, 1873-02-24
Unoxplorea Country"Shasta and Lasscn
Peaks"gold. .Mining...Slccesy.
lal Workers.
Daens Shows and House-Burn-
n1g-~-Healtl1 Among
the Pines.
Honey Lake Valloy---Hot Springs
Susanville---The Present
Yield Of Gold.
Affection Of Cnlifornians for Their
IL. Native Land.
From Oar Our, Correspondent.

From Our Ote, Correspondent.
susANs1LLE, CAL, jan. n, 1879.
) Tho northern portion Of California lsns not yet
bcen thoroughly explored, though travellers,
md so-cal]ed scientific mon havo been
travelling over 1t, and writing long articloa about
It, ever einco 1916. 1t ia truo TINT most Of tho
valleys 1layo been visited, mid tho greater por
ton Of them contain sottlers; but thore are yaut
tracts OF mountainous and brokon country which |
layo :. |
NEVER YET BEEN CAREFULLY EXAMINED
or properly do1cribel, Along tho limo botweon
California md Oregon, tloro ia groat tract,
c'oarly Of volcanic origin, which Ia filled with
eares and ya,sning nbysses (an,ong Which tho |
Modoc Indt.ns GRO now operating) and great |
mountains covered with snow. Those mountains
nro clothed to the enow-lino with tn1nouAe
forests Of pino and fir, which will bo sufficient
to Inst for many yoars, provided ordinary
caro- is usod in thoir preservation; but 1t
seoma almost impossible to prevent tho wanton
obstruction Of timbor, and Thousands md thou
sands of Pine trees in tho Sierra Novadaa hnyo
boon ruinod by reckless pooplc anxious to mako
Il fow dollars by tho manufacture OF n lttlo reain
and turpentno. It makoa man almost Bick to
aoe the number Of magnificent trees which have
been absolutely butoioroa in this way In tho
mountains.
SHASTA TEAK AND LAssEN's TEAK
nre glorious old mountains, md tho latter aectns
to ait like bravo old King overlooking tho mag
niloent va1foy Of tho Sacramento River. I llayo
aoen It in m unclouded day, with tho sun aim
ing upon its 10y aun,n,it when 1t looked liho q
mass Of FURNISHED silver, and was as glorious
sight as any On tho Pacific Coast, The peak
is named aftor an old mountaineor whose
ashos rcst near tho banks of Susan River.
and a handsome marblo monument marks tho
spot. Californiany never do things halfway; thoy
either put up something worth aooing, or notl1-
ing at I'LL; and tho consequence is, this monu-
mont is beautiful, and worthy in oyory respect to
porpotuate tho uomory Of tho noble old pionoor.
Lasson was vigorous md bold man, and did as
much as any one toward exploring tho pasaeB,
dct1les and roads through the wild ranges Of Tho
Far West.
There is railroad from Sacramento to NIarya-
vile, aud thenco to Oroyif1e md In and around
0rovile, on Feather River, thoro have boon
| taken out millions nnd millions Of dollars
WORTH or GOLD.
| Tho ground all about has boon dug up and torn
up, and today thousands Of mon mako their liv-
ing in tho ,dtiggngs. Here you ase st hun
work f. for reasonable wages, dolviin,g awny /;
tho banlsor will show you piles and piles of
nowly-lug gold, and some nuggets that viii
make your oyca wator. There ii no nonsense
about this thing; horo is tho gold, and horn it
IL taken out, oven though, III so doing, huge
banks, aa1o up Of boulders and dirt, 1,avo to bo
washed and dug away, aitor soos Of weary toll.
Hugo piles Of round cobb1o-stones limo tho banks
OF Fonthor Riyor,-or Plumas River as tho
| Spaniards call it,-nll Of which haye bcon dug
adhered to thofr rough sides. Tic only indus-
try tho people depend upon is that Of mining,
and they know as woll as any pooplo living how
to got out tho virgin gold. From the simple
| washerR Of tho ChineBe to tho tremendous water
power OF organized companies, all are ut work,
and good return OF gold il tho result. Thoro
| is little or no excitement, everything having
been brought down to u solid basis after tho
labor of yosrs, aud men appear to take ovory~
| thing easy.
| There is an excellent road from Oroyillo up
| into tho mountains, ind all along are ranches
and rcmaius Of old .mining-camps. Thoro' are
plenty Of good diggings too, in tho gorgos
| where men carry OIL their mining operations
Us calmly and scdately
AS II THEY WERE RAISING CATTLE
Nlnny Of tlicEo men tako out from S25, 900 to
S4o, 900 worth of gold each year. 1hoy could
like sensible beings, they are satisfied with N
good thing" and do not got excited over 1t. In
tho uplands, you will ofton meet o well-to-do
miner mounted on horsoback, with perhaps b
huge pair Of miners' boots strapped on the rad
1
along.
Ills reply ia;. "Protty well; am managing to
make living"
I" How much gold did you take out this sca-
aon :"
nNot yo,y meh am just kooptng things
You may dopeud that miner is doing woll.
Thore ia no froth about it. lfo is not anxious to
Hell out ; says little or nothing about the yield
| Of his claims !; but las q certnin well-to-do air
| about him, That Bloaks louder than any words
thnt he has good paying clnim, aud s laying s1p
money enough to satiHfy tho wants of any roason-
ablo inI.
The roal across tho mountains, in tho summon
and fall, ia absolutely delightful; but, during
imagined. Snow frequently falls to such depth
az to entirely CONCEAL tho hpHacs, md long alopoa
aso cut from tho doors to tho surfaco thereof.
| Tho abandoned nining-camp ut lnsLip Looks
droary enough, with it's deserted and tumble
down houses, and tho romans Of old mitls which
wore formerly in active operation.
! Ono OF our pooss, In writing Of
| B0aIE OLD MINING CAMpa.
makes uso Of tho following languagos
| Iol when tho last pick In tho lnlno
IL rustng rcd with tdences,
| AMI rot yon cabins III tho mould
I And wheels no nlore croak In distress,
And tall pines rcasscrt communal.
| Sweet barls along this snnsct-s!nre
Their mellow melodies will pour;
| VIII charm M clar1uera very wise;
| Will strike tho harp with naBter-hand;
VIII sonnd unto tho vaultcd skies
Tho valor Of these Men Of DID,
The mighty men OF 'Forty-nn0;
| WIN swcetly sing md proudly say,
| I.rng long pgono there was day
When thora ,ycro giants III tue land.
Hero, ono stormy night, whom tho only hotol
In the camp was deeply covered With snow, 1t
caught on lire and was