Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-07-12
YOSEMITE LETTER.

SFhtSH1 hOIIh
AGAIN.
San Francisco, June Goth, 1872.
Ed. News: The morning of the
10th ut Z 4. NJ, we again took the sad
die, this time Ell route for home via
Chinese Camp and Knights Ferry.
Our road lay for five miles down the
valley, through the sane luxuriant
vegetation and grand scenes as We
passed the day before on our visit to
the Bridal Falls, but on the opposite
side Of the MERGED River.
Ardusus Horseback Ride.
The rest Of tho eight miles to Gent
rvs Station, where we took the stage,
was one long, weary climb. up, up, as
we had come, down, down, only We
did not have such q splendid trail, aud
climbing Is not near as easy as de-
scendiny. This Is about "a rough a
trail as any ene could we'll conceive.
or expect an Impractical horseman or
woman to ride over and escape with u
whole neck.
Why Ladies Ride A.triae.
Inow for the first time understood
the necessity tor ladies unaccustomed
to horseback riding to divide them
selves up So IA to equsllze their weight
on each side Of the horse, In order to
stick OH Mt all.
AGriz1iy RacsanteR.
The original proprietor Of the valley,
from whom It took Its name, the
Grizzly Bear yosemite means "Great
Grizzly Bear") still disputes the title
with the civilized invader. Horses are
terribly afraid Of his lordship. As
Mrs. Bacon was In deep contemplation
of the wonderful Genes around her OH
the steepest part Of the trail, Dir. Bruln
stepped out, aud with a grunt sSlutsd
her toiling hoI sc. Instantly he wheeled
OH the narrow ledge, and had she not
been a superior rider she would have
been thrOwn thousands OF feet down
the preciplce. Fortunately the only
damage was = sprain OF her horses
leg. The last thing we saw was
lupptrntton Fotntt
AS it seemed &c stretch its gigantic
head high above all else to give US a
parting smile; for smiling all the val
ley was this morning, with the bright
sunlight shining over 1t, not seeming
to remember the tears 1t drenched US
with OH the day before. On the sum-
nit we had a view of the Yosemite
Valley, as immortalized by Blerstudt
in his great painting.
some Reugh Staging.
At 1890 A. N. we arrived at Gentry's
Station, where We found = large party
from SACRAMENTO, waiting to take our
places on nj jaded horses, while We
took theirs in the stage. All day long
our road lay through the grand forests
Of the Sierra Nevada. During the
first part Of II staging mud
wagon was as spriugless as u "dead
axe" wagon, and every rock raised US
As far as the cover would permit and
sat Us down decidedly too emphatic
for comfort, and the consequence was
a general laugh with the mouth puck
cred as though to whistle. Our fellow
sufferers We're Mr.. CiaS. McLauyhlan
aud wife, Mrs. Bacon, Mrs. Whiting
ham, Mr.. Chas. Holland, Mr.. Bigel0w,
All Englishman and your correspond
ent.
A Cookn-y's Ideas
! or our country. Mr.. Holland asked
this Que II ne had seen anything In his
European tours that equalled Yo-
semitic. He said, law, well. they 'ad
things In the Halps almost as tiue, but
In Hinglaud it amt the custom, you
know" When We had left the tim.
bered country and were rolling over
the bald foothills, he says. "Vewy
rurios country this, vewy curlos no
twees OH the ills" And finally, AS
We were passing a large baud Of wild
cattle lie remarked, PLENTY of cattle
on the ills. you see, but you cawnt
hovertake 'e,n. you know" SO, with
Jokes, songs aud pleasant chat the day
passed, aud mt night about 7 p. II. We
arrived at
Chiaese Camp,
Thoroughly ready for our supper OF
beds. Four O'Clock A. N. the next day
found us seated In a Concord coach
with two c passengers, which
crowded us rs close rs sardines In a
box. AS the day advanced, the hea.
and dust grew ~intolerable, 20 no one
was sorry to reach the little railroad
station 80 mile. above Stockton.
Railroad Superiority.
Never before did we fully realize
the superiority Of railroads over stages.
and we all exclaimed IN u breath,
God bless the man who invented
railroads." Reaching San Francisco
ut Q 7. NJ, I took
Hrluetnnt Farewell
or my pleasant travelling companions,
to whom I had become very much at
tached, and weuded my lonely why to
my bachelor den. thinking what q glo-
rlouS trip I had enjoyed, aud sad at
heart that 1t was ended.
Railroad Faro.
forgot to mention that the price OF
the Yosemite tickets we purchased
were only from and to the railroad.
| understand that the railroad fare Is
81 so each way. but rs We scribblers
are dead heads on the railroads I did
not demonstrate It.
Iomitted to say We stopped for din
ner ut
KniRhi's Ferry,
Aud had tho pleasure Of seeing the
place where our present tand l hope)
future President commenced life In
California by keeping \ terry. 1t Is a
beautiful place, but oh, my how hot.
When l get rested you may again
get a letter dated Santa Cruz, Geysers,
or some other place, from
TOURIST.