Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-06-15
Sky High.

We went up to "Sky High" yesterday
ip compaHy with ,he " Deacon" Many Of
our readers don't known what or where
Sky High is, so we will explain.
The elevated and ethereal region ihdica.
ted, is not as its name implies, of an atmos.
pheric nature, but is, on the contrary, Of
The earth, earthly" and What is more, Of
| the hills, hilly. In fact, "Sky High" IS
about 80 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
nitude.
Well. as we previously remarked, We were
At Sky High yesterday; but the mere fact
If our having been there is of no conse
quence; the wayside incidents are what we
iesire to mention, and that's what makes
u, say what we do say"
The improvements at the Garden Ranch
were the first aud most remarkable item
that impressed itself upon our mind, and
thereof we will fly speak Mr. \, )
Hart, the present proprietor, essays to pull
down his barns and build greater and hae
already built greater, as the commodious
and well arranged hotel just erected and
being flushed amply demonstrate-. The
house is " magnify" but the gentleman who
is at presiding over its destinies is mag
infer and in justice to himself we speak
of him in prcpr,0 persona !, his name is
Ttnher,-no mender OF kettles and anti
quhted watering pots, but IA renovater OF
desscated stomachs and weary way-tarers.
Well, Mr. N,rts new house is immense.
beautiful and airy, and when finished will
be the best house On any road north OF San
Francisco.
Our way led from the Garden Ranch oia
various other ranches to BiIwelfs Bar, a
nice, quiet little lace, with n " bamboo
tavern in it kept by Tarr, called the Nation
nj, ut the bar of which is dispensed some Of
the Deacous best ozark Otard," and from
the portals of which we issued, only to cross
the bridge of size" from whence we as
cenied to Jack Ranch and Ilarts saw mills.
At this ntter Place is more hospitality
and ingenious machine,y for for saving
than we have time or ability to cOrrectl,
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 Iart's we, Chat is to snv,
the Deacon, we.-the lokeltems--and the
dark otardJ started for Berry Creek, but
owing to a lack OF guide boards and knowl-
edge OF the road we went astray, and fetch
cd up near Boomers Bar, whereat We dis
covered our mistake, and more in anger
than in sorrow, retr"ced 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,
Mountain House, and without farther re
markabe inc dents to the Sky High Ranch.
This Sky High was the place Of our desti
nation, but other than being delightful
resort for the weary traveller, hnngry miner,
or thirsty way fnrer, is not particularly
worthy OF minute description Suffice It to
say, we LETT there right side up yesterday
morning, aud after passing by and par.
taking of the hospltaiitIes OF everybody,
from our starting point to liarts and Tarr'S
in particular, we returned to Tinker and his
array of good things at the Garden Ranch,
from whence We reluctantly >trayed back
To on sanctum and its duties.
SMALL Pox several cases of small pox
are relorted to exist in San Francisco