Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-26
rrREKA TO SAN FRANCISCO,

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vrsEKA TO SAN FRANCISCO.
nm, Smow .rlad MOmntains to Sum.
4! mcr Flowers --Adieu to the city
of Many Fmrnnccs-Mineral llill
[% and JDallsnslc-..A Rilim' In u
ISL Railroad Keer''-ROumding Cape
EI 1lorn-At the Golden Gatle.
iCorresyondcnco Of tho Borax Mincr.l
o'clock =. NJ. of March 18th, and
n the midst of II SNOW storm equal to
In one experienced ut Columbus on
he I'D of december last, the Palisade
Rage called ut my stopping place in
Eureka. Wrapping my blankets
Sround my body aud two grain sacks
about my feet, tunnelcd myself
through the deep SNOW, and after get
NM in the stage, was soon comf,,rt:l-
kly fixed in one corner of the front
1pat. CHANGING around, found had
fhrcc ellow-pasScngcrs, two of them
Nom Phoebe, the other = travelling
frenrhman. the arSenic;ll fumes of
"ZE EUREKA SMELLING Works"
Driving him away to parts unknown.
&,m,on, the accomm Odating driver of
lie line, did not have hold of the Z" rib
RonS." but the invisible guide i'm the
kont boot drove us down the CANYON
ki,rlv, showing that he was no anna
bur in the business. Diamond Val
IN was soon reached. Through this
Valley the melting SHOW has made
ouch a slu>h that the road in many
kolaceS was almost impas>;ible, and
$crv of.en the hubs of both front and
lind wheels oftlie coach were for several
minutes hid from sight in the mud
0nd water. Some parts of the valley
tre under cultivatiOn; the water is
tather scarce and it requires deep sink
big in the soil to get the purest of
liquids.
Midnight coming on, try to ar
hnyc myself comfortably tor IL nap.
Nth a thousand dollar brick from the
Ely District for IL fOOt-Stool, and n deal
Dotrd with Scantv leather covering for
seat. | managed to get Il little sleep,
although the .jolting of the stage wa>
bard enough TO awaken those ancient
even slcepcrS we have all heard about
Early on Sunday morning we found
ourselves on the mountains near
AlLiss
The SNOW was coming down quite live
|ly, filling the road to Il great depth and
|Making it a hard task for the six tired
horses to pull the heavy coach, laden
(Nith passenger express and mail mat !.
Der. baggage and bullion. Along here We
were making the remarkable time OF
Hhrcc miles per hour. and but for our
Eskillful driver we might have made
EMuch poorer time. At 10 o'clock we
arrived at Mineral Hill. but being hnn-
CRY and cold. and probably little
cross. We did not inspect the town. In
going into the place the stage passes
3hc Mineral Hill Mill and Mining
FromImny's mill. This mill. l under
Stand, is owned and controlled by an
English company. 1t has fifteen
stamps, and, with Setctcldt furnace.
Efhc manager works his rock to a good
Percentage. The mill was working
ss we passed, and when many miles
from it we plainly heard the pounding
of the heavy stamps on the rich ores.
NJ left Mineral Hill at II o'clock, and
and having Il downward graded we
were soon in Pine Valley and speeding
along at IL good rate. The snow had
stopped falling on this portion of the
.oad, nu' looking BACK from whence
w rah,e' 'he Storm was seer, sun rag
'"s ana seemingly piaunG us denahce.
!. It" hilieS "i s"ou dri.lnS ana we
Teie T near ,rae I'll, peaulilui residence Oh Mr;
Zgrain ranch near the house, and num-
herle>s head of sheep and cattle were
.a',ere' ABOUT II. Mr: E'iefH mas
n,"' ms piace an oasis III me ue>er''
""d "l. !. = .ns trtv'lcr II Is u rlcn ana :, rare
sm. s'.,' III 'ne alhaii country; Two i'l'ies
,i ,n'"er Oh we reacheu the grade Oh
'"v
~ RtHA AND fALisApE RAILROAD
'Aarrow-''auge). upon which we're
nc Snnc fifty or mare Chinese lalnrers.
These" heathens have been working
eadily for several months on this
road, and are doing a good job. Leav-
iny these chattering tcllow-creatures
oeh'nd, we followed the grade and in a