The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-07
Ghe4ttslli2sneer.
CORRESPONDENCE.
ISstts Inasa Wh5elld "a.
EFO
DeSerfDt6g ! fist to tic Yosemite
Valley.

tasN@ > AhNsNNAFAVi w ~ A2tNa
TO ~ BEe,isq Ishgi20ar.
Thinking few lettings irOm the not,
bOHk Of Wheeling boy would be Of in
lcftsi 10 your many readers, l send you i
hllEtlilspissllT experience on trip 70 u
Il fS9if Wiley Like almost everyone
VIII IaSRi le'l California since tbs open,
ing u the great tfans.C Continental railway
became imbued viii an intense desire u
u visit this wonderful valley, and being Of 4
rather determined disposition soon found
an opportunity for gratifying that desire
and obtained leave Of absence from my
employers aud made the necessary prepI.
r;iiiOns and started. My wardrobe con.
sisted o! Two suits VI clothing throughout,
This fOund "a be 81 that WIS needed rs
The packing ct heavy YalisCS Or trunks
into the valley Is utterly impossible. Heavy
boots found indispensable. Leaving San
Francisco on the afternoon boat arrived
in Stockton on the following morning In
time Tor the stage.
A great deal has been said md written
Of this valley and the mode u getting TO
II, hut lew practical ideas IRON one who
rOughed II and saw the entire show, may
be oiHSNRPs benodts.to Allgtd tourists,
nlthougliS many inGgt0veIn are con.
stanlly Being nads3in the various routes
In the first place, u gentleman unaccustOm-
ed 10 horseback riding should acquire that
art or abandon the idea Of seeing the Ho-
semitic Valley until the march OF progress.
sion and civilization has constructed II
railway tn H. The trip begins al Stock
ton one hundred and thirty-ninC miles
from the valley At this point tourists
takc the Stage rid the MaripOsa, Hardin or
COlllervllc routes, they also have the PEivi-
Flrg6 of taking II private conveyance for
which there will he an extra charge. The
latter is Tar preferable owing to the crowd:
cd and cosmopolitan state OF the stage.
went on the "dcad-hcad" system ind Of
course went first. class, having been fUrtu.
nate enough to ingrnliatc myself in the
good Cruces Of the proprietor Of the
!" II Dorado" stables, who very kindly
furnished me with team md driver.
'IJsCs6rstdRy RtOuHny Nc made forty
nillvf bvcBds EealY wlSiep f barren AIMS
add dastYTod q u Wy ENrtiihnry elldtel
on Tic bank Of the TuOlomne river, yet
notwithstanding tho Accommodations were
rather indifferent assure you was glad
to rest for the night rs the day had been
excessively warm, and frequently thought
Of the OvcrCrOwdca stagC ind thanked n
generous nnturc for bCstowing upon me
M unlimited capital in the way Of nssu.
rance, by the exercise Of which | was
enabled TO ride IN Il -four IN hand" The
tldvdr in!Oflnpdmr llidt we would mike
an early Start sous to reach Marip0sN that
night, and although am cOnstitutionally
opposed 10 early rising, ! gracefully
acIuicsced and sought my chamber carly
so as To secure ~ much Of "tirCd natures
sweet rcSt0rcF MS possible, Promptly at
:I:IO 4. ~, / was considerably startled and
rudcly awakened from II pleasant dream
OF rruant day from tho Second Ward
School and IL delightful swim In Berry's
Hoe wi(ll somb pl my fellow school
mites, bYGihugc hSn4 lIcip9 placed Rp0ntl
my breast which ( In my dreamy state
imagined was the relentless hand OF my
enrHgcd tutor, Mr.. Boyd. Atler a time |
recovered my. faculties sufficiently tool
recognize lhcdriver and fully comprehend
that | must abandon the couch for the
vehicle. Our next stopping place was At
'ITurnltSs, Mt this niHCU We rested until
'nGArly. I6iIF6s cI0ck. Hornitas at ono time
was Il great mining town. ! believe It Is
about One ID the oldest towns In the State.
