, 1865-06-21
The 6ublimity Of Nature in Southern
California.

county, as We'I Us IN SAa Francisco ; eve
poorer than last year should say, althoue
bad enough then. IN all conscience. linus
however, revive this year, after the ctops M
ripeniDg In the 1cl1s begin to come IN.
THE CROPS
are looking badly In some exposed situt
tionB, from the late cold cc.an winds. ba
generally are promising better than bsfor
1oE years Throughout the Pacific slope
Bresdstufts will BE- chtap and abundant i,
sixty OF ninety days more, and fruit an,
vegetables Tlll be drugs In the market. TIL
Ss S 'm@tn,s N she eng ggrape growing counties VII
will be produced In Celif,rnla this rear Us a
any former season. There will BE- lees wine
| made, as brandy rays better aud casts less t.
| handle, but there will be IN abundance 10,
neme me. eon,sampu'n and large export. Bee
taiiaAt 10 to Is cents per b. in thc markets.
Muttcn Is about the samc. D:y goods md
clothing ase now "a CHEAP here as at home.
aid the cost Of living in San Francisco next
winter will not be greater thaa in New York.
MEXICAN MATTERS.
| so often distinguished for his vaspr and sal.
lsnsry IN the war for the defense Of Mexico
against the treashcrous French invasion. ia
now In this city with quantity Of tie new
Mexican loan bonds, aud number Of docu-
mebts which read wonderfully ike letters Of
maSque. He came direct from Chhuahua
last week. and IL in constant communication
With the Literal President Jua1ex. Al IT.
tempt which was made Inst weak to get OF a
large number Of arms to Mexico, failed. on ac.
count Of the urjust.f1able iuttrterenee OF q
custom house officer, but the whole lot seized
las. ycar hy our soyctnlnent, say 3Q, 900 stands
u al iass bet given upto Selor Godny, the
meaDs Will bs found to get them nway
from here soon, perhaps this week. There
az Aundrtde Of men here Iendy 10 torsake
lucrative positions, and dare danger, suffer
irg and d,a.h. for The sake Of yindicatipg the
feclsd cause Of L herty. and If Government
will permit It III re viii be m Immense emf
grafton Of able bodied ae1icultEris,s to Mex
leo from this ceast within the next sixty
dsys. The French flag steamer Vi:toria was
allnwtd 10 iedt snd p. ocsed to sea feH days
since at this pert, ard the armed transport
STEAMER Rh:c, which was dlsmas.cd In gale
ai Mazat'au, and rendered perfectly help.
!cfs. Is now q the Goytrnmtnt dry dock at
sta, to recon mt nee aggression on Mexico, In
ep1te OF the plotts's oI SenGr, Gudoy. This
seems to me TO be anything but fair Iu view
otthe treatment metc1 out to tbs MtxIyans.
and cannot but think that the latter peo-
pie deserve better At our hands. Thev are
t'rneelsHg nobiy against overwhelming odds
10 chick tie tide Of invasion aud European
aggression, and deserve our fullest sympathy
and such assistance as He can law:ullY give
item, The fact Of the ces.len Of
sono,a by Ma8ami1lion to Napoleon, aud the
appointment OF old GHin to dul.cdpm and
the Vice Regency ef tae Province by the
F1e5ch Emperor Is no longer doubted here,
Colorado IL In danger Of being closed to The
East commerce now opening up to Us. Aud
Artzoua with Its Immense mining weslth is
threatened by the progress Of tho
Go ahead, and clear them on.,"
younil see: rush Tor Volunteering
Fa}rn and general French leave" Wheu
the f'st do lraye here ou th4t esrand I viii
eend n1Bn who will keep the Tri5urs
posted on the march ofcvents.
ARIZONA.
The Apaches are now carrying on rclent-
lssa war upon the frontier mining camps and
murdered number Of personal friends Of
mine. Int their time Is nearly up. General
Mason, with the Vanguard OF bis command.
Is already beyond the Colombo, and before
Ch1tst mas the accurRed skulkfng BRvages will.
