The weekly Butte record., 1866-06-02
APsen,e at FAN River.
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SrRISGrowN. May 9S. lSs6-
Ne. EprroR: was asreeaby surprised by an
invitation to join Picnic party Fall River Falls
the other day. from oar old and valued friend. E
s. DIoKKSsoS, Esq. The party started from this
place early on the morning of the alst, and was
composed Of the following ladies and gentlemen:
Misses LIZZIE woopxAN, ANNIE MoRRlsoS. RUTH
ARMSTRONG, and OLIVE C. THOMSON. The gen.
tlemen of the party were: Messrs. DIoKENsoS.
FLEMING. BsooKs, and ARMSTRONG. As the ride
was to be sharp one. the party was gaily mounted
at 6 A. NJ. and rode rapidly forward to Mcoresown.
From this place the trail leads throagh dense pri-
mevsl forest 5 miles to the FREY place owned and
kent by Mr.. FRANK BRooks. He was pressed inte
the service; or rather, with his usual willingness
to accommodate. he guided US 10 within sight of
the cliff overlooking the falls. Then commenced
the descent of the mountain three four,hs Of mile
To within 500 wards of the Fails. Here on little
fat. we tied our animals and then down through
brush and over rocks TO the brink of the precipice
where the river leaps mady down six hundred feet
more or less. The party became separated while
we were descending a portion of them crossing the
river to obtain a view from the brink of a clif
which overlooks the Falls, and which was named
Fearless Cliff Others kept their downward course
to large rock, which was named the Rock of
Beauty, where magnificent view of the Falls wa
obtained The ladies were the first to look over the
awful brink into the depths low, and discovered
two beautiful rainbows, down amidst the spray at
the foot of the Falls. The sun was soon hidden by
clouds, when they were lost to our view. The wa
ter as it approaches the brink of the Falls leaps
down about 6 feet then becomes confined in a mar
row channel between two walls of granite, where
it is thrsshed into foam. This channel carries the
water about IL feet when it takes the grand leap to
the bottom of the Falls or until it is apparently
beaten into spray by the rocks, and forming scene
OF great beauty. l should attempt more accurate
description of this magnificent scenery, but W as
greatly confused in the midst of my admiration by
suddenly turning my head, and nearly hitting two
beautiful and brilliant eyes with my nose.
These Falls are nearly northeast from Orovie,
and in air line distant about Is miles; by the near
route passable for animals. it is about so miles
From Stringtown, Enterprise, the road is up the
mountain ridge in an easterly direction miles to
Mooretown; then one mile east; then northeast
miles, to the summit of the Mooretown ridge; then
north over a broken country miles, to the FREY
place; then IN westerly dlreCtion nearly ) miles
to the Falls. The general direction of Fall river is
from east northeast. As it approaches the falls it
turns to the southwest, and half mile below the
Falls, it mingles its waters with those of the Middle
Fork of Feather river.
After prolonged view of the wild and grand
scenery of the Falls and partaking of cold repaSt
that had been provided for the occasion, we began
the ascent of the mountain on our return. The
weird-like moaning of the wind through the tops
of the towering pines, warned us of approaching
storm. The summit of the ridge was soon gained,
however, and galloping steeds soon placed US in
Mooretown with only a slight wetting. Here the
party was reinforced by the resident bellies and
beaux. and the eight fantastic toe" was tripped
until midnight. The storm was yet raging in the
morning, and it not until P. NJ that the clouds
broke away so that our ride homeward was resumed.
The party was in the saddle, and again started
forward, or downward, to Stringtown, where they
arrived without accident well pleased with their
picnic, and ready to embrace the earliest opportu-
nifty for another excursion. Yours, &c, j.. B.