New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-13


and often TOO narrow for boat around in or for one TO
pass another These unique branches shoot of from Can
fornia rivers bays among the level meadows arc A
little craft apparently sailing dry land. Ike Inc
steamer seem able wherever there is heavy ae" AT
the head Of navigation we took steam railway ior TWO miles,
asd spent tie night in PetalaEa three houiS uu ~ '
an Francisco.
strong uto the Telegraph office found Dr. Loyeioy the
operator a traditional AboLonis;-a relative OF william
Ilovd Gr-ison end nko Of Elijah r. Loyejoy the earliest
victim Of prosavcry and prescription Now when
e go on over world 10 find morbe white enough Tor those
,rho f later vhv have memorial OF that young hero
WHO Of lis days and life ITSELF In defense OF the
right q sneak and TO printl
Daring our conversation The operator. hearing misdi
reced dispatch passing the wires to Headsburg
trensAxeG ard interpreted it, After ALL the telegraph
pepetuai miracle IL Sal. Lake last Sumner Mr. Coax had
pleaar chat With friend Fred MaeCresh Of San Fran
cisco While Gov enjoycd long conversation withn
member his family in Chicago One evening in Sscra
reuo gossiped with acquaintance IN NeW-HoIk 1t is
very slng-tbs instant familiar the great
Continent ron to the other IN two years. when
the Russian American Telegraph is completed talk
between NewYork and London over line % 600 miles in
agh Not Of the poetic imagination alone bnt Of every
nan Oftoaay Wordsworth might have sung
"Anb,an fiction never filed tie world
With haf tie wonders it had wrought for him"
The next morning took the Healdsburg stage muddy
amv roads This Jet black prairie soil which TIE drivers
CAL adobe" is dotted with parkke groves of live oak
ard resembles portions Of Texas. Low, fat and rich,
sbouadng ii pleasant shaded homes which make forget
heis country is excellent farming land, requiring
no irrigation producing bushels OF 10 the
acre Over range Of hills right is Napa valley, the
6uest farming region Of California The its curious
fat leaves often u inches long, in great protuon to
the hgh feet Here the live oak sttains per-
lection the beautiful tree continent excep,
the New Englend elm TIE mountain lsnrel madrone
hsrus lie eve with its rare grace and ioyelnoss ne
Mo- a the settlers e-e from Missouri Throughout Kan
ass Nebraska Western Arkansas Northern Texas Colorado
Montana Idaho Oregon ard California, finds stnrdy
pioneers from that prolific Young state Every prairie desert
with its complement Of egh or ten Vhiteheaded children
l. several Of these States ley edomnate and control the
wonder where tney Oh come from-much more
row remain home Nevertheless Missouri
sen. ont generous numbers Of soldiers for the Union 10
say nothing o. her liberal contributions the Rebel armies
Her sol even better adapted 70 children than to
corn hemp Yankee here declare that tie
Missouri sticss living from band 10 mouth, and
Tact II oas Lad TO enter field every dag year would
never make gate or even pair Of bars but only gap IL
his herediary Virginia fence
Dining santa Rosa at NJ. reached the inviting
Siage OF J. s1soarg l1od with live oaks and madrones
1ie'e tet Oars T. o-s prnetof Of tls station an1
Ilaeol 10 tle Gysers hold him In mortal terror
and lady, learning -t os 10 be her driver jumped
out efs vehicle steadily refusing behind such reck
less Jeaa I4oa-a De hes conveyed hundTc Of passengers
TO ana fo ae never met With single accident ana be
gave extmat9g ald enjoyable eigLtmle ride from
AeoldsblrF behind Ms teet horses
This ston occupyiI le circular valley Is he head OF
wagon navigation II WINTER, II las an immense oarH
with watering ifOlg ana O1g low snoW-Whitc cot
tsye ample venuGa1s which nestes among encclnE
bills Of green ike marble e1igy il niche Of emerald
b. sumner l. crowded with vstorsi now It Is deserted
save ty ,.. aired and Ios who shIewd. agreeable
New But could fat 70 pass pleasant night IN
