Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-23
Mountaitt Democrat.
Correspondence Of the Mountain Democrat
CANP NEAR PYRAMID LAKE, U. T.
june 18th, 1860.

CAMP NEAR PYRAMID LAKE, u -
june 18th, 1860.
Nvasns FntroRs: According 10 promise, now
take advantage Of q little leisure time. ma whten,
deavor to give YOU short but nevertheless truthful
account Of our percgriHationS since leaving your
hospitablc doOrS. The first day traVcl was "hG
continued scene Of ground aud lofty tumblng'
which cnntd it be Reproduced by some cnierprIsng
manager Of an equestrian troupe, would draw M
tnense horsrs THIS days march, or rldr' brouph'
W TO Pcie's Ranch, where we cncamrcd i"r vac
night. The neat day. march was II repetition 81
the first---uinu. the tumbliuI and We enchhicd
near the San francisco Mountain House, four miles
from Strawb berry Valley where ii showed on US Ill
night A. early the next morning as possible, We
started amid snow aud the .harpcSt Wind that ever
experienced on cur way to Like Valley. tsu"wcd
ali AZ, and late in the afitrno"n We arrived wet
md weary and liy That ight in deserted g house
The next dav we took the pack trail from Lake NJ
lev 10 Genoa This day march WIS pretty pleas
ant one and the mcn were N pretty good huin"r.
All aloug while crcSsIng III" mountains. We saw
mem women aud children leaving th!H rldc 81 the
mountains aud rctut hIng To California, MI 81 whom
QIvr n dcplorable account 1T the stare o. hldfH III
thl& TrIrtyrf Started to-day, SUNDAY, tF carson
Guy, whore arrived urd cnrn'"!'"d Hbit "Ir
mile ard halt from the Ciir, aud Lay There uhti!
the f,luAIus Saturday. Care Ia u id Canon To-
dav, encampcd ON CGrsnn River, aud as II raincd
very hard during the night. Nc lay over IN" next
day. On Monday We Travelled trHn here d"wn me
:lver u thc last Station On The Plater'IIlr aud salt
Lake Telegraph Company hne, On the edge oi tho
,wen,v.NV mile Desert Crossed the Desert. aud
"alne IL Wi.iiam, Mail Station. at which point ~"
"a" ''7hl 'hc M u " III y" Ne't' H'N' !" N'e
HS"'' =" ','e ''e,",'' W "''"' ""|'' " u 49, -
A comfortable and Happy home. nothing could be
seen but blackcned and chLrred heap Of rubbish.
ionls. ETC.; Judging rom viii Ii, II mus; have been
oie In Us s ~, y !. ms ". -. .-
IL 10 Nv" Nv t''' VI a' "sV ~
r vengeance. A te" rods "r ~ from Hlicr" i.c
well rg s;orI. y pine loird at the head Of Ia!
ok Of DIRT. On which IS nscr'bad these words;
Sacred . The rrn.i.' II the l"r''ns murdered on
l.t ngnt ~ Way IN IN%'' al Nii'hmN "a 49, a.
aI'o" ki'rF. II GtinS INT partial remains oil "''e
'',.'''
The above ISL u" 'i'iF oi Vie "rlSinhl "flh2 ~
TIC b Arb The w.! .nt""'s Hrdcr CT. i''t' h'i
hSh: lie dA, We afriT"d Al; II - Sat u al ~ -
sHri 'h"t both PartIt0 r"tra:ed the ".4iIcs AliH
que tnan "'ihGri We liv over ,nc lay h"", ia
ing WHICH tir Volunteers INA III" t"If 81 4 man
n'n'd RIAGS. UsnGMa, OF NuS'.lt Cay, VIZ ""'
t''ir 1T FIJI s'Tr - 49,
dr'ri At The station. Lett tn, SiAii y tnd crossed
,,rr an lther desert from Cais,u - Hrnc&.e RNcr.
Lac N''I'', Sc" Ht'"i 81 ~. aud rn'"ii'pei
D. ~ i'Ii". '.i"N further - "a III" '"i u IAi""d
49, 'kt', and =" y over III" ncN day IL" r"Xi
DAY L's. S~iu,.tv - tie week IT III sltr!Iak II IA
t'.s-"n CiE sc nal" u >Atit da' h"rh ai1
.ttr c!ii., about mae ah,a! Il "a" N''Hn
tc"r cunp W" b .d scarcely ~ mt" t'- camp,
Ven -" -" 49, GA that t'''' v'r" lnd"l':
"a IA. Il. lshb"'h" a. It," Compares we're or'i"r"d
1 ti.iIa. nnd COMPANY II. 81. Art.rty WAS mrroi'"d
stag - IL, seen" 4 Ac;i,u Wh.'r "n" ilt:'un ~
C''nmnv \. "'h In'an,ty wa sent round -'m"
a. 80 "A- left IN camp 10 az" care II ~ - ..
ri,tohs e.. IT tar c".i,...,.t - Co., Il. + +
80. -" Cr,a.n tar { go, tuv. H. bang III! -
f -" d.. { ~: .uv II wA> O. "Iu snd'i ~ il.'
ted hN Capt. son lrt. AID H." if' .n = '.9i ANY
\ "" c.'II ti rs I.i'.' SIS. E. ! ....cl d.
WI. 81 M >'I.,: L..r n sta: ne. u -
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t''r.~- :! :
- vi.lhs'y # ar camp. IA ala u Lf'' "H'ft'd
l"..",sr:., = II; th';r i"''- ! e. H. 'tr T. -
"r-c an ~. bail" : ~ ! '"- b,t -r -" H. -rt;."
Nn.a.:.rrS az "f.L'i i.' -, Company II 50.
ga = ~ engaged t.r la!tt.> l.. - ''i!.v go!
- rr:'.t'. t.; L. g., '.":"l, a tu," 4 ti.~'S -
CYAN q. n ar. Il, n, tc7rl g":thc;1 cnttn
clcJ an"ic the f.cA- AID r!f.a"s tat tbs 80
u-trar"i, sad lie, Nj c'',ic.!"d I" ;'''.n' IT.
good VAfn"S'. Early ia tr tustE"ii, NJ BE "In.
tcrrs arrv"i !. nti me n;atE. t''r ,'.iu'A kE :,
'..mn'Ih"! - Ci;!. S;IfY, eihei With Il HIM
9: CJn;uuI II, = A':.,,ctv. >.t,Hci he hruat #
tue u.;tc { "a ~ time, VIII" tie r.inAn Ter %:
tpu.ptny III a.t he Plat y Il (. ~ a.. 4 Wa
&C ling N" ,uu'on, IN f..i.G.t 4 l'.HLns who,
nod Hb'. we're sI,ipici - - kr'- tn >hlr shoot
S--. r." &C. ii c.un'n"tr'4 about three ".ri -,
PpA,d ,.;1Id IL. tLe ~ ..'+ rti. <. Gotta.
pee ''" c1:' t'.t> & >r:,.i.', !; - -, Is
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AID th;'-1. FrNa'~> same Z t.. ..,i. ,","rr;s
W IN fed - PItA'. I.cbmann ;.rauy A. suE.i.
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