The daily Butte record., 1858-06-28
A Weeks Fishing.

the wide world that our COmpagneTos were
Capt. Wilson, Fred s,ryker, John Lilard |
and Jack Kmmel, the wide world may lay a
big wager that We had good time. and lots
Of it. We confidently aver that at this mo
ment we-that is to say, our party-know
more about Big Chico and it's mountain me
anderings and peculiararities than any ten
white men in this or any other county. and
with desire to tell our readers something
concerning that "undscovered country" we
herewith give them the advantage Of our
experience.
Our road to the place Of our sports, lay
through the valley Of Butte Creek, past Dia-
mondvile to Brotbertonss store, where We
renlezvouz- ed and laid in our stock of camp
fixtures, grub, etc We can't pass Doc Bro
thertons without stopping to pay just COM
pliment to him and his kind landlady, Mrs.
Bell. To say that they treated Us with con-
sderation, wonld be but poor acknowledge
ment Of their kindness and liberality They
treated us--all Of us-like the most welcome
guests. gladdening US with that true hosp-
tality that is found nowhere so universal
MS in the mountains of California. From
Brotherton's assisted by donkey we made
our start cover the hills and far away"
The direction of our destination from Broth
ertons was about due north, over the huge
crngs of conglomerate volcanic rock with
which all the creeks north Of Table Noun
tain are skirted. We toilcd along up the
steep and tortuous trail leading to the "di-
vide" between Big Butte and Little Chico,
and after two hours clamberin2 reached the
top, all safe e--Providcntially, for Jack Kim
mel's horse, when about half way up had
reared up behind and before, and landed
him all in heap right on the edge Of n pre-
cipice, luckily unhurt savc by few cutane
Gus bruises. An hour or so, spent in rec0v.
ering the rnntnnkerous beast, who had rush.
to the bottom Of the mountain, after reliev
ing himself Of bis load, was all the delay
caused by this mishap, nnl orce on level
ground again we moved on toward the "Di Z
Spring" This last named locality is on the
wagon rond leading directly from Bidwelrs
Ranch to Chico Meadows and thence on 10
Honey Lake. md Is the only spot on the
rond inhabited by white people. Passing
these springs, we unfortunately missed the
trail Leading to Mike Welchs Ranch on Big
Chico, ana taking up the wagon road, rode
on for some five or six miles to point oppo-
site the Forks Of Butte, where finding an
Indian trail we entered it and struck of in
the direction Of Chico. This trail got US into
a terrible scrapc, for after following il until
it lost itself, VIC event it blind" until about
o'clock in the afternoon, VIXEN all Mt once We
found ourselves and animals standing upor
the brink of precipice, thousands Of fee
above the creek, aud with a"boundless con
tiguity" Of crags and peaks and fathom
less rayines, below above and around US
We Instantly, aud very naturally concluded
that we were sup stump" and after hold
5 ing n counsel Of war determined to reach th
, creek by the smoothest rayine in sight W
rctraced our steps, and tried this expert
= ment, and falling in the first ravine, trie
r,
raj and over rooka and down break nee
r culchcs until we and our animals were wor
out and suffering terribly for want of water
We called our little party together down o
the butt end Of one of those terrible noun
tain spurs, and there by the setting sur
c concluded to "go n fishing mp instead {
!, dotrn the mountain. Well, We started. a
n as thirsty rs Dives, up waste as barren a
Sahara, hoping to reach water, so that "
might camp for the night.
1t is by no means pleasant predicamer
% to be placed in, after having travelled har
IS for twelve or fourteen hours, to find one
h self at the bottom Of huge mountain wit
4 no water and the shades Of night closing i
over a bowling wilderness through whic
not trail is visible and out Of which an nc
$ cidental escape must be made with animal
Is nearly famished for want Of water. Sue
il fix is "no joke" aud anybody who think
it is had better try II on. Just in the mid'
Of our troubles our donkey "weakened" an
!. refused to 20 farther, so he was relieved I
:. his burthen and an Indian pony belonging
II one of the party was packed with his loa'
Iv There never was more dtsconsolate pai
a. ty travelled "all up and down the who
!. creation" than were we just about the tin
h that donkey broke down, and never WI
Is there greater rejoicing than We INDUCED
:. halfhour afterwards, when we struck a
>. Indian trail that in few moments led |
/. TO fine cool spring.
N Here we camped and grubbed and sler
os and in the morning, greatly refreshed, sta
n ed on trail that by eight o'clock took us
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