New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-18
FROM TIE MISSOURI TO THE PACIFIC."X.

rhs CeutraI Pacific Kssiroso-f'OVo NV"
h.~.r. Among the sierras-Chin"men
:, w.~L. and at Dinnrr-A Ceneh
u;a.-Ths summit by Nighi-Oonncr
r.L.-A Tragic Story buried oy
unsy- Tho Prospective Halfway
T,nro,,-Nixht Scene in Tavern
p.x,.x-p -pis,a.ee. Acress the Confi-
.en,-A Rongh Bide-Be"u'ies OF Anle
tahoe Pr0ntier society - Ups ana
Dnvps-CbarnGteristi Incidenf-h'si-
s.....-Uu Home ,,-Tbe Csliforninns-
S.u Wards rovincis siisms-sisng-
pi,hy DiaIogue-A Group OF "Liitic
Stories"
from Our SPECIAL Corre'pondent
LAKE TAHOE SIERRA NEyApA
Monday. sept II, lo6j.
Gov. Stanford and Judge Crocker of the Gem
,,o, Pacific Railroad were kind enough to organize
.,so..pt excursion that might see tho progress OF
asi, great work. Cars already run from Sacramento
* miles 10 the new town of COlfa1. 45O feet ABOVE sea-
,s,.l There we took horses for twelve miles upon
ais bt te section Of road four thonslnd aooTers are al
xorkope.,enth Irish. The rest Chinese. Ihey are
,at amy laying siege to Nature in her strongest et
.aJ moving upon her most difficult works. The rug
sa mountains look like stupendOus Gnt-hils. They
,varn with Celestials shoyeng. wheeling. carting.
s1ns and blasting rocks aud earth. while their dull
orv eves .tare ont from under immense baSkethats.
a, .baDe and size like umbrellas. AT several dining
,.mns We saw hundreds sitting the ground eating
h0isd rice With round slender chop sticks fas, rs
ta,re.trals could With sOupadlos Irish laboTers re-
.eiye $50 per month Ogod) and board; Chinese s9l,
boarding themselves.
AT Gold Run q six horse coach awaited u.s. Our
a,y', ride was up graded winding road commanding
Al endless sweep of forest and mountain, among grace
Nj tsnaracks. ggsntie pines and tyranidol frs. We
reached the summit. two hours after dark when It's
aid gloomy grandeur is far more impressive than bs
Sr II is boundess reach OF mountain pied on
rouDain all of solid unhroken granite bore vrrdure
s cold and gray Through the hitnf nigl air we were
vbred down the eastern slope for three miles 10 Don
Der Lake blue. shTing and sprI kled with stars. while
from the wooded hil beyOnd glered an Indian FIRE Ike
q great hendish eye-bel.
The lake il named rum DOnners party Of sixty Iii
rois emgrents for Oregon showed in here in
$40 Knowing nothing of the climate they attempted
70 cross too late, and were imprisoned by memorable
Winter. The logs OF one Of their cabins and stnmps
l or twelve feet high, o trees Which they cut on at
le surface are still seem Maoy ate human flesh
ard about forty pershCd from starvation. Several yet
hIe 20 tel their horrible stOly.
The next day We Yisited the surveyors camps and a
little lake recently christened "Angelc, in henOr Of
ihe sister of Thomas starr King 1t was like pic ncine
H the North Pole for snow lined the higher ravines
md iceles burg from tho water tanks the sacerO ID
On this route last Winter laborers eDgulpt ed
ty snow-sde. Seeing it appTo ch they stepped b.
Ind tall rock but Il buried them fty feet deep.
There In Spring. their bodies fOuud standing up
right. with shOyels IN their hands.
