, 1869-10-28

be Magnitude, the present poNer, sad the future
1ory OF the Republic
RAILWAY xA7IKRs.
Our part1 found the Onion and Central Pacific
3ai1H aJs in capital Lrler-mpch better, probably !
han The ssWe humber Of miles Of Railroad taken
oFctter, anywhere else 10 the United Statea /
naked Improvement In the management Of the |
,nion Pacific has been noticed since Colonel
-ha1ies q. Hammond, known 10 BE- one Of the \
sb!e4t railway men IN the country. waa mAde 1ta .
General Superintendent The interests both OF |
II siockbo.defa And the public will be entirely |
saIc IN h1a nanaA Fulfy appreciAung The nhttonal.
anli, In TACT, worldwide commercial character OF
he wors, he will seH soon make tt realize every
reasonable expectation Of tta friends and Of the
business an4 travelling community. Brought up
on,he Burlington Quincy Road, under Col Ham-
uout, the new Superintendent Of the Central Pa
cfc, Mr. Towne, formerly Of thts city. IL the right
nsn In the right Place, and be WILL form and carry
out the neasufea best ndaptcd 10 eeeuft the PROS
pe1ty and tho popularity Of his road, and tho best
interests Of the public.
It il my purpoae, IN the lew letters shall write.
10 deact,re only auch portions o. the Pacific slope
~ have net been noticed BY other fourssts during
the present season. therefore pentlon briefly
our visit 10
wIs7ERS NEVADA.
II one w1she1 TO have specimen OF singing in
a. III perfection let him stop At Reno aud take the
WeIls, Fargo + Co line for virglnla CITY. The
d1st2Ice u only AoCne twenty-five m1le5-at first
acrcts VIDE plain, and then up. up, till the silver
city Of The mountains ID seachet-motc Than SIX
thousand 1ekt abora tho level OF the sea- The
snow. capped &lesra NeE ada Mountains arc on your
right, snd the Wahnoe tnnge, up which you ara to
ascend, !. IN front aud OF the left, While your six
noble steeda Hhlri you glty along nj \ psce which
10 made bY ttaEe-coAch only upon and near the
chores Of the Pacific. HIS E1celency Governor
DlaitdAll, one OF nAtute'a uoblemen: Hon
WnuAn Sharon, General Winter, Colonel
Heqtn, and other citizens almost
Overwhelmed tho Vice President and his party
with thcir lavish hospitality and polite attentions
AT. Culfax and The laatta Were the guests OF
Ar. Sharon, The way to Hhose ane residence waa
thl<k1y &trewn with beautiful 6owess. Tue cou-
pin ent han two !old significance. IT was q
most delicate and appropriate token respect
for the excellent lauy OF the Vice Pzea,dent. and
1t waa intended also to show him sud the mem-
bers Of his party inAs, 1he5 SAN no nowcrs IN
Merida fcGr 5cA1s ago, they are abundant now.
The Telegraph uoted briefly the speaking IN the
estntng; lbe mines were Essied; some small ST.
YET hrels were presented to Bons Of the ladies,
and po'h,ng WA left undone 10 renew the very
pleasant uen osiet Of our f1sst visit Next roEn-
Ing the citizens Of Gold Hill gave the Vice Preai-
dtu& splendid scerutIan. and - o&rseur ths
capital, 3ovesnof n,assdA'l, pr. johnson,
AID other Trends vted With each other In polite
stien,kbs~ 1ftle the party rested for the night,
and the next morning Governor Blalsdall, DR..
johnson, With several other gentlemen and a few
ladles, accompanied 1s to Laxe Taboo, one Of the
most rouant,c and beautiful sheets Of water thxt
can BE- found 10 any country. On tia placid bosom
sill nosts the nne little steamer Governor Balls
dell, on which we eAlcd ocrpss the LAKE, on hel
INST Trip. four year, hgo. The night Naa spent al
the Glen EIonk t0uae, and tue next morning we
had one Of the most delightful trips possible acros,
The lake 70 It's wcse:n shore. I'll set In frame.
! wpFk Of uAgutdccnt mpuatainF. vhOae lofty sun
! nits snoos fAE up into the regions OF peTpesua
sIow. THO cttazens Of CalssoEn.s
and Scsada show tbelr appreciation
Of the Rotes Of this gem Of the MOUNTAINS, spark
ling IN The pure, hracIng air OF heaven SIX thou
sand I'VE hundred feet above tho sss, oS secktni
liz bcslth.R,vinR shores when worn out hS con
! fistt 1ol- Renewed v:Ror, both Of body and Q
| mind, IA their almost certain reward. The r1d
| Tor nI;een miles 10 Iruckec Station. down th
| river Of The aahc natue--t1e outlet Of Lake Taho
-ruruitR through Z deep, narrow canon. keep
The attention cd1ttanilJ absorbed, and the mir
| In doubs WIT theE the beAnty or tho aabllmlty .
the tcrne Is noss worthy Of admiration.
l3ut here We arc again at the railway station
and, viii the remark thai q week Of q mont
spent visiting the mines and tho n!t. IN and atou
] 1uKl4A1 NuJI 6IA Htul4 AuU 1ENRt{ hu4 kAG NuL
dcrs TO te found aAouE our Fou1o !.
