, 1866-10-28
CHICAGO. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 28, 1865.

road, but no deer, and worst Of all, though
tnan=anaa berries were to be seen in any
quantity all along, the grizziy bears which
non ct. The Doctor was disconsolate and
bothered the guide continually about bcars.
At length &he guide thinking he must do
something to appease the Doctor, d1smouut-
ed and pointing out On bare r9SA5 uat some
,nmGu' marIa IN u'o ths % all - - friend Of nv
heart. do! And fine sensible old bear he
vas too. / notice that he goes sharp shod
to help him climb, md hns long heel corks."
than In singer, and mounted his steed and /
roGe Oft In gloomy silence. That bear had 4
nan on his back when he made those tracks
as ture a. hm'a sinner.
At THE SUMMIT.
.Lookl" and The guide, Rhisling hts horse
around on tho grassy satsd, or table Land We
had flst reached, pointed towards the world |
below. Whstn landscape! On one side the I
buys Of San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisuu |
spread out in tie sunlight before Us. The
valleys at our feet were su,oothcd down to |
the foothills were kills no more, but little |
mounds. We could sec clear over to Mount
Diab.o, far away in Contra Costa In the
east, nosthwaJd the valleys Of sonomo, Sapa
and Solano counties with their untold wealth
tie DIM blu9 haze. southcastwards
We saw the quiet suburban sowna Of Oak.
land, San AntLnft, San Leandro and San Pablo
on tile eastern shore Of the bay, and directly
southwards across the Golden Gate. san
Fsansisso Trsppsa 10 'ifht clouds q S,,,.
Queen OF tho Pacific. The emerald garb
which clad all the landscape in spring was
gone, and the picture was all IN mauSe. ash
Is of roecs and neutral tlnts, save where the
cloudless blue of the sky WAS reflected In the
49, %hn 1rmE +r1rr mir
eyes 10 the westward. a dense bank OF fog,
white as the driven snow and as dense In ap-
pea{ance as the solid mountain on which we
stood, shut out al. the REV beyond d mile
or two from the coast. We could look down
the rrccipfsous side Of the mountain and SEQ
moan on the rocky barriers, and we're specn-
latiDE on the distance to the beach, to which
it seemed ifas VIC could toss stone, when
suddenly thcr3 came q sensation such
Us Is experienced, ! Imagine, BY those
who 70 up in balloons, when the earth sud
denly seems to tiuk away from them. L. the
mountain sinking Into tile bosom OF the sea?
1t ecelns 60, but OF turning again to the east.
wa,d, We notIce that oil Is calm and quiet
there. The valleys still lie basking In the
+cape On that side has changed. No, 1t Is
the fog bank drifting in and We must 80.
Ep. up comes the snowy avalanche. and in
| less time thnn I can write the story the
mountain on the western side had dlsap-
pea1ed. 1t rtaches the ntesa on which we
| stand, and precisely as q SNOW slide passes
over aat ut the foot Of & bill In New Eng
land, It caE,e flying towards US. 4 long
tongue Of 1t has slipped through between
| the Two peaks Of the mountain already. aud
Is coming over md down the eastern slope.
moment more and 1t Is upon us. The
SUI disappears, the dense moisture vets
hurry away By different road from
tlat By which we ascenied. A little way
dcwn nc come upon fine, grove OF oaks in
aFartially sheltered nook, and .,l sudden In
a1e among the quail the guide had promised
U.s. We lind Tie trees IN which the quail
take refuge, covered with long moss nour.
ishrd by The ocean mists, and 1t Is hard 90
discover the birds af>er- they once get Into
Of the beauties, and then tired aud vet SIT
down bT spring to eat hearty lunch
which we had brought with us. The tree
condense the moisture quickly, and 1t !:
pouring OF tho Limbs, like rain ol a roof II
thunder shower; b5 the , time a our lanen ha..,
and everything Is soaked We mount ou
horses and prepare for
TIE DESCENT. .
Along hogback which seems to have NJ
| end, We wind for mfie or two and the1
COME TO a sudden pitch down some hundred.
of feet. We dismount and lead cur horse
io1 umc but soon fud that the guide wht
rides all the time, up hill and down, get
along Just as well as We do, ana there1os'
NC mount again and 60 down, down, down
forty live degrees, o. thereabouts, with taei
tails, all the time. At length VIC descend th
sides Of a deep canon hilcd With rich 1rce1
+ trees and flowers which give forth wonder
ut length on level ground at little hanalc
built around huge steam saw mill. Thi
| is !" Lsquultas," says tho guide. We thaul
! him for the information, and SO on Ut a gn'
! lop. The sun now po,lrs down his light an
: heat in unclouded 1orcc upon US, and look
+ ing back up the mountain We SEQ TINT til
| | dense mist Is surE'ug back seward had "
+ waited an hour 1onyer-we should have ha
! | clear weather and MI uninterrupted yles
j ! from the Top Of the mountain.
