The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-04-29

before night. / accompanied them .
short distance on the route, reluctantly
bid them and Mr.. Landon good bye, and
marched straigh, back to Salina, where
they have plenty of room for ladies, and
are brim full ofioy at sight ofihem. In the
evening the Judge came in from bis sur
veving trip and We rested that night as
only the mountain folks can rest-the
deep, quiet, refreshing rest of virtue and
contentment. Such rest brings sun
shine to the heart, and when our eyes
opened the sun was Illuminating the
mountain tops, and it seemed as il Heav-
en- was but just above Us. Well, what's
Oh the tapis to-day, Judge! We will go
10 the God Hill and from there towards
the snowy range, and AS III have my
glass with ne, we will bring the highest
mountain tops To close inspection-a
hearty breakfast and We were off. IL
was up grade when we started, and up
grade al =. NJ, when we stepped. Eight
miles had been accomplished aud we
STOOD 5000 ieei above our starting point:
tired, oh no. If an angel had spoke.
from the clouds so pear us, come higher.
| and offered a helping hand, | would have
begged f"r rest IN the log shanty IN
trent of w. before obeying the request.
| Even the sight of pheasant female face
/ eased 10 interest me-, but that bed did
receive prompt attention. A three hours
rest and good dinner brought me back
to lite. and pow III tell Won all about it,
Gold Hill is Il town of so houses perhaps
and some two and Il halt from Salina. II
Is bnilt in u charming valley and seems
- quiet rs Il New England town There
are number Of mines being worked
! here, the most celebrated OF which Is The
Cold Spring" 1t has more than 500
I feet of levels, and Is some 400 feet under
ground; the ore is very rich and they ar.
!. W a>sorti' = u ton Of it, which j. i'll
tended 10 be pun into Il seventy I'VE ,hous
and d. lar brick, for exhibition at the
/ Centennial. Some two or three miles
| beyond Gold Hill We came to Snow, aud
al intervals along the road we walked
over snow one or two feet deep. AT the
| log house the snow WAS about six feet
edeep. The hills of perpetual snow We're
vet some six y hes off, but the telescope
brought them So near we could see their
gorgcs seemingly holding Two hundred
feet IF snow. Gruy'-. James and Long
peaks doomed prominently above the
rest, and presented terrible rough cxter-
Tors when examined through the glass
bout four O'Clock the Judge announced
himself ready 10 return. We did ample
Justice to the collation. set before u and
At nine p. NJ. reached Salina. Saturday
morning everything is lovely ard We are
off for Boulder. Miners ut work ali
along the road, but the mules and the
driver give 20 time To talk or prospect,
so I,s bat a shnr, trip down the hills and
We no sooner leave the mountains than
we strike into Boulder City. This place
is growing fast; they claim 1000 nhahit'
ants now. New buildings are going Dp
IN every hand. the hotels are more han
tull, and If you fnd maa tina, hasn't "a
mine, hr il generally on The lookout Tor
ono Sunday TODAY. and in-,eai OF be-
ing al church | AIN finishing up my Ser!b
biings to Won. Tomorrow morning ]
am off for Denver, where will mail
them. w. ;. Z.