The Nevada journal., 1854-07-07
Editorial Correspondence.
MARYsvILLE, June 27, 1854.

take ride few miles from the place of his
routine of everyday operations. Even within &c
miles of Nevada, saw much to-day, if not en-
tirely novel, at least interesting.
On arriving at Penn Valley, I found large
fields of ripe wheat and barley, and fields of oats
beginning to change color, preparatory for the
coming harvest. never saw prettier fields of
wheat or barley in my life than some l have
seen to-day-some of the go cd ones too being
in Penn Valley, though perhaps not quite as
good as those near the river. The harvesting
is now going on, and mere than half over.
We arrived at Long Bar about o'clock
Harker with his Panorama was there, hut we
did not stop to hear the public opinion about
it. l was much interested with the appear
ance Of things thereabouts. 1t reminded me
very forcibly of Nevada, and other mining To-
calities in 1850. 1t is continuous string of
temporary cloth shanties, for as far we could
see up and down the river, the bar being dug
up all over in spots Juding from the looks
of the numerous, shanties, I should think .here
might be some thousand or more people in that
vicinity. Here, too, 1 saw specimen of prim-
tive mining-two men, one rocking the cra-
de-" the other carrying water in two pals, to
wash the dirt through. l thought to myself if
that would pay, they would have rich diggings,
could they apply to their bar the heavy sluices
of water used about Nevada.
The road was quite dusty, but as VIC were
driving all the time nearly in the face of the
wind, we were thus relieved from much annoy
ance to which we had been subject, had we
been going the other way.
We arrived at Marysville at 8 o'clock Call
ing on our friend, Col. Allen of the Herald, l
was quite well entertained for short time,
when he accompanied me in an excursion over
the city. found him quite good fellow, and
some years older than had anticipated.
He is too, a sterling whig, and a man who
acts from principle, from the pron,ptings of a
generous heart in working more for his coun-
try and his friends, than for himself.
Marysvillc is fast recruiting from the effects
of the recent fire Several new buildings have
been erected on the site, and some good brick
buildings now building.
l shall leave at 7 in the morning on the
Bragdon, for The Bay. Things look little
dull here.
SAN Francisco, June %, 1854
Much has been said against the California
Steam Navigation Co., and for all that know,
they may have reason to do so. But this much
1 can say for them: They furnish safe,
agreeable and speedy means of conveyance, to
and from San Francisco and the various points
on the nayigable streams, besides setting ta-
Die that no hotel have ever yet visited, ever
equals.
Feather river as it is called, or Yuba, from
Marysvillc down to Fremont its junction with
the Sacramento, is rather slim channel for a
boat the size of the J. Bragdon or larger At
the present stage of water there is plenty Of
water to float such boats with safety and some
speed, could the entire channel be kept clear.
But it is so much encumbered with snags,
bars, &c., as to render their passage rather
tedious.
We left Marysville at 7 o'clock, Wednesday
morning passed Fremont between 10 and H.,
soon after which we laid by over ON hour to
wood. After passing the junction of the two
rivers, for many miles the water was streaked
and spotted, showing that the waters of the two
united with considerable reluctance-that from
the Sacramento being clear, and that fDm the
Yuba being almost thick with mud, coming as
it does from the thousand scenes of mining op-
erations above. From here our way was M
obstructed, and the Bragdon let herself out
We arrived at Sacramento little past one, but
staid but few moments from here down the
uniformity Of the scenery was so unbroken as
to leave little worth mention. The immediate
banks, of the river are usually lined with thick
cluster of bushes, concealing the landscape be-
hind Here and there, however, are openings
through which we could have an unbounded
view of the sea-llke tule plains, which at this
time of year are covered with grass some six
feet high, presenting no object to view but its
own smooth surface.
We entered the bayou, or slough as I believe
these channels are here called, at o'clock,
emerging from it about S. This is channel
into which q portion Of the water Of the Sacra-
mento enters, near one-third way from Sacra-
mento to San Francisco, forming at first mar
row but clear steam boat channel. 1t gradu-
ally widens, however, and receives several
smaller bayous, the inlet to one of which no.
ticed some miles above. Before again uniting
with the stream it assumes for itself the char
acteristics of mighty river, in some places be-
ing some two miles wide.
During the afternoon we had strong, and
as thought, disagreeable wind coming mostly
in our faces, and after reaching Suisun Bay the
water was quite rough.
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