, 1866-06-22

J.. the Gnwers; acres OF the "Eolson to
Ky that strange vine the touth o. Is Is
hlch IL so deadly to sonc Pesou.s 4, 4,
Ie very breeze which has p'aSea oNs ~ =
|e most naipful and ta1,sightly swelling o. =
~ md Ia 7ds. running sores md blindness Q
rann,e ot sensitive organizations. ~ y =
sriectty harmless 10 beast and blr5, ana
any per.0ns. Soon the track naToSs 10 !
|crc bride path, and up, np, up, VS. Go =
long The side OF steep p5scsptsSSe tSe III eno1S M Tor
sipcle,horse to stand on, and not adMsans
+ fnfnine around, or passing anybody com
n down. Away down beln" Us ve eee
nan washiDg some fresh brook troat. ilssa
ausht lrcus some Of the lolsaEe hiddeh pooIs
ee a smooth preclpico rising 50 for away snto
he mir that tie eye Fl ows weary looking u H.
~ tle other side Of the goree we see nnme-
ms si1ut;ar paths cut in The lace o. Inc rocky
,recipire Winding up toward the summit
These were cut year or TWO ahee. " ~
rith vast labor, deep into the mountain; u
scarch of copper, gold sud silver, all Of which
Ihe, fnund il smalI quantities, but nowhere
N navIpc amounts. We arc passing deselleo
trrnels, 1t every bend in the canon, and 20"
ana then catch glimpse OF one n En.sa .saa
5o@eeeey 5os9 asse:ysments ~ranE nom the stocEhola
rrs in San Frauclsco, who have still lille
al eai,h h and arc unwilling to girc up.
The nearest of the three peaks, "h1ch
lacked from the village almost as h1En %
either Of The others, is already passed. anu
zee the main psak loom%g up sIlo5s ienrsh
ths Guido points to tAble land at tue nean
II tEe canon. aud says: '~Uees Flat VIC WILL
1est there" We climb On until We come TO
an acre or TWO OF Aat land, eneio.ed VILLA
fence aud bearing ane crop Of barieg alieauy
out at this elevation. n ~ aho S.'de
Il A nent cabin built BY Mexican, who loca-
I'D a 1nino. with nothing in it, near by, some
sears aro. He must have had woman With
Rim here, for sweet peas, vlulets mud toses'
all 10 bloom, surrouE ded the door, and "
lie arbor Is covered With climbing p.anls'
trained evidently by woman's loving hand.
The min. Is deserted and the cabin tenantless
now. and we ride Into the barley and allow
| nnr nauliuy horses to graze at will, while We
| rest tor tcw moments BY the spring, test the
| favor Of the ,,tsco and look down upon the
! world bcneath Us. lightning the glfths
With all our strength to prevent tne sauu,es ones
lie ssyesest trial Of the trip. We 60 up !
steep hillside mill our horses can climb with
our EeIc BIT no longer, and then dismount and
drag the painting anlmals along over tne
loose stoues . esst xe may. Ihs party Ge5oEE EE6
toGstb,Sf, e ,nischlcf, gives the horse next before
hia, punch With sharp stick: A. the
punchcc cannot kick Win any sa1ety nnaes
thtnp-hites the next animal. Number three
nas.es It 10 number four, and number four
nips The mustang Oh which the guide y
mounted as il he loved him and meant TO eas
lin. The guides horse, havfn. nothing te
lite attempts kick back q nis sSo x,
trlescope." shouts Dr. Murphy 10 the guide
Who i Carrying his pet glass in one hand, a1t ~
the battle al piseo Ii the other Hang ta
Telescope, Fitch It over tho rocks and say
/ (sfhWTI6p. shouts Dr.. Whltuey:. 0rue5 =
LAST r93tored. aud the cause OF the mlsenis
exposed and duly deoounecd' We 1oake ano11
Now nc cniue into wide patches OF the at
cursed c1<mtsal, which gToWs only on deses
land. and OF whose bitter leaves 10 Ayln
thins viii taste. The lowers grow Emaliel
sud Wild tdees less abundant, aud the tfes
shrink to mere shrubs. A1oug : zt,m.,a na,ny
: and q FEW minutes moro bring Us to the mig
rst point Of The mountain. We picket o.
hnrses in The brush few rods from tha 10
J. and soon stand on the small mound q ssol
which marks the starting point OF the ~
yeys Of the Pacific coast.
TuK sCBSE FROM TIE stMHff.,
: Words fall to convey even the fatntest Id
+ Of the wonderful panorama when pun
d nnon the vision from the summit Of Mon
n 1fahlo. I have asccndcd mountains high
4 than THU, but never behesa such scene
~ Tint below ne as ! stood looking down
T. npop a nap, upon tbs snst country spaeaasa1 as1.t
- fhe mnilplaius to the sea, !" and what seer
II Tie sun vas high in the heavens 1t was ~
NJ \ n,c}nck, md the whole landscape Was BAH
4. it. III gio1y. Turning naturally eastward
~. first, ne hte IN the far distance the Whole Z
oi ranse Of he Sierra Nevada, mountain p
I rfk nj
" vision norh aud south, with sunmlts dt
ma With snow glltteuing In the rnJs Of the 81
II. mer sun, Hneath which the dFeilets IN
III valleys an sweating at their toll NOT
~. ward the back butes Of MaIJsville, tar AZ
,se 10 Ynba C:uuty bound nc view. ,,, soata"
~ smiling valleys to the mountains Of the &c
~ Eanve. old ..o.pn Psfcta being the last obl
~ ~ if,stins1,ish:bIe. Westwarl the rapses OF
ny Tyuvpas anl Mn1neaa, ,apu over then. the I
'a 'ss peak 81 TAnalpins to the northward OF
ide i,oldcn Gate Far away to tue norlow
re-. IS ttmly di.tcrntblc the summit OF NoanI |
~ Uclcns. 4 White mist Is Oh the western !
