, 1866-05-08
FROM SAN FRANCISCO,
Our California Letter.

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SAs FRANCISCO. Apsil ), 1866.
REV1E" AT TIE PRE5lpIo. |
II had been announced that at 3 D. m. Ma.
nepart,uent of Co,,,or,,a wnn15 sa.,sn ~ ~
t,no1a a. the pr..s;d,o .t So Gu .esM" tue
"eofo ." s"S ''iuio u oAn FRANCISCO,
WHICH neS ao"n oy me azores OF the Golden
Gale, between Fort Foint and the city, some
three miles from Montgomery street. and the
nublic VIVA jpv,ted tn nt.end n uros 80 ~
thoaa 1or.l~ o1ons1os. s... ,-,,'. - "a' oue VI
snoss iossy' eaouotess oaSs winch are so
eoln"ou nele, 80 uncommon IN the Atlantic
States and the West, aud town and country
looked their loycliest, I road down tho
streets on the western e,oos -, p,ss,.n u.,s
,'a.raa, " sae."es. ".s.sn saope OF russian dil,
osl"een pleasaot houses surrounded by
blooming flowers, snch as You see nowhere
else but In California, and out on the winding
road which leads between wide ra1den, and
their summer crops for tie ciIS
markets, while growers were doubtin.s wbe,EI
er spriptr and seed time >wern ret fI;7,w $500
or not. Al the Presidio rarai,e nronnI rEin,,
is s11rrounded nv fhe haTrarks W. hahnIa -
strangely varied throng Of men and wn,nrn
RI an hebS ak,nntr
carriages md m foot eathnro1 20 ,.;,a,t ~
lie revfrw thcre roinc IN mi stI.n,l - mt1ssss
changing l,k,. Tho iS,rnFes ~ H.. Satn;IG nno
as tlie troops on parade adrnnccJ ~ .ofi.nLI
and the General and liz staff moSed - tro ~
mart nfthe rrann5s f. ann.bar V'ea n.a tom ohe ~,
frst Objects In te crowd Which attrscta ous ome
Intention were the ChieF Of tbe Nar;cons w. ~.
dians-n friendly trihe of rent,,i as;Inn apa .u-
Jua,, Chaver;a md l,fs T;an1enon1 on.t S,.,a.
preter Cabazon fran C16r,n snsn;.i, :h>I ta-
head euuiro1ent tn mr. ernru:eio,, ..nI., NJ
Hsnda, yhn wara ;1resen5 T. Issien Xii s..o ula
cnynlrv mrito,n and mo,n1.i ~, -, Asrsaa Wor;sao
horses viii, Snan,s1, soi1diss and ~ t,,ts an I,aa
i scnior Canin1n in ,he FiTst ~ re,,;mert 'aaA ",
zona Volunteer corairv. wh;c1, : comnoasa 1a
entirely Of Mnricona ind pimo Indiane ti,e
inyetriate enemies nf ,he Anachas o1sinst t@1
whom they wage ,,nceas,nr ana r,.,aG,'os. ns.
warfare ire and 1fent raSo ann na enas setssrlss
MED Gen. Nciloweli herr fror, 4 r;znne - ,p1s
DAYS sincr II, SOC tte sit,hts n Son E,"nn,.e
The dark. tnli. sironrs1tmhed resointc son.
OF tLc desert Sal Ms inmoyabfe ~ stat,,e. IN. H..
tently watching every eyolution OF the
trooEs, particularly those OF TIC tyinr artis.
ieTv. pot muscle In their swart13r connt~. NJ IT,.
nances moving to indicate sunrise nr adm;ra.
tiun, ihoush Evidently deenIr infercsted a.
The artillery galloped hacE anj tnrtf, oVer tin
green sward, and Tie share rInrin,- report. If
the bright lrass and steel guns slook the air,
they held their horses heads to the IRE, and
manifested m astonishing Indifference. wheth-
cr assumed or not i could not til, lDueno,
Dias, .sHor Laplta,4o,'' said. as we dashed
past them. "Buenos bias, dnayo," was lie
prompt reply OF the dusky cIitttatn. as be
iaised his hand in military salute, without 50
much Us turning his head to see who addressed
him. Near the cbiettoin and bis 1femtenant
was an opeu carriage. drawn bv two snicndiJ
livery horses, and driven by an Irisllman. On
lie seats back sat. lalf rcciinIns. iour Chinesc
merchants Of The better class. Who were also
was Of the same blue-black hue, glossy aud
straight, rs that Of the dark clicftain. and
the Queue which depended from tle hend IF
each was-exccpt in Size. hi, being mnci, lie
hcaviest-lle counterpart OF lis. They were
lighter In color, and their slight frames show
ed the tneryating Influences Of mn nycessfre
civilization, while lis skin was dark. from
exposure 10 the blazing sun Of the burninr
desert, his frame that uf a son of AuaI. hi
the present stock was the same nni thc
representatives Of the etfete civilization of
Asia md ba1barism Of Aboriginal America,
were Enthusiastically Of the same race aiter Iii.
