Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-04-04
lone Valley Correspondence.
lone Valley. March 2s, '57.


"Garden of Eden" being a matter of dispute
among geographers and Biblical scholars, l,
having visited many parts of the planet on
which that fruitful spot is supposed to have
been located, have no hesitation in putting
lone in nomination as candidate for that
honor OF one thing am certain, and that
is that this valley ranks as high among the
beautiful and prolific, with all those who have
visited it, as did the ancient valley of the
Euphrates.
Before the footsteps of the marauding
American had soiled the delicately -fowered
emerald carpet which nature had spread in
this her favorite retreat and ere the grovel-
ing gol6-ieeking miner had polluted the wa
ters that danced to the sweet harmony of their
own murmurng voices the loveliness of the
place must have exceeded the power of prose
to describe. The painters eloquent brush, or
the rich melody of divine numbers alone
could have pictured the eye-enchanting
scene.
The beauties of the valley are not shown
to advantage from the main roads To see
them fully, and enjoy them to their extent,
requires q ride upon the southern side of the
creek where the gently swelling undulations,
the graceful groups of trees, the meandering
of the streams, and the fertile fields are dis
played in all their harmonious variety; and
to the surrounding hills, where the eye
drinks in the enrapturing scene nor tires of
the view
Well may our county be called Amador,"
(in Spanish, "a loyer,") when it folds in its
embrace so lovely fair one" as lone =
May no party manevering ever separate the
lover from his mistress. Amador and lone,
"now and forever, one and nseparable."
Just at this point in my letter was called
to dinner-and such dinner! Were ! not
too full for utterance "a stale pun, by the
way, would give you such description of
it as would cause the mouth of the yeriest
Grahamite to water, and the epicure to cut
his throat from envy That finishing cup of
the purest amber coffee seasoned with richest
cream was worthy an epic in its praise.
And then the lady whose fair hands had
provided the feast; her presence added to its
enjoyment As graceful with the pen as she
is successful in the kitchen, she has provided
many dainty dish for the readers of several
of our papers.
The prospect of an abundant season gives
an expression of happy content to the peo-
pie here, that can only be seen where ma
ture's boon cheers with her smiles" The
modest cottages, generally embowered in the
umbrage of the spreading oaks, evidence the
good taste and comfort of the occupants.
One house attracted my attention for its
oddity. Being but dozen feet square, its
ore story loomed up to a height something
less than towering, seemingly to compensate
in elevation what it needed in bottom |
was tempted to enquire of the owner its use,
but concluding it to be the nursery of the es-
tablishment, with only the necessary room for
the upward growth of children in so luxu-
RANT land--and none Of my business
repressed my curiosity.
Large quantities of Indian corn will be
raised in the valley this year. On the @
ranch alone they are planting eighty acres
1t requires no irrigation, and the ears are full
and sound equal to any ! have seen grown
on the most favored soil Of the West On
one farm they are preparing to cultivate
twenty-five acres of broom-corn, a crop which
has been heretofore, very profitable.
The village of lone is almost the only one
in the State where any care seems to have
been taken to preserve the natural trees
Well will they repay this sparng by their
grateful shade in the long summer days that
are approaching.
After years of petitiouing, lone is about to
have justice in the removal of the Post Office
from the @ ranch to the village. Your agent
here, Mr. j. Heacock, has already received
the appointment of Post Master This gives
universal satisfaction and will save great
deal of unnecessary trouble.
But farewell Ione
Should tickle fate, with talismanic wand,
Bear me afar where either India gows,
Or fix my dwelling on the polar land,