Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-09-13

Dath-nouse where chronic rheumatlsms
and blood affections are successfully treat
ed, or tcmpering the cool river below. The
boiling springs are favored with sulphur
and soda, and are similar to the more eel
ebrated Geysers in California In the
winter the vapor fills the valley, and from
this and the rumbling bubbling noise of
the scething waters, come the name of
Steamboat Springs. Down the valleys
we drove to Washoe village and lake
here speeches and lunch-and then further
on to Carson City, the capital of the
young state, where the inevitable brass
band, a military company of twelve pri-
Yates, land nary two alike" more speeches
and dinner from Gov Blaisdell were the
program.
Here we confronted the long looked-for
the even long-seen Sierra Nevadas, the
Andes of South America, the distinctive
range of our Pacific states, fountain OF
ther streams, source and bearer Of
their mineral wealth, chief clement and
parent of their beauty of landscape and
replenlsher of their fertility Of soil. To
us, too, long on the desert plain and the
barren mountain-sad-cyed with weeks
away from forests and sparkling waters,
and the verdure Of grass and vines and
Aowcrs-they offered indeed the golden
pathway to the Golden Gate of the Pa
cifc. Tbe ride over the mountains, down
their western valleys, on to the ocean, was
u succession of delights and surprises
The surging and soughing of the wind
among the tall pines of the Sicrras came
like sweetcat music, laden with memories
of home and friends and youth. Brass
bands begone, operas avaunt! III such
presence as we found ourselves on the
mountain top of moonlight night, by
the banks Of Lake Tahoe, among forests
to which the largest of New England are
but pigmies lying and listening by the
water to the coming of the Pacific breeze
and its delicate play upon the high tree
tops. All human music was but sound
and fury signifying nothing before such
harmOnics Of high nature The pines Of
these mountains arc indeed monsters,-
three, four, five feet through, and running
up to heaven for light straight and clear
as an arrow by the hundred feet-sugges
tive foyerunncrs of tie big trees of Cal
averas that we are yet to see. Rich green
yellow MOSES cling to many a trunk
and frs and balsams fill up the vacant
spots between the kingy pines; while
laughing waters sport Justify before oul
unaccustomed eyes among the rocks in the
deep ravines along and far below the road
on which our horses gallop up hill anc
! down at fearful pace.
The initial trip of little steamer upor
Lake Tahoe formerly Lake Bigler) was
among the novelties of our mountain ex
pericnce This is one of the beautiful
lakes Of the world, richly ranking will
, those of Scotland and Swiss Italy, ant
| destined to arouse as wide enthusiasm
' 1t is located up among the mountains
itself 600 feet high, overlooked by snow
$ capped peaks, bordered by luscious forests
, stretches wide for eight 10 fourteen mile
in extent, with waters clear and rare al
most as air; so rare indeed that not evcl
| sheet of paper can float but quickl,
= sinks, and swimming is nearl y impossible
: and abounds in trout--where are NOR
: elements of lake beauty and attraction
e Already, though far from heavy popula
c tions, it has its mountain and lake hotel
4 and draws many summer visitors fron
; California and Nevada.
+ From Lake Tahoe to Placerville, th
| first considerable town to California, is 7
t miles, up to the mountain SUBMITS, ALI
+ down on the western side; and the driv
0 over it made in less than seven hours, eve
o surpassed any that had gone Leforc i
, rapidity and briliancy of execution
With six horses, fresh and fast. we Swep
C up the hill at trot and rolled dow
j. again at their fastest gallop, turning al
6 rupt coruers without pull-up, twistiu
a among and By the loaded teams of freigl
toiling over into Nevada, and runnin
/. along the edge of high prccipices all i
deity as the skater flies or the steam Gu
J, runs though for many moment we hel
IS our faintiug breath at what seemed gret
n risks or daredevil performances. III
&C road is excellent, hard and macadamizcc
,: constructed by private enterprise and in
3 posing heavy tolls, and therefore far ditfe
h ent from that, whose rough remains an
|. steep passages are occasionally met on Il
mountain side, over which Mr. Greele
$. made his famous ride six years ago. B'
g there is no stage riding, no stage, drivi
d left in the states--I doubt if there ev,
re was any-at all comparable to this
es perfection of discipline, in celerity al
4. comfort, and in manipulation of the rein
at Mr. Colfax we'll said, in one of his speec
at es, that as it was said to require more ia
n ent to cross Broadway than to be a justi
at of the peace in the country. 80 he was su
/, xo,,ok mora uaa necessary to drive sta