouably rausis and mounsain- aus. 3a a&i5H9 &H7n'1T
 Afer rapid depcep, ot' .. few Riles, we Jeff sl,e rsRans "r perpetual w'nier, end found tie snow be9inulnR ,p thaw, sud tie sireams of water runRlng lrpm ii, % .l,oysl, 'v,n,er was oyeraapd game and pleasing aRFirg was snear.e' 0a same tof tiIe ridges ihe tra,l was swept clear of snow. and ike dusl wps very deep and dry. filed with la,sg cohble sI0nes, snd ln s,,nse very steep places great. care must De ta- keT les, one fall l,raolopg. Ahoui 45 miles from the iop eof tue mounisinwe seaci,ed the sssllemcnt, aud ,Ie liirs, dig. gings. sud pr.,y'ai,ps n aboadance. end ail il,a, was now wanhngewss .s tue das'.' and lssaevsiiop snd hunger were feared snd felt s,, more. z Fe fp2ai 9X49s 'iS'a ss* siii
 We followed tbe tral along down tho'' a vale called Pleasaas Valleysa ands sss- deed il was. Tue aif was sGli and bslmy, aud the, clmaie dsligh,fnl.l I'be alsnd seemed ,olersbly wsllilmbered with Oahs, which grew much ln tie shape ai lp.ge apple trees. and ab.,pi ss many pinea wilhan. underhark. qI'he Rraass was ah dead. % the reips seast'ss wac past '66af months before. We csnaped, aud fOr the iissl time, for D,on,hs, sll Jay dawn sns slept lnge,her. iis?py in the consciousness ihal-sa . t,s.,ss. .,ss, ,,. .a,. {.7a esge,
 We pilgrims nf EDEeka land snss@ e
 z. lnnaie iise ballny satf ,s2Hsis s5bgB
 Our ipurncy O'ers and wc E0 more ala
 Shall tread ihe desert s.nd.
 The nvxi day [Juiyi 2 D. we resnmed eur journey. passi,a along '. . imaderaaa pace. (as "e ere ,nsblr iu take any o,h- +r.) ourselves and our stock being sIiks ,.eary used np. hy .xcessiss fa,igasa and slas. feed. plWe passed through Neaser. nwn, li,ence, ,n HaHgtuWn, ss calledFcn Acc.,Jnt ofihtee robbers having been hovg na r b.sach s.I sa oak tree, 2, tue lY tpnl of which ! have slepl ands'yrbwd sxegpss6y isss. yl.icasts as great 2 haisaises sssihs sieeper in CaiiJ,.nia ss ebellh'ias Phai0ah |sncopu.stsd .NIl,n AassI. sp,''ss A sl's sdss U Essp..b .bys D.sine ssspalaad. We sAassr ssl, ss lxlIlina ra,apaay;aiha il.e Slsesiffsuf EiDoFsd dD caa6,y, sl.sl Aiqlhes seaiIealssH ses,.sn, oi Culanss, syh,, syeu'sd 10 lake al. m,s,ss, lp saif wellases and Ahes af cure sdvised as taqsn iaahsaF SillaWes Ahrssame asadsa. t3aay sn.J sud eainpro 0.s slse .,a,l, Enk nl .sl,e Aalef'cae FsyeF. so andes east ~ Sacsaslehil. At its Mssxg rnd .I tl,.s fCvaansl .hessiqal yal'sys s.shds tir Murld resA,wsrd Sn'trfy sAv~ u,ll.. where s'nls sagn " sigNspk sns ssu raes .l.rcuvrsed ssilse ysiluw s'lh<iAAek | ll,s s,,..y .,i wiuell lsas been ts,ld s1 <vet4 lau.i. saa ,la sliecis s.sea | n.'g,sy liispsias ,a ,l,e tinsnc,sl ufeghihsss ~ slse Ns4lsI.- - Tae lignl sl.y nfirF nug nrglvai nly c0Assadcs q