, 1866-06-22

which seems ths atodc Of fairies. No human
hahila;ion is within niles OF 1t, and It Is sno
balnt OF wild game. hare, rabbits, quan,
doves, esen griz,lT bears 1t Is sad a1s som
uron Nom Il 4 We s see ierd d brown deer wading
aruuud md In Its clear waters, Or lying a.
sase nnder The broad spreading hVe OAKS
ar,1,nd II. We c,ul1 81. hnd gaze ana dream
for days il ne hal the time to spare, on1 LINE sme
we hare not at our cot1mand: anu ,aut a. ZEN.
@ lirnan-wc M W SOAK Of him kindly, IS he uiSns ~
he even now 1t our ellows-altcr WhoI Ia;I III
mountain was named tSatan. or the uevn,
,Tfm q tradition cf the spaniasds thai y ,as Mas
|. rom this summit that le showed our sav.o.
d Ill tue Kingdoms Of the earsb,l anu PC
uare to descend 10 the lawet cafsn'
ruF DESCENT or TnE MOI STAIN.
Gefne up We had to guard against oa' .or. saa
,t1cs siin.I9q backwards and letting US oSes.
hnari, Il stem: roioy down It Vas the otaes
way and We must guard sgainst 1osa . 9rT. 'roi.
,the bows. Strainiug the essseos on y" o!S3'nt mi
sor brenth, wa mount aud start. i Is a@ no~
uefal.y Tdeyif take the htndmost." ua Asay
1e ~, At rattllpg pace along the ~
bscf !, until no reach the first SHARP oesssas. .
Dawn the steep hillside plunge the antmais aa!s
at bEesk neck speed and as .psn nsIershlp sp
rinierce to the rocky ground: Turning 10
49, shat It wes find my own horse standtnss
oyer me with the saddle under his neck, Waiss
Ing quietly for me TO recover iny senses a.,
taRc a fresh start. Five minutes spent n M;n9 .
ing up again, and see my l5lenas gasnTt a1ssnastate
al looseness far down the mountain stse, rso 1
We 20 an down to the cabin where W panss
for drink of cool water mud 10 let OH no.sys
cno1 a moment. Looking down in:o tne ~ w.
icy towards the Ray Of sulsun, ye ,, sse '9h ~.
black lines leading out sa Ia On inquiry
learn that they are the trscks Of the vafpns oE
! ! wal cnmmnles, engaged In working the ineS-
i 1'anstihie beds If bitnminous coal "hieh W, ~.
derlay the foothills. Away over 70 tae Flsn. 1!
there thsy ass,1sn ass 1n e has tos f been promlsa
= apnd Nothing else br years no AowinE NC weas
!. pat Nesrrr 10 the mountain the Nehl
i Quicksilver Company arc taxing OF o.
VII, twelve utn, and very Imperfect ~ ~
4 ebinerg, two f.sks Of quicksilver, west, Tt
* st0o, per day. Mounle1s s@sY EEL uhrh hams i
n mid III upon the steep side OF the raTlne, ~
x hard1r hrf.nkinr tAe gallop for an Instant unt
ID we reach the bed Of the arroyo at the po
r. tnm. As We dalh down the narrow patnWa
hofs fsstIss 5Sst 90Rssp ga F9ehhh doE
~ intn the deptLs OF the gorge beIow, bnL !. =
thought of possible u1sstep ana lts pGsslp P ~,
~ consequences, never en.crs Lns nsau aVs ~ ~,
la pnakes the canon resound With proloug'
~ echpes. tbe reckless party press on wltuoo'
@ mn Down 1.-The bottom Of The canon me ! ~, 70
~ ~ becomes vide enough for TWO or more nor, :,
.nn 10 mass abrtast, and now 1he breaS'nssk as - y
'p nf Is changed ito break-neck race. The gM 2
M: and myself, trusting to chances, MAKE ~ ~
IT, cut ACROSS IN trIgating ditch apd ID down 10
use hard mesa, aDa pulling rein at 70 minutes s,
~ 12 m, ut the hoel, find ourselves iar aat
,esa of lie remainder Of the party. an toSe1
: T. sesiu, VIC dine hesrtily, chat and asnoke t u
AND s6nae for an hour II two, aud tnen stast
tna hnfns by the came load sud on the same
~ mails Nc rode aerossthe country on .na :,
fase PREVIOUS. Our ride .acl Is but . r. Ispe1l
, for Il Yesterdays, and VI arrive at Oakaan4
tin, heinr ali day in the sa1dE aud 6avioE llg
.o1a. nearly any miles, horizortnl md perreao
,ee a lar. since sunrise, In season for the sixo,G
IS IIe.h boat lor san Ftancisco. All have dessIs
'oo1s and columns more If hid the space %
, W. W scribe It. We have seen Sithiu thnsy NJ
,nto and vet San Frauciscansso to swltzerial
ot II. ascend the Alps, withoI. hayinG over on
,me. Their lives ascended Mont Diablo: ane
nciy .Colfux party'' crossed the contl1ent
o1ujt, missed it! This Is q strmge "oria