, 1875-11-20
A Lady's Account Of Lfro in tho
GolL-FIe1tts.
The Charming Valley Of Loves Run.''
A Canine Friend.
" Our Tent" and Tca.1'arty Thereat'..
How Tableware and Chairs
Wcro Provided.
femala Society, and What tho Women Talk
About--Matiye Floza-Pets.

Aug. 19.-1ho rainy FoasUl !B aver cRsllef tnan
usual this year and our spring l'as got In In good
earnest. We ilwe'lcrs in fonts aro rot il-pleascd
lit consequence. Tic rainy Hoason is vcrg dull
iu mining district l, however. baso Lad no
reason 10 complain, for onr tent ia weather-
bparde1. md its CANVAS roof md lily hse both
Of No. l American duck. so tint tho rain damaged
III but little. VIC hare splendid big tise.placc,
Too, mud chimney that docs its duty In carrying
on tho smoke. l had enough to occupy n1s, for
our library camo up Just beforo wintor. and.
Wien work failed, there wcro mY books for cofn-
pany. Ono WHO il iu1ustrionBty inclined can
find plenty to do oson iu . tent on tho gold
folds | rnale , venture !ato last season, III
poultry; md. rs tho lonG-cou.inuci rains do
nut ngroe very we'll with chickons, fyu
iound good deal of occupation III nureiug my
clicks through tho pip, and the Older fowls
through discase which yol folkB III the States
would cali, think, tho epizoo.lc.' rappoi~aud-
canphor pills have been In great request.
But now tho wintcr iB over, and chicks anti
humans are about equally delighted. Tia air Is
balny and delightful, and tic scope all through
this Valley Of
LOVES RUN,
ia charming. Before this locality Was a gold
field. it Wan = eheop-run, hold by sluattcr
l.atncd Love. For twonty years tho sheep pas
turcd hero whore tho hidden teossaro was, and
thb su,,Atter who Wis growing rcll on Topl md
toliov uava, f1re,n,ea lhat ne yas daily walking
o'e' h''aa VI "s""N ""t. .1s..,, an 1890
eighteen years ago 'sospec1lps pA's cA''o
along, aud lo his peaceful pastures were In
twnklng covered with einktngs md wihdlaeaos,
ata,nn. md mi11a. Tia a,1oeu were sent farther
49, sa.'.,,.,, ~ w., oo,o ~ oh,,,,o-,. sna Mr
up COUNTY,, IN she eA'' w h"oIne'oe, ana a,'
nSsss ,o~s.;np t,''''' N''' 'S''''' ''' |S'''' u ~
". arc some ways from rom, oo ,0"ns ~ tho We
~ uo"t ,,.saa .o,. ,to s..,,on nur
people tbat arc lerdea apons sho ssaaon. our
tcns Ia in the valley, md just ut thu foot Of =
hill, which at this moment iB thing OF beauty.
rl,o Euc.,xnt,.-rou rail II foyar,trea-st,t1 tho
sha. onts an IN IN sotov, AMI t,,o,r c,oaay
ohea oaks arc ID 'un 'oha9e, anu .heis s'ossy
greeanets contraota cha1mlngly With tho carpet
they BlIatow for the wt1efo hillside Ia maas
Ut pink, md white, and purple llenthor.b1ooms.
,rnia bca,b IN soTnoa,nt ran!,er md mora 1uxur-
:. -, :. >,
mt fhan the scottish hoethef. aaa "nen III lnl'
bloom, as nov, 1t Ia wonderfully beautiful. AT q
little distance tho effect IL exquisite.
OUR ocan7z-u111s
,u. II .,,t+ mi .,,o sto.d, tro,r,, ,ror,, =, ~.
sse ~ stgus; anu lao s''a Ha"p s'a'p' t,, -, wv
stamps ard R5'nunE "h'r-t.F of tue GILLIAN
mills, may be heard constantly tlay aud night;
for they eto kent 70 bisy now tint tboy run
pitl,out stoppiug from o'clock Monday morn
ia rxr+t fr1t}
ing ont' a. eAtafuhy u's"'' the no'9o u 'no
mills WAS At aret gIeae mnr 70 tho sylvan eliect
OF thts E'a9e o'it iaso grown hot 70 nllIa y,
nnd. indeed, find Eors Of compaonship 10 It.
Az night can sit iu the end window aud. look
ing down sha valley to the mills anti qns1tz-fa5-
Traced. nearly hail-a,ulle away; soc TUG luday
slow ol tne nfe' aha tne I1cn '!ao li'tte brownies
pasanA to and fro tn front Of the furnaces ~
thoy pile III fuel oT 1aartz; Using my
ope5a-gihBs. can d!st1nehisn ny nus,
band AS be nov md then comes o1lt Of tho 1nlll
md goes to tue furnaces 10 give hss o1dera: fou
matt know that hero tnoG roast nearly all tue
quartz before crushing it, facilitates the pro-
cess. and 1nases amsfgamatfon essor'
Last night.
. Lion, atr COLLIE,
sat ~ me ne 1 Was Iotk,nE through my glass,
AID 10 lookad up INTO my face ~ it1.lu1rlwv. ~
much ns TO ask "What 10 tLas for +" that pnt
1t to h!s eyes; ! don't kno" that ho saw tho
yc!ped.. and bAskod, and aprnnR ahead. then
locked bowildored ard came back ,lo{octet1ly an'l
laid down ut my leet. Lion III philosopher. l
wish he could talk, He llAB seGn d rood taal OF