, 1869-03-29

u 1sTff otu for tna lnilfs towa II Hamilton OF
aaTer eps1n9s tn Tho canon4 1t the foot OF Tfras-
u1e I'LL, on thenortn or south 4nothar Mexican,
wrapped In brosd ssrups and mounted Oh mol*,
follows The t1a1n- The 1rst ono b u dlent - \
hssnza stasnt, md 9ootx uasehar 70 It's right nor
tae ie1-ossng N fsef tas pilot Of sus train; bot
TIC IAFt ooe ID tncassanfiJ sapqttn1 LtakI {staA
4 Funtas5 1sea1 pamo4f swinging tho
long, hessy, hrg4dcd rnHn,do yrtn tn
his right hand and showetinG Curses blows
and sksAEn An1thenaAs on the heads OF the way
wsEd mules which happen tu Es74y foot out Of
The direct une ot tho tsala. Then comcs 4quare-
box wagon such II dlsttllery slopx arc carried IL
At the Eut THIS ts died vita snow water melted
In Large tanks over hrushvuod Ores, and sold
round th$ stIeesa u iax cents per xallnn. When
the snuwsan ttssppentA IL Jonn or Juty Dext ali
tho wxt4r TOR thla large population must hc
brought fsun AlrTef Sprtug1 5000 feet below Us
On the $optn, Or Hamilton, 1900 feet nearer tie
SEA level, On The poTu, Each OF these towns Il
about two miles OF tWo and half miles AMY, and
1ou viii understand that the gEado Il TREMENDOUS
one up Which TO haul load; going down Il IA quite
another tnln9. bleds drawn BY two OF four horses
us mules, snd laden with silver ote In baRa, asa
nuSncr'uA and 20 are huge .pEat,1e sehooae,,
wagons, drawn h1 ten "a twenty mules each. Laden
win goods nom San Francisco ria EHn On the
fa1road 110 miles noEehward barley costs ID cent?
Per pound, And coarse hsJ Seoo per ton, IN coin.
60 Jon eah fancy taas Il costs money to run ons
Ct those big teams. 1t costs from ID 10 Is cents
Per pound fretgbt money for every article brought
neio nom San Francisco, md, excepting TIC coa2ee
hayJ WOOD md Fater, the country produces no.h-
Ing wtateyer 70 sustain life In uaaa Of beast.
An wrong potatoes Of good quality aud few
eaboa&ee conc tc<e ffun Rnhy Faley 90 or 90
miles 70 the nosthwArd. Heta comes a band OF
shoahona Chiefs, dected In saudy
hlanteta' patnt featheR, and Amers-
can hats, pantk, oFezzni:t8 and hoots mounted
On native os CAJuAe panles, tough, patient.
hardY snd mnch-ahused little xutrqalA and after
them follow a dozen or more Ct the common
htsFea on foot with thelr squax4, or +se-quaxs,"
as taey term saent iaden with heavy back loads OF
wood for sale, or blankets kettles or other camp
utenhs and enecta The nen Will chop wood and
DO some other desultolJ work for money. and
theJ all have more or less cash il their pockrts
with which 10 purchase soft bread and othkr l1xu-
Hes Their condition Ia indnitely better ,Aan BE-
fore the advent Of the whites; but Io u q Door.
dirty thtestng, rcaeherous scountsrl 1t best
and The sooner we Zee the Last Of bin, the better
These Indians were the tint to discover the vnu-
delful silrer deposits On this mountain, and
guido the white man to It. bat they
cannot fully understand the sudden
and marvellous innux Of population, nor ccase to
admire the long rowB Of cloth and lutnber butl.Y-
tngs, which aze ahanttes to u, but palaces to
thstn, spTtnRtnx up ~ II By magic daily on every
side. Men mounted On tne horses, with Mexican
saddles gtttseHng with dNer; brilliant blankets
And oneart Of black bear or llama skin, contrasting
With Oriental richness with the other tapplnxs,
cash PAST on tic esllop, their long silver spu.s
making muAic, Ike lesser sleigh pellz, n they ~
These arc the lucky mlne-owners or spectators
who have sold elAina for big prices; they ara get.
Ting IL ths enjoyment they c1n for their money In
this ACQUIRED country. Missouri "bul1whsctera,n
With long Nhfps which they flourish and crack un-
ceaafnglJ over their tired oxenh heada, abound;
50 do painted prostitutes from al parts OF Europe
and America
There arc few decent married women here
but the majority ID against them. and they for the
most part keep close II home EVERYBODY you
meet has . pocket full Of spcclmens, md feet u
NUMEROUS 1t least a b centipede. Chloride,
bromide, horn sllTer, ruby silyer, and base ran9e
tnetal, u heard on every side
a shot 1s fred IN saloon; there Is d sudden
stampede for the street; ono combatsut il diss.m-
ed and borne stfu&g1tngiJ away By hs friends,
while the Other beats mastery retreat IN the
opposite direction, hla laec and pistol kept
always to the foe, and Ia an instant MI Is e1c1te
ueut snd confusion
This Is Sunday u While Pine; how do you llke
the ptcsure.
Bnt Jou have finished your letter aud told %
nothing Of the White Pine Silver Mines Pa
tlenec, gent1n rcaier! Al in good uuuei Look out
&e1 my ue1& AIrAMos1x