Only three tunnels contemplated, their aggregate
tngih about mile The read is expected TO eross
tie summit st hight Of thousand feet aboye the
Is The cost of the most expensive mile is estimated
$50 600 For Vera miles the track NUT be roofe !.
slide of the snow. In tie hotel parlor thSt evenn
tnsued n long conference on rontes The 1arng can
dies lighted up curious picture. The carpt
cred with maps pfOfCs and diagrams. Led down at
BE edges by caRdestioks 10 Keep them from rolling
On their knees were the managers. aud surveyors.
creeping from one map 70 another. and earnestly dis.
eussing the plans OF q cir cnceDt enterprise The
b0ies were grouIed around them silent and intent.
kh, grades excavations. mnkiI hight and CITING
down" Outside the night viDd ned and shrieked
% the spirit OF the mountain resented this invasion OF
ku sDceRt domain.
These are tae distances across tue continent:
San Francisco to Sacramento triver) r).......... i29
Bacramenlo 10 ColfaT or Placeryile, dwo rival
rOutes-rairOad) 80
COliAI Placervie TO Virginia City, Nevada li2
Austin 70 salt Lake CITY, ,Uth............... u 37s
kat Lake to Denver Colorado 596
Denver IN Aehlsop kauSas. 62
AtehsOn 70 New York (railrood) l,45J
Bsn Francisco 10 NeW.York. 50
hrehours' tide i'm Gov. Blasdel. over mountain
trs f0agh that we were Olsen compelled to hang out
Atlh siCt Of Yehlcle-human balancing polce, 10
kesf Z ron capSnno-t ruug bt US 20 Nrgits Ht the
joWer sna ~ this lake. Here. In obedience 10 tee.
~. =. DIS little steamer which bears The Governo =
pss ives in waiting 10 tIng US 70 the GenbroOb
H. .se lehCe forever II there is any other lake 80
B. .otf. have yet to IT, It's bosom glltters with
az5ling diamonds: s depths nsnIoerSph The most de J.
cate traOely OF bill tree and cloud LVcD The snad.
ows Tie faint surface rpp'es aye CLEARLY lenci.ed
/ me Bottom, an exquisite, trembling net-Vofk oi
| il. a.. L. fo.
:uIsA Frontier life ckes the head broedcT ana the
issn usg7er After lev Jears' experience even tie
aost stupid will show
"HOv much the Ounce who has been sent 70 rosrn
| Ezcstst tie Ounce who mas been keP a. boDe'
The irtag gence Of tie painest working men, day D..
borers, miners. tesmseis is peeuinry noticeable. II
ls partly due TO the suddea ups aud downs. Lately,
lOde the box with stoge-iiver who Is working for
VlO0 per month. Two years ago be owned the entire
lraee line and was worth s0O0OO. Next year. he Il y
rwn again. and the press nt proprietor pe 81 titg on
He box The man TbO his tout lOld ia CAl 1thii 10
Ow poor So Is the dscoyefer Of the great Gould md
kVTry silver mine which las yielded eleven millions oi
.folars.
The people are warm and demonstratye One of them
ciug back 10 the Rast surprised at the general cold
tess aud Formally He ncies that Ls Ola irIehds
Pave never thaWcd out IRON tho freezing ther iathers
tot on Plymouth Rock. CalfDina is tho culninanon
Bal that Is beat and pcgsaDc6t IN frontier ne lhe
People curiOnsly combine suTewdness and enthusiasm
HEY 20 fast, the beat and despise the expense
~ bali the other evening noticed lady IN quad
hose Ciegdut uIthd WIS piblu-tF ~
Itndred-dOlar lace. An end Cf tie lace Dceame de-
tched: her foot caught it and 0osencd yard OF tive
Bon the skiTi. moment would have snlhe'u " plI
1up; bot without missing step. she tore Oh TIE iui
brand end throw u away lier husband, WHO wst
handing by, seemed heartily amused. Tie whole was
IrouCll ly charac cr.stic 81 CalfOruiars Parsimouy
Dee Chsrybdis hich tLey shnn with 20 much terror
Ia good msny go 10 lit ces upon the ScyIln oi Tx
Iesfacance. WO 10 hin who IS DlggafdlY ana 10 tue
fstoouler from the East who puts on airs go
1 There isa certain universal Jestiessness which viii
4sJ be cured by the Pacific Railroad. There is q
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