Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-03-27


dIsdguzng Ct tie picturesque hills and the
laying eF set ofuan tEaPs-a sort Of open
ing Ict 2dng men-unegualcd even By the
Whai 3s and streets Of san Francisco Some
Of thsae loics exceeded o hundred feet il
4ept4 ~ -Iie others would not measure as ma
~ Ineles Al thg time ge the incident I am
ABOUT 70 relate however, 5lcy had all been
abandaDe- The intatuatlon had its dav-
the ting had been literally and olTcclually
run mo the ground
Asstg 235y vino was in California ct that
tiE1e- z7i-i Eemenncr that sN5- storm of Iz-
lelH - f seemed a- If were --I--
to &c aloth1E Ior5y days and f9rty 4igLt al
fair. In the mountains around Sonora. IL
showed or raincd necessarily. But we dil
not fear the floods. We had a hundred Ar
rarat5 TO fec to, and plenty Of fuel to keep Us
warm. The worst that we had TO dread was
sJarVa.lon-for, should the storm continue.
communication With the lover country. whence
alone we could expect supplies, would be cut
off
On one dgeary evening during that gloo-
my period, some twenty or more miners we're
assembled II the boT-roOn of the IrviDr
House. Of which number 1 Was one. The
stoCm--tle amount Of grub in towD-the
condition Of the T0ads-riCh leads. biz strikes
ow Lucas IN a gulch adjoining the hotel, shat
very mo-ning-prosPectiDg incidents-poli-
tics-plaIs for operations, when the storm
should let up if II ever did, Of which some
seemed TO entertain strong doubts-the old
folks at homo-the girls they had left behind
hcm-with now and then song. or a grim
joke about the Palatableness Of mule and dog
meat-and innumerable ether topics, were
talked over, until night approxinated to nor
ming. and it was twelve o'clock when I left
the hotel 30 roturn to mp cabin, more than q
mile distant.
Rather late hour for au honest miner it
Is true, but IS there was 10 working while
the storm: lasted, even M honest miner might
be tempted TO follow Moore's advice. and
steal "a s,w hours from night. The snow was
falling aud the wind blowing so Eercoly, as
to almost take away ny breath on first oGcr-
giug Into the open air. The night was dark,
and the sUow had completely wiped out the
trail that Led ts my cabin. S-iA / was TOO
familiar with che pa.G 90 fear losing uy way.
But the odds were 700 great against nc
The hidden path, the G.iuli-g sleet aud the
darkness baIt.el me, and when / reached the
summit Of the hill, found that ] was Of my
course. cr-shaet be f-r- .9m tle path
indeed / might BE- IL It, but was SO 1lw..ltr-
cd that I could not tell. 1 vas not affected
by hduor, for [ had nc. drank any tla. day
j paused c- O. mound of loose earth, and com
u1ncga peariD- around ID the hope %. hui-
ing some landmark which would enable me
g-t the proper bearing and regain the T-ta-
The ls-r commenced erCuJLiDE b-l.-tl
my feet aul l-ig mys--i sliding tal-"---.
{. 4. , g. --.,-..f-- H-sr,a tH--r,r INV mind
~ III .~,'.l, 5r-a- r ms ~, FIN, f..-s- ST
--.-. - -L... 5--, sI...s and lT.t no Er-en
--.-.- ---,rE -.r. ~. from s.--.;r- is '-.-r
....s--.--f r ,r.--r. --- f.-.- ..rr.--7 ana
-...- -.--rg ,.s---.E s-..- III .--.r -.-..
----.ll.r --r --.-.-r Hr, .--E. --. Int
.rga-rr checked mp uaU.-. IL l..-lt
,.5-- 49, ~ ---- r.-. .------. -. a--f -..... .
---.-.--- NO. H-..s.-- -,--.-r-# d.
49, l.--5-.--a ,-.s. On -... E-... or e.. oF
----r r,r-- ..s .....- u a-.-E
r--sz - t---.-.y. r.g 5..-s r---
sl--- ~. -r. -- --r-T E-- .. -r
---,Il --7,- t.--.- sa ---. .I- ---.. -r av
I-5- f,r q ---- E-iar minutes. ana ta.l-..-l
- -,.-- ..f-.r -.---. .--E .-- 5----- O. ...
e.---.r 0-.,-.~--.
--..-...-- r.-.. .s --.
ny -s-- '-- --- 49, -.---.
---1.J l--@- ---..r -.---- mi ~ -f...- .
~ a-'0 - .--- .r.-. y .--.-.- f.
U. Iot.l' -a---.-... - y. ~..-..-.. ...
yl-iq % % Z ---.-f. I--g -.. ---sl --97= s -..
-, ~ ;.-.----.7s-,- T~--- C--rt ( E,-t /.
- i7,-,- - ~ 80 ----. ? .-,El ~-
=. --J - - -. = 4 t--- S-lf1 III. e-
..-,,-e - 60 =. z rr.f-r- los, ~ balance
4 -r-57-5 and --T.,... IL. alo .-:nI .ro-
-,.j =. - me and 5r-zr r-y cries Who
--,,-,.7 - .I.-oe5 on such azs-ltY- r-rs7-
"a 80 silarcn and ar5eav5-ed to cs-r,s.
-, fs1l;@s and 70 c-gf.r,-T-te s,5lv al tts
-. ,,,, If NV situation. tried 10 pray-I