!t. nn zn11 but. cyea as We gaze, the curtain unl
~ nnd ,Ifts from tue s.ene, and we see the
~ - Of the Pacific, proud San francisco,
rcra Golden Gate, aud tho blue ocean beyond.
~ eyena steamer inr out at sen, heading lqI
~ nortaI Of tue colden land. The Bay Of gan
iur- ~ hosorn liz dark form Of Yegha b
e. ..,5 Island, and ths steamers "Waahoe' and
;ta W. aucda'' plying to and frun, Oakland ano
,ts' Ia Eucinal dc Alanedn, crowded Flth PEE
.arp amqsement, md the shipping iy1ng thi
mg, nTound TIC wharves upon tho city =
E.Si ..r The Day Of Sou Pablo Is nearly 81 w
VA va aud The Boy ot San Suisun. with is ~ 80,
the aottca wiz +ha si-v ovcrfead mIuClee
snt the t1iue Of lie sea In the west, all
Goa, rnidaJe croun{ Is emerald green.
ioH White aufi cold lash the submits ot the !
t9e s,o,,r The ,ghols eastern horizon. Mart
siae sias Pncieco, Alamd San Ramon, lafayette
a Of Clayton lay at ur ieet ~ seeTt tbas, ~ Il
nEae W. siand and, d the other side Of The 81
AsH8 -, ,Caron,nez. Rtotela and Vallejo, with
'IIuE h,,f1iI{nfr MAIN .ud distinct, arc to be
.aius Ia Su;sun! No Vfsu and Freeport farther
suS' sua' ward. are plalny visible, and We see !; :
nver. mento, embowcr7d N snaos tless, Msa. na
lron lti see lopr threads II yellow water tWisttu
'taef w;ndi,,T among tile marshes ard low 2
% Gu # secras hardly ,ossible that one Of tn
.nr. tue Iorlly Sacnmento. whosg Wale5i
d ,he thick with the earth hom taousana ~
rest being, washed down by tna Mnsa a'asa tha ~ .
tne east. through plain which stotches D.
soon sha |,tnHs al tue vision, Is th San Joa
tnAe .'. The dozen Lesser rivers implying
enar one or the other are hardly dsLlns1s .
~ in the maze Of bayons ana hatntal :
= r. Witch cut up the tu1e marshes ail oifee
deu1e l E1efn1 MINI srtha SIe-rc NeI.ai3a nn
'anks, capped snn1t1, H,sta. ~ +ha r1fnre7 belt
with me1. 10 81 1T l's ~ ho,1 ~ t,r1,s' hare
:; ,,amn ,, cast our eyes towards sAn ffancl5co
noMn ta summer heat Is never fully felt, and wi
"tu rnfi never comes 10 sec Ae111al spring.
fcn1 neat IL felt, n1d tropical fruits h0ul
pHM' 'tSa. ia rnIley6 OF Sacramento and the Sd,
!. se"st min and M on yonicr mountains, ne
=. - limit Of human halitation, the cllma'
q oT productions OF New England ma may %
1rs.sv ~ The cold placus Of the :ootnlHs, tue
3nntrs ranges Of thu mountalns tne f1en
p aan ri the Misstss!ppi, a1oug hesactament
!; pask Il Zine clad hiIls 81 Nspa and so,oma. tht
uiue forests Of the upper nhuntain
fa9cG- knnndiess pastures OF Contra 1ast:
aa1k Tsmeda. ali lie before us. We haVt;
EMns S,an's demon eff. and cannot ses !,
houses Of the Inhabitants, n9t We ~
.9 s.9anE M ;nt, The dooryaroa and upon tne ioois
valley tne oneanaso Valley rfch with broad
z for, nlA* 1eNa.nsr wherc fhc rcapers are
LOOKED npen1E Ets'-..t-,,a Vst1ev. grcen Al q
loEel9 Ia lokr where the haymakcts aEe ~
20, ard 4I!nr1nntr- aap Ramon, Nashan,
lise an E-ss.r walnut Greek, and dozen OF
.he san ,srs arr nrvund Us. There is grass
menoM sianainp iu The yallsys beneath u
ns1 r. ronntless thousands OF cattIe, but
49, sns preat drought Of 1861 the cosntsJ
,,.nss ts"' stripped Of lirc stock. snd ws io3A
i. stross on miles Of pasture IL Wo1eu W. -
.snn- NJ cern slngla animal
mt UPON l ANWn ~ 10 saA lovely u
, Dilhlo mounlaau eA"'r