Olsrg the sharp mountain Sides ard Boosting hos
pablc o.i Wide-mouthed IRE place, with blazing logs the
Mrs stowe lying upon the table ana The orgIt eyes
OF John Wood cyeT-Cl aiming actress. looking Out
from her l.aosraPh9oIirait hanging against the VALE
This morning started horseback for the Geysers y
miles distant through npWng and eager air which made
ece5psst Ike the elder Noiva Of lie (irampla hi are
.U
Poneer Cauab8r Nine bandoHed after the expenditure Of
e0OD because do nj pay" We saw hundreds Of sheep
grazing sunny Slopes and immense doe with her
long legged fawu. geopHg along toe cTests These noun
tsns spur nom toe sierIss In ta view several
peaks and this SIDE Of it, dsepGown under our feet tie
magBleeui valley Oi llssan lIeT cotted WIN Feoak an9
redvot-a valley OF rolling HIS pleasant aIm houses with
Aner climbing several miles path winds along
moGnan summit ike -idgepo!e on steep roof Now the
cut gashed u until at some points our horses
can barely ma path; just enough
m one or two thousqnd feet thnI Fosgs IDEA OF
Heaven drive cochoad u passenger sixiah hand,
be bsn9e1ed 10 dvcrce ten inches from the track The
tushe apples after passing through cider mill bu, with
Toss ribbons doesn't happen. Tleze ridges display
tie ie shuo5eIy Of the manzneta mouuainmahoeany
he ba ~ peppeT very soAg spice VIA ne tiItle
beafir round fruit which tastes IKE the dried thmbe berry
Two from the Geysers began 10 hear their roar like
ocean steamers The smoke Of Steamboat Spring u some
bat this morning Ae atmosphere not "a
and 500 above the sea From tA point our road ooTaty
pitches into the suphrrous valley In the remaining
o. Of PERCEPTIONS banks Last August Foss drove
zessrs Coaz Bross and Bowe down t steep grade IN %
hrst it made them SILVER but growing accu
toned tie beakneck pace Of their driver they enjoyed
keeny.
Seanboa Spring rising fully 800 feet from the ground. AT
tA distance sounds IKE railway tram IN notion pu
steam very foot Of The valley in sight Of hnnd
reds Jets puiag up from the ground dismoaned
Sumner hei visitor but quite abandoned IL
igmber was cut by mill built for the purpose few miles
m the creek bat washed away by aterward
1a the hotel accommodated Coz guests Is per day 0r
Plaoa RIVER 20 or 30 feet wide and running westward,
t1ubes rgngy down the rocks shaded by overhaneing
trees sad yIaes On south bank nfs visited the Iron
Spring he basin three feet square The water. in
tnsey i.3ny the toste Is covered Wn ye0wish green
.egm saa dSooors everything " the llein WIN the 1te
Fall tefes the rustic log bridge spanning the river leit
voyage OF discovery 50 We crossed the stream as best
se uislr BY Jumping from rock to rock Then we were |
the mouth tie DevLs Canon. which shuts in little
River On ta branch OF the main stream are me princa
Geyser hundred yards up the creek we reached the
stream a nile ABOVE then heated by me smings anu
reTwa cooling by exposure 70 the cir Is here Just warm
:avde named in honor OF his Satanic Majesty.
- to 10 feebare, spoogy ashen cayey soil without the
Gs little stream IN Summer with narrow path beside IT, |
yhich washed away, compelling us to climb the
s2Rr '''-' anu ''iH''' 10 u'' lie seeming
500, We we're among clouds OF steam issuing from the soil
the waters edge and extending far up the bank
W p the rotto where tree franks and branches extend
creek wild jagged rocks. aud then delicious
title cascade which forms natural cold werbath Now
Ne beau 70 encounter hot streams bubbng up beside the
cssk some clear and blue ohers-witbn feet Of them
back very bitter forming white lncrustatons OF salt
nd Others depose fnehbered exquisite flowers of sulphur
Ike delicate yellow or black Hot cold, and boiling
prnss found side by each with its individual
We passed the DsTis Wash Bowl The DeviTs Kitchen
cher localities quite as internal m sound heat ana smell as IN
nme Jets steam and the bubbiDg OF hot water
curious enough but tue boiling vH hundreds Of cavities