Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-02-01

talns Is the place to see game. A short time
ago we started two young men besides nv
scif-into the hills for little ride, though
not on purpose for hunting. One of the
boys took his rifle along think we should
have shot a few deer if we could have done so
without inconvenience. We saw twenty or
thirty the first forenoon, but they al seemed
to be going the same way we were, and in
gredf hurry, while we were dct rmined to
keep cool, and continued slowly the even
tenor OF our way till we had reached the sum
NIT of one of the highest mountains, where
We found a fine spring, and after watering
our horses, took of their brides, and sat
down to take view of the prospect around
us, while our horses were eating the wild oats
which grew very abundanty on the noun
tain. To the west we had fine view of the
beautiful bay of Monterey and the shores of
the broad Pacific, which seemed spread out
at our feet. In IA southcrlv direction, could
be seen the Oldest city of Calfornia-Mon-
terey-while in nothcrly direction could be
seen very distinctly, the villages of Watson
vile and Santa Cruz,-the latter being about
forty or fifty miles distant. Towards the
northeast is the tallest peak of the Coast
Range in this yicinity.-Frcmont S thus
named from the fact that twenty four of Ere
mont's men camped for several days by
spring near its summit. The cewardlv ma
tives thought they had them " freed" and
when they came down into the valley, though
nearly half starved and completely worn out
the Californians were afraid of the gallant
little band, and at their first fire six hundred
of them " vamosed, though they were well
armed. and at one discharge of their firearms,
if properly directed, might have blown them
to atoms.
While we were sitting here saw large
deer accompanied by a smaller one, coming
directly towards us, and not half gun shot
distant and not knowing that - deers I'M
derstood the English language, | distinctly
asked my companion with the rifle, why he
did not shoot one of those deer. Good gra-
cious i" you ID oughter seen en- kiter " when
they heard me pronounce the word sh1ot. and
quicker than tieO toinks they weFe going
round the mountain at such n rate. that il
would have taken CROOKED barreled guns to
have harmed them. THUS much r the deer.
1t is often remarked that the society in
California is improving; it is suppose, but
it is very slowly. The rigid morals of New
England have not yet taken their abode here.
Every man who has any rgv.-and there
are thousands without anv--is trying TO
make a raisc,-some honestly, and some any
and every wav,-some by - hard knocks,
and some by easy ones. The most "tickllsh'
raise have heard of, occurred III one of cur
saloons lately.
Several chaps were playing cards and en-
deavoring to have everything their own way,
when a rawkv looking specimen of some
southwestern State steppcd in. The ll4yers
hastily eyed him. and taking him for a
green, !" closed their game and one of them
asked him if he would like to play. He re-
piled, :. don't care if do, it has been some
time since have PLAYED hecrds :" and seat
ing himself he commenced, and having los.
what loose change he had, consisting Of
several twentics, he put up " his loaded