1IUEGS built by tlIc AIck1cnns and Is in
hahiicd now by that class Of people.
Considerable gold has been found In Its
vicinity aud III tic time VIC were there
two NlCxicaMs were digging In tho rear Of
the Hotel lur-thg prsioRE otniSanl g
nunijcf, Of indQfltlg hlS % initmetf capphyI
inGSiB 4 fry Ned d Shilt ePeBk. During
nv short stay here Iavailcd myself Of the
opportunity for witnessing tho general
tone ind character Of mining Town o OF
zGAliIoruIn.t lsvet5tliing 'shnS ~ NSaeaS,
apolhcic, pppcarancGi no improvement
1r'i5f6k fts4i5n; Tho people all appear Ike
A set Of lazy AIielW@eF's waiting for eQme.
Etliht ID iirf Iip,- While Their domiciIGs
,liierlHvEpti, and gu, down AbOl4 hei-
Cnrs ftow unlike our beautiful Eastern
villak4 RhClp al h thrift anti GhtaFEise.
LcnVinv I[Ornitns about four o'clock 4. Y.
We .tiFFsEetIh M6rfp 6SS, Gbohg seVeh IA''9E
This j. .unnilGr mining town rather IN
atEvWnke s6fF E6thitas' 1They liavc 4 week
" naperlhere, .SSyGFalrchurCleS 9n4sPne |
yeF " iEG615d country hotel, and here ] spent
another uiellcS JnseaS96N was ebmtt0
retire 10 my room the gentlcmaply CLERK |
iot thesestAb lisiiment asked mo q 'WonIu
like to sec the quartz mine Never my
ing seen 1liisp Kind Of~mnins 1 gladly nc
ccptcl bis, guidance. AlteF eaYAPp-
ing out PERSONS hi llicn busters
anl overalis, 10 keep our clothing
from being soiled, VIC proceeded
10 illohiiill, lie noise OCits many wlGl4s ~;
iHG distinctly Heard ut the Hotel Upon
arriving therc, the din was equal to that
81 the Belmont nail factory when In full
,Opcration, ~ aTher0Rrc SO stamps or ore
crushcrs, in constant operation, lmpclled
'by a Eorty.hDSsC power eng nc The orc Is
hroltlit from tic mine, about one hun
tlrel wards above the mill, on small rail-
way, something similGr 10 Tue one use9
,lyvtlso. Crescent Iron w OFES' ana dumped
into 4 large re1cNoir and sryfS RR
= u n IND ITtllis it.iEfunItn 4e9 lafy
4 evoI sirs Flilisle ihto which WAter y rom
ming constantly. These pans contain inc
RlilNlgahE I Several men arc employee
Watching tho goldas It becomes sGpa-
.T,tcd from StlICk quartz powder They
have Il process Of cleaning up once every
f6ur,we0ks,yyhCn the gold j. NIL gathered
Sffbf3 IND ilihS, and tho four wtcks work
tlcicr,ninGd.I ANerF seeing tho miq acI
comiS,ilicd BY tho Superintendent q the
mine I've ytsitcd the mibca The ChtnncG
i0 iLe mine Is very much like our coal
Shsils in Wheeling htll,IOnly they do not
I'd 20 tat>in. AlGE penetrating about
one hundred yards, we came ma noe y,
nil, with d ladder for descent. This was
what tried my nerve. ~ Taking = stomp
Of candle; commenced going down
down +! until l ,thouglIt01 should ngyles
reach the. bottom. Sometimes the space
WAS SO narrow Tint my back rubbed
against tho surface Of, the, rock We pG11
geendcd 800 feet, and came 10 me pl0cC
where the miners were at work IhGal'
mosrSlere WAS much better than expect
ri ~ flni Il md there was s0nelhing