Daily national Democrat., 1860-06-22
1aiIg 9atlonal Democrat.
DOttings OF washOe Advonturer--No. /.
MARYsvILLF. Lnne onlh 1een


really, the trout lit so nicely and the clear
waters of the Feather ran SO smoothly. that
it was all could do to come away The fact
is, when one gets good thing he hates most
conioundedly to tear himself away, especially
too, when good things are SO hard TO be ol.
tained. How wish you had been with US I
l om certain you would enjoy both the catch-
ing and eating of those trout. although thpv
were not dshed up in French style. BY the
by, I've never given you description of our
order and meals: WS usually rise with the
sun or little before arrange our toilet bv
applying little cold wafer to our faces and
running coarse comb through our hair
Our clothes we never change. Our glass the
liquid stream. We have only to rcplenish
the fire Of the last evening, for it usually lasts
till morning The coffee pot is soon filled as
1t is the first thing thought of ly the noun
t"ineer, unless he has brandy aud even then
he seldom lets it escape his memory. Then
comes fry ft the meat is steak, ifnct, stew,
which is far more preferable especially when
one has no butter The coffee being cleared
the Tread being baked, the meat being done.
and the fish being flied, we all draw our
selves in the most convenient manner Dossi-
ble around a parcel of tin plates and Guns and
commence There is no ceremony aud con-
s-onenly no backwardness; at least not after
the first meal for | assure you, "wihout fear
of contradiction" that mountuineels have
huge arpelites The breakfast is never con-
sidered over, until every thing is eaten.
But to the journey. We waited here till
nearly noon, m order that our horses might
cat plenty of the new grass. H. medialey
after they were done eating, we started for
Beckworths, which place we reached at sun
down. The road is good from the ferry to
Beckworth's, with the exception of some of
the tables of the mountains, Which being
thoroughly saturated 10y the melting Of the
snow, became very difficult to pass. While
eating our supper it commenced to rain. and
not having our tent pitched we were forced
10 take shelter in the hotel This is most
comfortable two-stoly log building 6o or so
feet long and about 80 wide Here was. for
long time, the home of Jim Beckworth. the
famous back woods man Indian hunter and
horse thief, according TO his own account
But since the deer and the bear have nearly
disappeared and horse siealing is punished
California has lost all charms for Jeemes. 1t
may be that fond recollection has called him
back to the scenes of his childhood. | hone
he may find old Missouri happy home. The
Beekworth House is now kept 10y Dick and
Hunk, two very clever men, as all hotel
keepers should he.
The next morning, to our sunrise. the
ground lay covered with snow, and still
showing. 1t continued on all day, but it
couldn't raise any storm in us, for we had
long since made up our minds to take all
opposition philosoPhically. In fact didn't
care how long it showed, for the house beir
full OF men was constantly amused Ivy he
Interesting recital of their adventures When
We awoke on the morning of the 18th, not
cloud could be seen ia the East, nor above us,
a few hung lowering in the West but were
unable to mar the beauty of the scene. Be
Low us, and on cur way to the land of silver,
lay Beekworth's Valley snugly ensconsed
between the mountains of the Eastern slope.
The country here. though devoid of yegeta-
tion presents grand scene. for it is one o.
Natures great designs. H. is evidently
more recent formation than the Western
range. Itis an unfinished picture whiting
only for that great artist, Time, to give it
cOlnring Could we but visit this place thous
ands OF years from now, what change wunld
we see The mighty barren excrescences,
which now so sublmely tower heavenward,
would be in part mouldered down by the
bosterous elements ard change intoa rich
aud productive soil. That barren valley, on
whose bosom. now, the sage brush scarcely
thrives, would he an Eden. The little rivulet
that now washes from the mountains side
but few particles of earth speaks volumes
for the future. Who can say the world is
flushed? But talk of thousands of years
hence, when we haven't yet reached Washoe
beIove O'clock, We were crossing the val
ley The road being in good order we logged
nquiie mewily till We reached the soughs
winch are about eight or nine miles from
B'ckworths They are not very wide, bat
"re dllheult to pass on account Of being very
m'ly They are much dreaded 10y the trav-
e'eF' but we managed to cross them easily hy
gong higher up. Those few clouds seen in
The west, commenced showing on us before
noon. At evening we reached Adumss,
where we were glad to stop for the night.
Starring from there on the following day
at o'clock we soon crossed what is called
the summit" You would not know it were
you not Informed. We next came to Ante
lope and from Antelope to Pea Vine. In the
vicinity of both these places, great many
claims have been taken up, and were still
being taken up, rapidly.
Leaving Pea Vine, we started for the
Truckee. About two miles this side oft. we
met two men riding furiously. Being of an
lnqulsitive turn, stopped them aud inquired
the news. They checked their horses, gozed
before, behind and on either side, drew a
long breath, then turned their eyes wildly
towards heaven and cried Ingins hgins, In
gins dashed spurs to their horses and were
soon out of sight. leaving me in a quandary.
Which renders ne unable to write any more
this evening Irus.
JUDGE WATsoN.-It was reported that
Judge Watson Of Santa Cruz county, while