Eavc leained a lesson they will not soon for
get:
The COPPER mines Of Colorado, cspc-
cially the Planet and Great Central, ace
yielding famously, and growing richer aaily.
and as lor gold The Alta Of Ml5 ed says :;
This problem Of the exis'eacrrf sola tsarfns
So1,sJ e. alaa LEO o. an{ sxtsnt IN Arizona mar now
arasffss are st work IN the fauous Vultuto Ledge
IN the vicinity of Prc:cott with tho mort crafty
ine susee:s Alstte. from q P.z datsd My e
tteted "i'h ere of The pHnelpsl companies At
work or thfs ledge. The ws,ter .s7s: we TOOK
out 60. ore IN aa'scam lstt month, and tbs ledge
Aext Claim below ours.s :"
TIE GnASpEsT SCENE or ALL
uotired the other day that my fitcud the
- Deacon who is now on his way to the
Pacific coast, where he viii find mauy All old
and tree friend to welcome hlm-has been
buying picture Of The great Yosemite (yo-
smit5) Valley by Bscrstads, md he seems to
derrec!ate the picture Tn which the t'D:a-
csn" has spent his money and 1aylshed his
affections like water, so to spvek. hut Lord
bless you. 1t lsn't + knec hlsh" +" to what can
show him in nature for half the money. &c
viii sec some scenery worth looking at on
ne s overland route, bat nothing to what /
ccu!d show him in Arizona and Southern
California, ncd ~ for the Yosemite views, |
We Is. item FOR flre-scrceus In San Francis
co. Among the grandest scenes on earth
have never looked on auehs which could for |
3 moment compare in terrible suolimity and
utter dcsolatton with
cAnAzos1's VALLEY nY MOONLIGHT.
;. F'ret. as to locality. Run your finger afens
lhe map Of sautheTn mot LoHes) California
'.om - EGao &c Los Angeles tCity of the
I, s.3n:sit 10 san nefnaral1u, theme eastward |
.afoaeh ne fass OF San Gofgonlo, aod tn nce |
compassionate for hundred miles. to*ards |
La Paz Ar!xons, ycu will pass It over the
Falley hamed from old Ca6axou {litc-ally |
. ala htad,' ~ late chief Of the Cohu:ila Iudl- |
sns. 1he lower end Of this valley is seven J.
y feet below the Level Of the ssa, and was
ormtrly the bid Of the upner cnd of thn
;ulf Of Californis, ffom WlIrh It war mt ~ !
" an earthou2 ks vhich shreE mn ,,nl,o ~ ~
nounta;ns across The rar rof a hmndred
EYCr tie valley. and lie old water line 1eff
y the tide IL still as plainly visible as ii lie
foter had rCceded but restefd,y To fully
ompfehend the grandeur OF ths scene, you
inst Look upon it.
As1sAw |
s63 M ho1s.. a rs1,ant aiat:a ~ ~ uhs.ooets ~
Irub1an stock. rhose oncr sturs cro,.aJ tnte
surope with Wusa and Taric when Sna;n Wns
ycrruu fy he at1.cnnanerfno uoa,s sth s.h WIS
kin" IN color aud Of the cash yaiuc ot sS5
lWlul money Of the United Sta'c5, had !
orhe me safely to Arizona, aud from the
'lo Go!ofaao thus Tar on tie way homewRrd;
nt N 2 moment Of fforEetfalness he mad
'efded to the cravings of hunger, and IN.
~" +a'SA y! +1e Fttie1a
lsns OF tic desert, called by TIE natives
EEeT7t ~ Il tGnpo-dcath In the camp. Ten
}tnutta a1ter"ards be MAS sick, and l. ten
linutes more whiting III the ueonics Of
eath. That morning et ood in blAziug
ID. fhe thermometer lis in thr shade and ,
shace, ana ruefnlly surveyed the desert I
EloIe mt: That night slept on he ground
: the not mineral spring OF Dos 1oaiasas, ami {
slrE =! q. n. 10 take 9dsant'ee Of the I
W alE az, c!moeo W!tA bleeding tett the
ohy Ifoge 70 tae westward On the rcad
asnr o~aaa 1esnasa -. ~ ba1na.atno. A.
'a5s, raf;an sns5 s ~ o.s'ae os.Mee1 re COL
, a"e '1'4es a1o e-oa1o1e' ano tocheo oo"h
r,,r
'na 'AIlsf or TIE SHADOW OF DEATH.
! Tonla go through It nsl again to onse
- oiE ~ 9snI9 tssl. tMs scene: me moon vas shin-