Western Nevada. would 10 mo.
r.onTsoly employed, re pass On /
CALIFORNIA.
md Of that NC Epcak se1J hr,cny. Tor two (
The tdtsoss Of THE TpIBrs1 have written 10 full
coDcernIDg II Within the past thses mouths tt,
Our reader. arc now - fully snf0rI ci tn rcXlru
the Goi-D ftasr rs shcy can u, till thcy visit an
e1ntpine II. climate md resources, its noun1aln
n H. nj a1Iin fnx+r
ties toE growth 10 MI that can make -s:aio rel
prosperous, and happy.
MI Colfa1 waB received II Sacramento, ut 81
fraIchco, and IN fact ere1E VI here with the mos
nsracd datuou1ttzttona of respect aud eateen
No uan ever nsd n usorc profound regard for 40
people than he has for his flents on the racid
coast, AMI certainly he has the best pos4o
rcasons 10 believe snat his kindly feelings arc mo-
coruuiy reciprocated. We yltited the Yoseni'
| Valley, ma 10 uA though keelpR Il
the second tine ita beetltng crags Aud lrrue<
uous waterfalls, they had Loaf none Of their sui
!in!sy. 4 small party OF rs. accompanied by tbs
indefs',sabIe guide, Ridge say. visited the tsp (
The lower Anu the foot Of the upper fosentt
FaM-a verJ hard Gays work and not free ffot
danger, as We hxc, With hands aud toes In u
cses1ceA Of The rock, to climb tot soma dlssAnt
mp the steep aides Of the mountain; but We wes
SIMPLY repaid for Al the fatigue and the tol It
+
I whcte rezves Ate not steady aud whose n1set,
sse not to be rallied on In eretJ emergency. It
| day be;0re We Lett, Nj. Bowler. MI. Btyea, Of "a
F1anctsco, Ard the writer, Witt that moas exec
lent gen,leuaa. Gaien claEke-tne philosopher
| tic 1nonntAins-clinbed up to tho top OF Il
CAP OF Liberty tbel'oEs Bote>, beAuutnl
rounded spIr OF tnon,Iug granite, thas 1oots doa
ID solemn majesty two thousand feet, dfect
ppou tne top Of the Nevada Fail. 4 perfect y,
acEte~s Of Io1ly peAaa surrounded us on rvel
SIDE, while 70 the west u The Yosemite Etliey.
really : gorge mile vide and u3ls deep. ce
| ~ IKE oSt Of the AuiahsI, As II to ahurd qn.
ra1tase 10 the ocean for sne Aerccd RlEer, al1et
: | has nsdly leaped oser prec'pice seven hunore
1eet high directly beneath n, and rtie ta.tn
west, as il uot &atttoed. It puBges over 2no.h
tsrre hundred and ftty feet high. These M
ploce11 tlexr, to De had nowhere elst upon Il
continent, cost ~ day Of tne most intense laoo
| and Jet VIC we're well repaid foe al the Sat,gae y
endured to obtain theu. These t.
tnps are mentioned because III,
7 were 70, taken and described By tho
| sho vtst,cd The wiley earlier In the reason. r.
fsst,e tho4e Who stast this wonderful valley a1lc
thea sxlEes TOO i,tte time 70 e12msrt It's suhlo
+ .osnery, Our party ~ere no exception To I
rule Four days 90 our trss vts.:, aud taree I,
|, tho LAST were 70, hall enough; but 10 this, ~
! n1csf thtrge even that much time IS better I'll
pote, at,d 10 s1*ll The Io+em're esea for day,
ucrlce Greeley o,d. 10 far ott:er than not to VI
Is u az, Let all aho an. re ea..a II least wee
/ and two . III pay still better.
! The he4p,t2iltf Of orr friends At San Franctse
= AID ID fact every where upon car joucoe5, y
constsn'. bcuc0lest. prtnccly. We psss II all
e With ihr hear. thauks of The Vice President a
c HIS party, and hasten On to
t 4 noble, growing susie, which we ere sorsy
e SAT has been omitted sluo4k entirely BY tout1
duslpF the pe%t tunnel.
a Tue TACT n. thAs Distances on the Pacific, Ike
, nos' eVttyth1ng ette, are q naRptncen. aud 1ntl
= part. nAe sistied 1he Yosemite, The Iag Tree q
u ue GeJtess. II enjoyed The Hospitality Of C2lif
. nia for "eex OF t~n theJ xrc tefy APT to oeco
u kastA1* d AID to turn their faces uonenArd
= ccpc 10 +aibfg all tueh IN the nex1 two oe ta1
!" letter. that they have m,ssed sone Of the m
spepoid tcenetJ thak tie human eye ever behe
70 that Offfon b well worthy lhstr ArIcntioa pefe
ttty seek rest 1to Ercrr4s1au Gu tho other sid.
n ! TIT A1,ssttc+ Portland, aone st1 hundred nj
j. unt1h Of San Frabciscz, tue comuerrsi eaoitsl
Il Oregon, y reached u ato1t three days 6Y ooe
10 steamer. OF tn 4 Wtek By rs1l and asage-cnae
o Tourists sbooid 70 otr way and return by I
d olne7, II least nh the Sof1hefn Pacific R1ll~
y Is eonpleesd, vhku, Of eour1e, II
II sill kfttH to 60 direct III
u Chicago. The weather On our ocean vpy1Se y
le tos Ut pltsfatt tur ktt6 breeze from the nor
u vest n.sde the sea suue.e1t'J roaen to make I
! good ship Ao4es Taylor plsca Up aad DOM nj