! Is too late to mend matters now how
out and talk Of returning direct to So
q Rafael. This does not suit me, and at til
c first rancA where the roads fvrk, give thc1
e the slip and turn OFT into long c3Do
, winding down towards the Bay to the nortl
e along the road. but the chaparEal is to
), dense to adu,it Of sport, and tho bill s!dt
q too etccp to climb, so keep on down int
e the open country, seeing only an occasions
n Mexican or Chileno charcoal burners cami
l. or buEherman's shanty. to remind me !
0 ipg into the open country, got. plenty
d shots among thc quail without the tronb
n Of diemountine, save to pick up the gam
o aud at length noble hare, with eass As loI
u Us your hand, bounds aeEoss the road and
Il a hillside. Iglvc him both barrels and ha'
ID | the satisfaction of hearing him s4ueal
ID tones which Indicate unmlstakably that
lc Is hit in the ritals. Stopping to reload.
t, give Juanita the rein, and she With a1mc
le the instinct Of a pointer, goes up to 7
= snd stand, over him; while be, seeing th
T. she has found him, lays down and aque.
ID louder than ever. To knock him on t
ID head and tic him across Juanita's back
T. hind the saddle, Is the work Of q mome1
snd 81 We se[ g99%Pt q tear do%R RRe I ce rue nnes
It, want 70 through It; and by steering
,is The sun come out through the fields a
sc strike the main road for San Rafael Just
d, fore nigltisl1, having Eottkn on very nlc'
oE lEdeed. As evening sets IN ! reloin
ne die with game, aud had glorious ride
for ever nun nted enjoy.
be GOISR HONE.
ta- The steamer starts from tht wharf, at
Quentin. nye miles from San Rafael, At !!
nl., and by this we mean to return 70
an francisco. Lloyd and the Doctor put th
II guns in the stage and We sent the game ale
.he with them, but l would not trust ms 6
'ck out Of MY hands for fear OF accidc1
try Our horses are at the door At
en- rast kix and VIC mount for the gallop to
A. boat. The Doctor, with a loDg.dra*n
CHI and q look Of doubt, climbs to the saddl'
liar | the white brute he brought from san Fl
len cisco. end shouts, - Tamoa!n' That Is c
ing 10 sar, but to do It is another thing. Jup
lch don't see it, and for the next fifteen mini
md such backing and cavorting as the ante1
!. I mustang did is sin to tell Of The VI
the nopulatIop turned out to see the fun.
the Doctor Enve in, and changed horses y
and Lloyd, Who gave yell, and-rode hacsN
IN in,o tho stable, instead Of down the tt
not | like. Fourteen minutes only remained,
ten We wsre no nearer the boat than We
t Of | half an hour before. 4 number OF Ac1ic'
Itch seeing the fix VIC are In, come down,
i'm. while one leads the kicking brute By
re 7 head cut Of the stablc, the rest swing t
md hats and ru>h after. a& they DO 81 ~,
ort CoT.r.r.r,r.ho! Tamosr' and in an ms
ost Jupiter is tearing down the road
les, | lightning, with the Doctor, on Silver
cfes At his heels. Encountered Vlta ms :
uch | snatch up the rein - they bound pas
the and cateh the snafae instead of the
dis Jranita with head erect and dateuded
Fe1e t1ils Goes of a7 ifshot ont Of a gun, sut
om- fore I have time to correct my mlstake
fairly flying oxer tne ' 1osd q oetefmneo ts
,out Making q virtue Of a necessity I q
hey sjdm6.; Hi Hi Tdp.c.s ~ like the rest
This the fnn Is lively. Down the level road
'rub on Jupiter is going like lightning. snEert
already close behind him. and .ua
ugh snoring with excitement Is beyond cor
oun- Ne veil BIZ turns as We tear down the r
Daks the drivers ofstaEes seeing Us coming CIV
Now rad. and the passengers yell as
Ated 70 by TO increase the excitement. q
that Of Chinese coolies 1t work On the
{ to thruurh which the road Is graded leave
mid work and swing their umorsila
e On ! tsts With uncputh yclIs a3 We 50 past:
; To- cTayel and dust from the road dies back
It Of The horxes' heels In showers, and the
angc | most man must look out 1or
hHf l rnru4h be