Gray old Colone1s and youncG Gcpcrals who haI
won their rank on many bloody hattle
field, gnllopcd llisher and thither among Tic
spectators. Fair girls with lovers by their
sides, old men, and middle aged men and wo-
men from every State In the Union and every
country In Europe, mingled In the ray
throng. Here member Of the Native Cali
ioruia Cavalry Spanish American. clad n
Federal uniform, looked on as his companions
in arms went through the drill: there a litt1c
black, snake eyed Lascar from the Lct1,na
peeped through the crowd. Here rode on
English cockney on a pir skin saddle. bob
bin., up aud down like 4 pump handle in Ills
short stirrups. with short stick in bis hand
and an eye.Class on bis noso, and saw dem
me you know ~ on hts lips. There group
Of Frcnchmen criticised With unftiendlr
o},,D.r >Srsf ~
movement OF the troops, who were distaste-
tul to their sight because they did rot wear
tue colors Of the Tufleries. And last Of iii
comes tue old Mexican, last of the Moutczu-
mas, on Il hnlfstarved and bony steed, With
fepiieros almost dragging on the Ground.
even III this warm weather around lis sboul-
ders and almost up to his eyes, The Lay tay
calm and uurutllcd Us mirror in the sunlight.
and Mount TamalpIas looked down on land
md sea as 1t did three quarters Of century
stood on this same green slope ind at the
command Of His Exccllanzic Don Pedro Fe-
gas, watched for the coming or tue susp1cious
intruding craft the ship Columbia, said to
belong to Gen. Waughington." The review,
! though [lne Que, might b. rqua1led any day
at any Of our military stations In the Eastern
States, but the picturesque surroundings, the
motley crowd OF spectators, could be seen no
where else on the continent, II on the earth,
and the scene was one which the beholdcr
would not forget In q 1lfe time.
MONSTER ENTERPRISES
Away up in tho Sierra Nevada Mountains,
go hieh In air that water and dir losr thcir re-
spcctive gravity, and sticks OF wood refuse to
float on its surface, is beautiful sheet of fwqter
called Lake Tahoe, BY l,5os feet the highest
body OF water on Garth ever naTigated by a
steamboat. Surrounded by mighty peaks
whose submits arc clothed In n,antlcs Of
eternal snow, while they look down on val
leys where eterna! summer reigns, this lovely
lake seems bcyond the reach Of civilization,
| and consecrated to solitude forever. But
science has already seized upon It as . At
subject for another OF her trlumphs, and a
daring engineer, Col. a. Il. Won Schmidt, of
this city, has determined to turn its vast
| volume ofWoter to practical use. lie has
| Incorporated company with 9 vast capital,
and VIII actually commence the work next
| month o. tanne''fng the mountains to
! c.aN ~ puG "aaess 70 Ine cali-
iolnla sue; !he "atets are 70 be
eulneu anto 11e IN; Gnaanet ol strcam ana car.
ttsu ~. 1ss. sne ntts ltsu shils lne tAuey VI
til ns a,, 1aslatsu,.u, tusnce through canais amons
1 lhe tmeer I'm. mines, Gown 70 the level Of tue
p Gap1tau ~, my. tne4ee acfoss me :, satleT 70.
@ MaIq l.e Coasd ea Keaage ana ultimatsiy 70
Sah a III Ianetsso; CISCO. d9s enteInrise would IL car-
liGu out, Supply 9ozea i1tcriol lo"us Win
uSusaous VIE. ~ y purity unhuo"u e1se'
NacIe, p!ovluG tne Hlinels WIN wafer 70 car
y on lne'E "oEA ons,ns tne afy season: lflGate
MahhE II 70 blossom as tnc rose. anu lastly
| supply ior 81 time 70 come, The teeminS mill.
ions VINO VIII inliaoit San francisco. 1t Will
take lne-tme to carry out the plan IN all ita
oeta1is, put son sclmadt, VINO engineered to
e9Mple.lon .ne sPElug Valley Watef Mofks oy
rom afstance o. lofty miles, Is con-
] IuG8L OF lie f1ETltCl lEQSnR4ll[F. Inc route 0T