The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-07-24
FROM LAKE TAHOE TO BONNER LAKE.
BONNER LAKE, JULY 20, 1865.

BONNER LAKE, July ~, 1868.
We lef. the G,enbrook yesterday morning
about 6 o'clock and arrived here the same
4 day about dark, travelling over forty miles.
n We crossed Captain Pray S meadows. About
Y the center Of those meadows is a magnificent
grove, through which a stream Of pure water
runs toward the lake. The grove is reported
frequented by deer. Grouse is also found
there, and il was at that place we fred our
frs, shot AID captured our first grouse. At
the end of the meadows we took the trail to
the left and assembled very steep hill and
1then went down near the lake shore. Be-
tween that hill and the next runs a very
rapid creek, in which we saw number of
mountain trout. After ascending and de-
scending the second hill we travelled along
l the base of Granite Peak a distance of five
miles. The Peak is of solid granite and re-
sen!ole those of the Pyrenees. 1t is quite
I an interesting structure of Natures own
masonry. Huge masses of granite are
lodged in fantastic shapes, some of them
'cone-like. while other large boulders jut far
out over the lower rocks, over which in many
places grows an evergreen foliage. 1t is !
supposed to be the former home Of the |
grizzly. We soon arrived at Forest Bend, |
where are a number Of men getting out |
timber for the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany. The place is thickly timbered with |
pine, and is crossed by several streams of
water, all containing trout. Here for the
first time since leaving Carson we saw In
dams. They were fishing in the ravines.
When we contemplate the beauties and nat
ura! resources of this section, it is a wonder
70 see so many of the Washoe tribe bum
ming around Carson, often going hungry in
the sage brush. But Of course "chacun a
son gout." One of the red skins, on horse
back, armed with bow and arrows, came
toward US, and when within about ten yards
halted, stared at US, and then wheeled his
old "plug' and rode away. Leaving the
forest We crossed another stream, assembled
4 hill by a miserable trail, and finally came :
down to little valley north of the lake, on
The California and Nevada State line. West
VI TIE NdIiey Is W. bTlIIin ) mouse ana TdQCQ. |
Mr.. G. informed us we could GO to Bonner
Lake without passing around to Tahoe City
and kindly directed us to the trail. Here
Ne lost sight of Lake Tahoe and marched
through the woods. Passing over the hill
ne trail runs through really romantic places.
Cottonwood almost as high as the pine, rose
'ushes, flowers and grass are all along the !
cute. On the way down to the valley the :.
rail runs along the side of a creek, one of
he tributaries of the Truckee.
We came to place where prospectors had
INK a shaft, and concluded we were in a B
mining district in Placer county, California
'oon We noticed another, and another, and
nally came to Centeryile, little town
nth about twenty unoccupied houses. Not
y from the town stands neat little dwell I
,g where we met Messrs. B. X. Low and
!. B. Newhall. These two gentlemen are p
lie owners of a very promising silver mine.
hey have sunk shaft to the depth of sixty,
We feet and take out rich rock. A mile fur
,e'' on we came to Elizabethtown, also de-
.rsed. Coburns Station on the railroad
,ems to flourish in business, and new build
20 are being erected. More anon.
MATTE.