, 1870-01-23
An Incident Oh survey in Cnllfor.
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OF the CHIEF government surveying party engaged
IN IsJlng out ground IRON San Ffanclsco Hay 10
Se 81 "a S y n
California lie In way uuknwu to most Vho have
Described the county; aud We enjoyed great
EVea reapa e 'pp S; ans tnFoaRaat ths e9s
land OF tho Contra Costa, or over tho settled hot
tons about 9an jose game OF every sort fairly
occupied ihefeabonts AID . better test coald
cha,n, gulng ahead over everything, through
Each OF us had a e!1,snooier IN his bell, and
II msy easily be conceived that when 4uau, crest
sd srasr o. Tte esanes a,ed
iawD, OF couple Of huge donkey hares, or puz-
gled yonnR antelope. the sport At tines landed TO
eyer our s1cscas ID tho ne!d-Wn,eh could not Be
much With such tools, not TO 1peek Of the two
sharp surEe!o5s % a. our T. bead pretty good time
hours trapping. tracking or nsh!nQ.. The creeks
from the bay abounted In trout mullek, and the
might 80 happen that you % hooted % IN aiiga:o1-
Mould have beenn' caution 70 !. atay:atnoma
Tho wagon and tents we're at last sest1ed down
In nsroy spos BY the head Of creek IRON the
TS fae NJ e. q ne
wnrds the bay eett1ements: the other WIS more
broken ground. leading up to the pine batrens and
one OF two of the locaunes At hand were by no
hood, and they sens By stable MINES, Tnelo
solld stonn - one could wish 70 see. x:.a: gn:o
Of quartz shining up at the END, remarkably Ike
goldssgn: hat qaita @ out Of reach; @ %hat wss mole
hollow Of brush and scrub, running o1 tho level
Into 4 belt Of Immense redWoods that shot again1E
1ne .s re spans Ns
where real grizzly beArs used to breed, though
Dose psd been e., nssrd o. ior yesEs 90 far down:
maie 10 difference IN that Fe1pser However, tas
spauiards were Known 70 look upon " with aua1
tasor: aud when tha question q came 70 BE- about
woodamen called the RstE7lIes, 1t must Be owned
there we're few among III mo constdeted 1t In a
sa SasEs aS, ts e. og s and
bets Of the party Who had been At tas uines be-
sides uyself; they knew well ho. the case stood;
take % = tree than grzz!y oeaf vas Ne
CHANGED 10 meet ora. For my own part l had
aba as lei shorr es to
inio he hansins Hsw ot II iass Tas tsfsa bs one
Our special trouble on the low ground was. as
formerly, with the Wild Spanish cattle Tnese
hoe wofse ;han ever. SsIdlns over lie rlca vi.
dry, Il not mounted+ the surrey appearing beyond
pins set them fairly mad, aud whoever CHANGED 70
wear red setFt was particularly marked out, TIL
n %es tsg R re n1s
meddlln9 With them seriously. there were atwaye
enough Of idle Spanish vacqueroes scouring nnout
snd sn S q ae ne
State could not then help attending to; though 80
far as concerned our annoyance, tho SpAniarcs
ss SSs M s s R1 sfssf sn5 Saisa ( 5ss ~
along icon!iortaely isnonga when us1pg i,
be could make a shit with one oi
the mnlea: but one morning tna case
S e ss ss e sas sa'sx "a
nsaea Il e oIe ia otSeF 5eo1a there was nma 10
sc clepp I q ba.h On Tie open Vim lsrge tree II
The midst. We thnl dodsed him, airing severa!
snou, alter ali with very ltt'e effect tsl the two
resr. Both sur!eyors, q course, had observed
what hsd passed. and, though no span!atds eooM
s5s 9s a ases sss II 3 a 5pg ns Is
inE up, "a or 10 seeaunt medallns win 4 ia1-
then pruceetied WITH as before loEtnc rest Of the
day, during which soms mtlss we're completed ];
AND, II usual, hv a1odoHn We got round to camp,
Hoinip9 y pore nor nad been sad Of the bu TIL sup
per war serving mp for the oeAtent, where the
surFeyon had tne,r quarters. our own meal heing
| In fact did any one seem TO have thought OF u
egan, IL, the ure came for anelin{ that perpet.
usl salt pork . We could do through ne oesl ~
| nnt only were camp-s;ores seldom varied aItes
beiug 30 lort from the sestementa, but even In
S ct sps M Gss9n e 20 q r.
