Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-05-13

nothing can traverse thcm on foot. Next wo
have Dutch Flat or German Level, COSY
littlc town Of 1000 inhabitants, mostly we'll.
to.do Germans; then on to Little York, You
Bet, Red Dog, Gold Run, all mining region
on tho American river or its tributaries, with
some beautiful lands, we'll cultivated, and fnc
orchards and gardens, with much elegance
and taste displayed in their cultivation, &c.
Along in this region is whcro the old pioneers
to the new Eldorado would first acknowledge
themselves in Goods Country If you we'll
recolcct that in the region of Carbon and
Red Desert, was called tho "God Forsaken
region" Well, to compare them is to com.
pare white to black, or prosperity to advcrsi-
ty, or happiness to Hadcs. Then pass Mills
and Cape Horn Stations. Just here is said
to be the grandcst scenery on the whole line
of the Trans'Continental Railroad, but we
can hardly givc our consent to make invidi.
GUS distinctions. Near this wo cross the
valley, on trestle about 100 feet high, cross
ing at the lowest part of the valley, and grad.
ually descending until we are down to 2, 500
feet, and to . little town called Colfax. Wo
next reach Auburn, the County site of Placer
County, California. eve forgot to mention
in proper place, that at Boca, or near it, VIC
entered the State Of California; Colfax has
800 inhabitants, and is pretty town, sur
rounded by splendid scenery. Next VIC reach
New Castle, Pino, Rocklin aud Junction, the
"Paradise on earth. Here the Central Rail
road connects with the Nprysvlle or Oregon
Railroad, and passengers for all parts of Or
cgon leave at this point. This is the place
for Pc'iics All the region around, inclu.
ding Oakland and San Francisco, once year
or oftencr, congrcgate bero, and spread their
viands, and have good time generally The
country is level, and tolerably rich section !;
but little timber, enough, however, for all
practicable purposes, generally the burr oak,
something similar to our post oak, and flow
crs, "world without cnd.''
We, In company with an interesting little
lassic, while tho passengers wcro leaving our
train and getting off tho MarysviIlc train,
strollcd ''wcc- way" and culcd some of the
most beautiful and fgrarant, a sample of which
we soon cnveloped to little lass;c Of our ac-
quaintance in the Palmetto State who, the
one we was with wildly brought to mind.
Next is Antelope, Arcade, and then Sac.
ramcnto City, situated on the east bank of
the American river This stream is about
so yards wide, spanned by bridge and tres,
tic thrce-fourths of a mile; has 5000 inhab-
itants, and is the capital of tho State. The
Feather river forms its jurction with the
American at this place, and VIC see many
steam boats and smaller boats lying AZ, md,
trading to Marysville and other points. The
building. The G. p. II. II. Company have
work shops here. She has manufactures of
many kinds, such as WOODEN mills, sugar, beet
and four -four mills, &c. 1t seems from the
appearances around, to be good wheat and
barley section. We find very many of our
Celestial !" friends here and all along the line
of railroad more or less of them, either work
ing on the railroad, or as cooks or walters at
eating stations, or moro generally mining
along the American river above this place !;
"good diggipgs" still around One of them
picked up lately, near Grass Valley, not far
from this place, $4,000 nugget. Those
working along the line Of railroad were sluico
mining. We next pass Brighton, Elk Grove,
Cosumnes, Gait, Mokclumnc, to Stockton
City. This is pretty town, has population
of 10 10 $4,000. The State Lunatc Asylum
is here, and when our train stopped, negro
man, maniac: was taken OF for the Asylum,
and apropos 'Tis said, that in this State
moro lunatics arc found, according TO popua.
ton, than in any other. Now eleven hun
drcd within the walls Of her Asylum. Next
VIC come to Bantas, Ellis, and Midway Sta
tions. Near the last named, we pass through
short tunnel, on tho Coast Range of noun
tains, along the valley Of which We hayo been
passing for miles, aud just here, the wheat
and barley, and gardens, arc parched up.
Thousands upon thousands Of tho prcttiest
valley land we ever laid our eyes upon, is
now as worthless as the desert plains we wcro
upon few days back. Tho farmers are cut.
ting some of tho grain that got high enough,
with their improved reapers, for hay, but as
general thing, the horses. cattle and sheep
are turned upon it, and great numbers Of
such stock, Of the finest kind, arc found all
along back, to tho Sierra Nevada, now full
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