Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-05-08

COIN HILL, May 6, 1858.

GoLp HILL, May 6, 1868.
s}splroaAN News :-Aecr a rcsidenccis
Geld Hit and virginia of nearly six
VARS, 1 Concluded a 6w weeks since p
mike ntsripi.o our sitler State, oalifor-
ID. Elst sGol& Hill on the l4th d
April, on one Of Bakers fast freight
wagons, with Hank Monk as driver.
Being n Rttle behind time, Hank gave
III s~Ispfaiqsn Of thesahs Kind Of dFy.
ing experienced by Mr.. Greeley, while
sssss4ls>siersas..Lsasias Carson
we found the road in most excellent con-
dition until we arrived at the Summit,
where 5tefqt eight miles yss!a soa of
slush. At this point the mud disap-
.essiNi sRaths slsIshipt gas csmpafs-
lively good to a point eight miles below
Strawberry. Hero W. again took mud
wagons and waded through. another
oeean. Of mud, Not. unteaueHtly were
the horses down to their mid-sides in n
soft slum, whilo tho axles Of the wagon
sweptrths slush forward ingreat pillows
AS though IL would deluge and drown
our poor horses. In many places, nm
hours, work would bare relieved she
road OF this slum for a mile in longth.
Not 'antii;aI We arrived az S%portstnan's
nall were the road; much better. Al
sunset of tho second day We drove into
Plscerville. The town atone, time was
one,of tho liveliest mining camps in the
State, buts now the minet arc nearly all
worked out, and the people are ,depepd-
ont on the growing Of fruit and yegeta-
bles foraai livelihood. The townis situs
ated like nearly nil mining towns in
Califoraia, inyn gulsh or. canyon, and
at this time seens buried In a bed OF
roses. never have seen d place where
there was such aprofision of shrubbcry
and flowers as in PIacervillo. Conclu-
ding to remain there one day, | had a
good opportunity to SEQ all that was to
be seen. Early next morning, in COM
pany with a friend, I mado q trip Of in
spection through all the principal streets
and alleys Of the town. | found many
large and we'll built ediGces, but every
thing showed that the glory Of Placer
vile Ind departed, and the swallows
built their nests in the caves undisturbed.
All the streets are lined with weeping
willows, while the houses are buried in
twinipg roses that scent the whole air
with their perfume. In short, there is
not n place on the Pacific coast where
person with capital and desiring q quiet
home surrounded by all The ~luxuries Of
nature that will excel Placoryille. In
point Of business, there is nothing Of tho
kind there. Tho, arrivals and departure
Of the fast freight line is the only thing
that breaks the quiet Of the town as she
sleeps in the arms of solitude. The
people are social and make q visit to
the town by strangers most pleasant and
agreeable. On the following morningI
left for Single Springs by Wells, Fargo
4 Co.'s coach, and after two hours ride
over n wretched rough road arrived ut
TINT little village, where we found the
cars in readiness TO take us 10 Sacra-
mento. This road, is the best grade and
by far tho smoothost road in tho State,
and the care over IL make better time
than on any part Of the Pacific or valley
roads. But, alas, there is nothing for
Il to DO. Arriving in Sacramento,
found the town and river almost on q
level ; in feet in portions Of the city the
river. had got the best Of il, and some Of
the buildings wero partially under water,
. wLilc others had set their houses up on
piles and kept a boat at the nearest land
point, in which they made the trips from
home to that point of the city which was
FREQ from water. Sacramento away
from the docks and depots Of the Steam
srs and Railroads is very dull, but in
the vicinity Of these places 1t is quito
lively and will eventually if they keep
tho water out, be n place Of consider
able Importance. At. Q o'clock the boat
for San Francisco left her wharf and
soon We were on the bosom of tho turbid
waters of Sacramento river. For many
miles below Sacramento city there is
nothing but q vast sea Of water where
the river has swept over the low lands,
making the most dreary looking Il
try I ever behold. All that was to BIO
seen was here and there q knoll protru-
ding above the face of the murky wa
tiers, The blue mountains Of tho csast
range to the west, and the snow capped
tSierras to the east. Night finally shut
out further observations until we ar
rived within eight miles Of San Fran
cisco, from which point the lights Of the
city were plainly discernible, hooking ms
though tho starry heavens had settled
down to the waters edge. A more beau
itinl view I never have witnessed than
that presented from tho steamer rs she
comes into the Bay above Alcatraz. At
10 O'clock, l found myself once more in
tho great metropolis of the, Pacific.
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