The Nevada journal., 1860-03-02

rVtk, OF n ton in weight perched upon blocks
or pedestals of granite ten or fifteen feet from
the ground, One / particularly noticed, which
would weigh several hundred pounds, sticking
between the prongs of an icicle shaped spre of
granite at considerable height from the ground.
There can be no doubt that this region, near the
summit of the mountain ss it is, has been at
some, perhaps not very remote, period covered
by the waters of a large lake or inland sea-
The rocks about Mono Camp have the same
general appearance, the same pot-holes, al
were, no doubt. once covered by Mono Lake.
In proof Of this / will mention that the valley
or basin surrounding the Lake extends to these
dig gings, and all over this basin are groups of
the same lava rocks found in the present lake,
also, that between Mono Camp and the lake,
stands q hill two or three hundred feet high, the
top of which once formed an island, and the
horizontal waye-marks near the summit are to
be seen at the distance of several miles. And
somewhere on the hills between Dogtown and
Genoa, at no great distance from Walker River,
a gentleman informed me he saw thousands of
sea-shels, lying about on the surface of the hills
=" he was sure they were genuine sea shells"
But L will indulge in no further speculations
concerning the former state of the country, but
will look at it as it now is. On the sides and
summit of the hill on which are the "granite
icebergs" / nave mentioned, are scattered huge
boulders which have the appearance of having
been suddenly left high ard dry, as they are not
embodied in the earth but stand almost on the
surface. One near the top of the hill, of many
| tons weight, was apparently only prevented from
pitching down to the valley, half mile below,
by small block of stone under its down-hill
side. Here was chance for fun, if l could get
this stone ont without getting into its place my
self. l could not reach this prop with my hands
without danger of being caught if the boulder
should start, so getting astck / dug the sand
from about the small stone and rolled it away.
To my surprise the boulder did not move, though
it looked as if a feather blown against it would
have sent it to the bottom. was about to give
it push when athought stayed my hand-what
if some fellow was down below up to his neck in
n prospect hole, and it should stop right atop
of his head? So l shouted "look cut below
Out of the way there ~ and seeing no one
cried out call set! the game is made roll,
madam !" and gave the rock a push, but it
didn't Co. l threw my whole weight against it
and heaved and tugged but it was "no CO." l
felt considerably cheap. and picking up my gun
was about making tracks from the ecene of ffy
defeat when loud ha, ha, ha !" greeted my
ears. / looked downtoward the valley thinking
it must be the fellew had gined in the pros
pect hole :" la, ha, ha !" Ah, here he is, be-
bind me, coming from the rocks. "IIa, ha, haI
divil smother me, but I'd he after lafing if was
on me way to me granmothers funeral, to see
how that bowlde tuck the coneate ont ay ye jist.
Ha, ha, ha yer games made, why don't yer
rowl % "Wel," said /, &" admit that the joke
is against me. but, perhaps, two can do what one
could not" With stick we dug away little
more of the sand, aud placing our shoulders
against sit heaved it over. l have seen small
boulders travel, but this one made little the
soonest time | ever Witnessed and the strong
est. l verify believe it made some clear leaps
Of f.ty feet. On it went over the valley, crash
ing through thiekets and grinding down sap
lings as though they were straws, and only halt
ed ON getting into a little basin or sink holr.-
"By the powers o'war! p cried the Irishman,
"didnt thin big lapes he took make the hair a
most stan on yer head and the big grunts he
give whn be hit, want it the curious noise he
made entirely, and the big smoke he raised ?''-
81 don't think he'll go on such a lark again for
some time for he can't run much where he is,
and we, at least, will not bring him up here
again." saidI
"Its true it's not like to be done, bat did We
liver hear tell how the two Irishmen got the mill
stone down the mountain?" "Never heard it,"
said I. "Well, thin-'Two Irishmer. hewed out
a millstone away up on the top of a mountain,
and after it was made they started to bring it
down. Well. after getting half way down, and
while sitting on it to rest, ses one to the other
Mickey, me honey, did yer liver happen to think
what pair o'silly fools we're making of our
selves, to be dthraging this great stone whin we
might so aisy rowl it 2 'Divil o'me iyer thought
O. the likes sez Micky. So chin they went to
work and after q good deal of sweating an tug
ging got the milestone back to the top O. the
mountain. But sis Micky, if we rowl it
down how are We to know where it will be stop
ping? and we may lose it altogether Thrue
for you thrue for youn siz the other, 'but your
the laste do you CRAWL into the hole in the mid
die an ride down with it, So the little man got
in and the other started the stone and away wint
man an milestone, whining Astounding down
the mountain. At the fut O. the mountain wus
a big pond, aud into this wint the millstone an
tie poor divil inside was dthrowned The other
kim down and not finding man or milestone,
thought his partner had run of wild it to cbate
him O. his part and so wint running about enqui-
ring did anybody see a wee little spindle
slianked bit ov man running of wild a milestone
round his neck? 2" EBESEzER.