Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-04-22

and we pass through narrow canyon,
and the perpendicular cliffs or palisades
from 500 to 1900 feet are above us. The
highest peak is called the Devils Peak
on the top of which is said to be the re-
mains of a gigantic birds nest, which
looks to have been four or five feet across
it, and built of brush. Passing down
this canyon, the mountains gradually
grow less abrupt and we arrive at GRAY
ely Ford on the Humboldt river. Near
this ford is low hillock surmounted by
a cross, which marks the maiden's grave,
concerning which, from fellow passen-
ger, / learned the following:
In early times party of emigrants
from Missouri were encamped here wait
ing for the water to subside so that they
could effect crossing. Among them
were several families, women and chill
dren, who were accompanying their pro-
tectors to the land of gold. While here
the daughter eff the train master, a
young lady of Is years, fell sick, and
despite the watchful care of loving
friends, her pure spirit passed to that
bourne from whence no traveller re-
turns"
Her friends reared an humble head
board to her memory, and in the course
of time, among the new life opening to
them ON the Pacific slope, the young Ia
dy's fate and grave we're alike forgotten,
save to her immediate relations, but when
the advance guard of the Pacific Rail
road, the graders and culvert men came
to Gravelly Ford, they found the lone
grave and the fast decaying head-board,
with the marks of time upon them.
The sight awakened the finer feelings
of their nature and aroused their SYM
pathies, for they were men, those brown,
toil-stained laborers The culvert men
i (Masons) had been taught that it was
not consistsnt with Chris ian usage to
leave this grave exposed and unmarked,
and in a few days the grave was enclosed
with solid wall, and cross,-the sa-
cred emblem of mortality-took the
place of the crumbling old head-board
Bare the head reverently kind reader
while reading the history of this far-of
western grave, not alone in honor of the
dead who lies buried there, but in honor
of that spirit of humanity which recog
nizes in strangers grave, an object toe
sacred to be passed lightly by, but pays
to it the tribute of respect due the last
resting-place of the dead, and also il
honor Of those teachings of Faith, Hope
and Charity, whereby we are taught thai
6 Charity is the most to be desired of the
three.
Leaving Gravelly Ford we pass dowr
the river, crossing narrow patches o.
meadow land, winding around the base
of low hills until we reach broader
valley and arrive at the famous Hot
Springs. There are many of these springs
of more or less interest throughout thi'
section of country. These springs are
not always in active operation, although
: we noticed some of them from which
would issue little pufs of steam, ther
the boiling water would jet forth per
haps 80 feet high, and again all would
be quiet.
We now approached the Reese River
Mining Country where silver ore is found
very rich and plentiful. The Little Gil
, ant Mine' is perhaps the most noted
On, on we go. Every foot of land ovel
which we pass abounds with interesting
objects to the traveller, which to mention
would occupy more space than we car
give.
! We reach Virginia City which has 6
population of about $4,000, the larger
portion of whom are engaged in mining
in the vicinity. There are rich gold
, mines at Gold Hill, miles from thi
. place, while the silver mines are at Vir
ginia City. Sixteen miles from Virgins
: City is situated Carson City, the capita
| of Nevada. 1t is the Oldest town in th
. State though by no means the largest
], having but about 5000 inhabitants. Tel
miles from Reno we cross the dividing
q line and shout Eureka" as We ente
) California few miles west OF Boca.
It We are again crawling up the noun
/ tains, this time it is the Sierra Nevada
A We shall not reach so high an altitud,
;. as at Shermsn, but the scenery is grant
/ and wiiS to the last degree. The roac
q WIRING up the mountain side, cuts it
n narrow way along the very verge o
Ifrightful chasms where one can loci
down almost beneath him for more thar
: +, thousand feet. We stood on the real
platform of our train and could easily
have tossed a pebble from where W.
stood, which would have fallen into the
! bottom of the valley below.
: There is no grander scenery of tower
3 ing mountains, deep precipices, sparkling
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