, 1865-08-01
Editorial Correspondence
SAN EHAEf1scn .Ir1x8 1kE

iLufeday morning. June .9t1, at tour O'Clock,
and had one Of the very finest rides, twelve
miles 10 Steamboat Springs, that 1t is posi-
bic TO find in America. The road for sl1
EEes winds up the sides Of the mountains by
so easy grade that the nozzle seeds that
sp.d us onward never broke q round trot.
while mos Of the magnificent scenery de-
sc1ibed IN my last letter lay like panoramn
before us. Reaching tho top Of the noun
tairs, We had the same DISTANCE to go down
to reach the Washoe Valley, With the snow.
capptd SUBMITS Of tie 9Icl1R Nevada uoun.
tains befose us, flashing in the morning sun
beams, and the dark green forests belo the
jTost linz, making picture never 10 b. for
gott.n.
Steamboat Springs are 80 called from their
pulling like steamboat. The water Is
strongly inpregnated With sulphur, and hot
enough to COOK an egg: They are said to be
sure cure for rheuDRt1sm and mauy cntaoe-
Gus djs-Asts- After splendid breakfast. ve
were of for Carson Int we're stopptd by the
people Of Waghoe, who in fact gave us per-
feet cvaucE-the foretaste of @hat awaited
this city. The Wash,e Valley Is cnt deep
dawn between the tange on which Virginia
Ci'y Ia stuatA - the 6iesra Nevada noun
,nihs. aHor6i6E IN abundance Of water, and
It l.. therefore, thesdtst consi6etaht farming
rseton We LAVE sscn s1nce ieaFlus SAL Lake.
The g.een fields and fine gardens look gar
1rd excet dingly pleasing to the eye.
A ride Of two hours through this beautiful
valley and over low divide separating 1t
fftm that Of The Carson, brings us to Cars,n
City, tie capital Of the new State Of Nevada
There We were met By HIS Ex:el.eucy, Gov.
Btaisdeu, the State officers aud the military.
and escorted to the city. The Executive.
n,ansicn was thrown open IL the afternoon,
and guests aud officers had flue dInoe. and
good time generally.
CP TIE MOUNTAINS.
Precisely at four In the morning. the coach
with s3x noble horses were ready, aud away
we sped for the mountains only mile Or two
an easy grade. tits nicely spslnkled to keep
1t IN good order, and lay tie dust, an7 fol-
lowed by Gov. Bia:sdell and la.ge com
pany Of Indies and gentlemen, onward aud
upEard NC 20, till the valley Of the Carson
1trer lies more thsn Two thousana feet direct
II below us, Most Of the way the horse. are
comes nearly level away they run, whlsking
by the pee e:pices and deep raT1nes aa fast as
whip and voice can urge them. Over ths
eummit and there! Lake Tayhoe In all Its
beauty lies fPnad ont b f1rc US. Il ia
above a The level Of the % sea, md SUI. :
rounded on nearly all sides By mountains
rising directly from Its shores, aud covered
with pertetua1 SNOW, 1t Is certainly one Of
the most romantic spots upon the continent
II is Thirty miles lorg bY ten broad aud
etses ,ise TO the Truckey river. which runs
basin Of til: continent
Breakfast ever, Gov. Blaisden is at the
wharf to receive Us, and of We go for a IF.
teen mile tide On ste amer, believed to be
nearer to the clouds than any other Ia the
world. An accident to the pump delayed us
H. 1F1 1,,,k &I,1$+ -11U i
after resching the head Of the LAKE, Col.
Bee, who took charge Of US when We crossed
the lne dividing Nevada end California,
nea- the head Of Lake Tayhoe. had te1c-
Eraphed the people Of Piaceryille TINT We
should he there at half-past Z, and 30 We
ware. But, in order to make It, such riding
down the western slope Of the mountains
of our party ever saw before. But the road
WAS ali that could be desired. The only
trouble was to pass the almost ipnumerAble
eight and ten mule teams on their way up
and down the mountains. This horses and
coach were gaily decorated with flags, and
the party were cheercd as they flew by on-
ward toward the Golden Gate. From the
gr&at number OF these teams, each loaded
vita from three 20 five tons Of freight, our
party we're BAtlshed that railway over
these mountalns would be well sustained,
and It economically bailt' that 1t would he
Leaving the further particulars OF our jour-
ney to san FIAnc1cco where We arrived by
Saturday night, our rccep iou at PlscsrV1lle
and Sacramento and other matters Of interest
TO the regular correspondent Of the TRIBUNE,
who met MS at Carson City, close with au-
0 her, aId, for the prteent, final paragraph
upon
TEE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
l. Col. Bic, who bad ch9rEe Of our party. is
Interested In the eac,amen Valley Railroad,
which Is to crosB the mountains Near ths
stage read. From what he told us and from
what Is palpable u orr own eyes. We arc
convinced that raiiroad can be built over
The Sierra Nerada with less expense than
many equal dietances were on the Erie and
The Pennsylvania Central railroads. In the
winter The snow will be troubles 1me but there
are no oinsurmountable difficulties. The max
.num g,ade, ta uinety-five fee to the mile.
Nearly dfty miles Of the road 's fniahed and
Eore, by the 1st Of January. The Sierra
Nevada Mountains once crossed, all difficulty
10 the way Of building the road, Unless It
be found IN the Hnmbolt mage near Salt
Lake, Is oEer. We arc assured there is moth
irg to lear In hat region. Hence the press
once denand Of those who are the corpora
tors IN this great enterprise that there be no
more delay, but that the work be vigorously
prosecuted TO an early completion. The
Goye1nmeut has placed at their disposal
money enough, If honestly used, to com.
plete The road within the next five Fears. It
they have been specu1ating on the railway
property already owned By them, and which
u Ii supposed will be benefited by the build
irg of the great Pacific road, let that be
stopped, and let the money or bonds-which
are the same thing granted By Congress be
honestly expended in building. For the Of
fIc. rs TO be silent Partners In fat c,ntracts,
and thus to eEin3le the people and break
down the enterprise, will not do. all that
krd Of swlndling is too we'll understood to
escape detection and punishment. OF course
1t Is not charged that such things have been
attempted; but they hare been but too CON-
mon IN railway Building in years that are
passed. Let The managers Of the Pacific Bail
way prove that they ore above Busp' 'cion in this
regard BY the rap'dlty With which they ful3ll
the hiEn trust committed to their hands.
The prees and the nation will hold; them to
strict accountability, and 1t Is to be hoped
tfeir Just expectations will be early aud fal1y
realized.
OF the Importance Of the Pacific coast,
viii give you some notes when the proper
material Is collected. It nav interest their,
friends to know that NJ. Co1fax and his
na1ty arc all in the best Of health and spirits.
also mentlt that Chaa. Il. Hapgood, Esq,
citizen Of Chicago on a tonr around the !
world, has been with us during q consideEa-
BILE potion Of our journey. He ia very we'll
and wall leave here for the Sandwich Islands