Keeping hands, old Tooin. the seauster. and 1,tsie
% rs Nsiay, snd tnonsh clever q his own vo7k.
wns Fer1cc; imp 1or srll attE1ppirg, 6oaHn9 ano
decoy9g: uni!e our .o5tey !esnsssr "ng no sna1e eae
| aaxoclatpS pleasantly with augot In tue cnlo1td
,5es,pa nesa Ga is s9,px f'F Tor ess 7.noH s
every eharoe. Tnese was fatner = ausp!sioI
@e5g =. h. ss Ps5 r. sqa.5a as
oI Whst Andy csHed hind frtio!e: Mnea. y
fact, often proved TOO good 70 be.tnquifed into
oeasfui; al III eveosa tnere We1e hnndry d,scoo
,ao ,sH 70 tnc % p1ine f1esn bsef iy,ng "eseaed" !
he level However, the nlgnt was dark. and tni
tha. ugls named redwood canon bag T. be p.sle;; .;
hahds seeaed to tnink the treat not worth 10
ptinr. The Surveyor had no better fare ina
easeyes 70 4 ~ jass goins & 70 % ~ @sas z z
our Nistoun A1eHan, .Rutns, lsowIhe mess.
out be ns ~ sdfe{s na tsc saS 9na
. guess, when We brouEht to mind o1s Hieunl loos
WITH lin, aiteI giving nis knlie : sly rao Of u
! rr1rdstone, and clearly Intended 4ecur11g eon1
| tit.blts rot late roAks TO his or eaett: hosee
Billy vas not the character TO fn'n3 OF e1f4 suee
" he e could not have been mann minutes Eon
a xner. Oh tts1entn9 a.seE hsn behind the tent, Y
befo1ehAno Ia tbe deakn. esldaatiI uKe!! 70 ~ ~
Billy ZONE trouble at snoEelilng up Insn, I'M y ~
u1ldst of their notse. on they scatteteo VEN
saua ts3nd nsIe oas lond note o. txo from orr AZ
= nnrta To,ce apparently g,v1ng them Mpsou
= Eer.Npoop TO quicken ther night Il now occa1Is
TO un1 sokeJ old selroAtet taat tne eo9h anu t..
: mn. NJ he TeN dese.ve1: namely, BY setting
y nnistl1 acrosa hiB racks on nearer Gu! over
oper. The right be4rtng1 they II once aot it1 Y
Me- iSa5 iof our ssnsap tas
. :. snnntr mint pelnspa rot lose ey waiting att
y thfrssen ihe srrreyofs had got theirs sersed.
BJ Old Tonins subsequent soSo1nh ~ tae1 ~ fo
ma MARI - aRainst M tas stsrs They aeon Eot tnss
~ eVe,yrhinr VA dNk insi6e, aNd al quiet exec
n he psttcIing OF the earth on ne ie.ses III
.aoysl ssseS W. 4si coser H. doi
n 10 pearcr, The teAmster caught slght o. z
ed through the dusk, ha.d lt II; tnete ne MA% ~ =.
e. SeeFaS ne "a aeWa
to cuitlrk away IKE good one. Tooln t3ea g. tna
10 Andy Wait, wh,,e be ttnle sotsy u oeo.oo 1str
.Ief apa te,ssps ID Sa1aya scs ! sa.tsaso remasi
to Nf. Highly = atyie- ~ the same tlIno nd tnou
{ 1t he heard sonetrtng nks husky Whisper u
nd ny teAmaser beng u superztluous ~ old
"a - eye1 % ses sa rsssed en L. ~ ~Atas,sMpp': ~
ny "snoek h'T saSKe RSD, 1t s,1 the Momsn ~
~ ~ trn meat bad causod hqt1d pouon already
~ bcran to lu1xls At IN the RAW: -, w
" | n1srtT smt1t slsp on the shoulder. Tonta c
tpeses .. 9s Td ~ 20 s.ts s1sa y
ms 70 Taa words Etucy In BIZ throat, no ne