Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-20

We went up to Sky High" yesterday
in company with the s. Deacon" Many of
our readers don't known what or where
Sky High is, so we will explain.
The elevated and ethereal region indica-
ted, is not as its name implies, of an atmos
pheric native, but is, on the contrary. of
the .rr,fR,; earthly" and what is more, of
the hills, billy. In fact, ''sky High" is
about so miles above here. on the American
Valley road and in region where grizzlies
roam. and winter snow pile up in drifts and
dead levels of impossible depth and mag
nirude.
Well. as we previously remarked, We were
at Sky High yesterday; but the mere fact
of our having been there is of no conse
aucnce; the wayside incidents are what We
desire to mention, and 8 that's what makes
Us say what we do say
The improvements at the Garden Ranch
were the first ard most remarkable item
that impressed itself upon our mind, and
there, We will briefly speak Mr. A. S
Hart, the present prop ietor, essays to pull
down his barns and build greater" and has
already built greater, as the commodious
and we'll arranged hotel just erected and
being flushed amply demonstrates. The
house is magniff," but the gentleman who
is at presiding over its destinies is mag
niffer," and in justice to himself we speak
of him in prcprtd persona his name ,s
T,nker,-no member OF kettles and anti
auated watering pots. but renovater oil
dessicated sromachs and weary way-farers.
Well, Mr.. Harts new house is immense.
beautiful aud airy, and when finished will
be the best house on any road north OF San
francisco.
Our way led from the Garden Ranch rtd
various other ranches to Biiwells Bar, a
nice, quiet little Place, with bamboo
tavern in il kept by Tarr, called the Nation
al. at the bar of which is dispensed some Of
the Deacon's best OZARK Otard," and from
the portals of which we issued, only to cross
the g bridge Of site from whence we as
ceuled to Jack s Ranch and Harris saw mills.
AT this latter place is more hospitality
and ingenious machinery for for saving
than we have time or ability to correctly
detail, but in general terms we can say, the
mill is the most remarkable in the State, and
the hospitality OF Miles Hart and his friends
are unsurpassed anywhere.
After leaving Harts we, Chat is to say,
the DEACON, we-the lokelltem=--and the
dark otard, started for Berry Greek, but
owing to q lack OF guide Boards and knowl-
edge OF the road we went astray, and fetch
cd up near Boomers Bar, wbereat We dis
covered our mistake, and more in anger
than in sorrow, retraced our steps for some
three or four miles until we found the right
trail up which we went to Berry Creek,
thence to Martins, the Mountain Cottage,
Mountan House, and without further re
mark able incidents to the Sky High Ranch.
This Sky High was the place of our desti-
, nation, but other than being delightful
resort lOT the wear thNtfci huhSiJ '"ihci
or thirsty wayfnrer, is not particularly
worthy of minute description. Suffice it to
say, we left there right side up yesterday
morning, and after passing by and par
taking of the hospitallties of everybody,
IRON our starting point to Harris and Tarr S
in particular, We returned to Tinker and his
array of good things at the Garden Ranch,
from whence we reluctantly strayed back
to on sanctum and its duties.