The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-09-02

front. The man and woman from Miesouh took The
back scat, Chinaman the middle one. while cat
on the front seat with the little drives. How long
was IL since We began this journey II seemed days
ago. During our nights ride the fatigue and ntise
had 40 confused us a. 20 make us ise car idea OF
time. Oar backs were toward the sun, and our eyes,
though eth heavy with sleep, were eager 70 drinh 10
the beauty Of the scenery. The psh was higher. the
read narrower aud sleeper. and Tor eievrn miles was
a steady Ascent There we're not more than two or
three phases on the road where the stages would not
run back when stepped. unless the wheels were
cloxxrd. II 70 q toll road built from Rediing 10
weavsrviIle, a distance Of 90 niles % over. Thstcn 10
heavy. The ssage line pays about s2.70o per year.
A slx-hCrss team. going and rvturnlng. pays
5000 The road ID = s~uceession Of hcrsohces all
the distance. there being i57 turns 10 ssven miles
some % them 90 short Il looks 80 tboagh anything
the length of a stage With ls horsss could not possl-
bly, take the turn. The road 10 entirely artificial. cut
Ia the side Of the mountain. and 10 uarrtw two
teams could net possibly pass 10 many places AZ
the wheel rolls on the very edge a. the pail. with all
confidence 10 the horses and driver. and ihoagh not
really afraid. one inssinctlvcly holds hs resth and
leans away from The pail. Far down the largs trees
stand. erect aud green. Many are 800 feet high.
They are The usual California evergreen trees. inter
spersed with oak, willow and others unknovn 10 mo.
We are nov In the midst Of mountninA They are -
grand, and with valleys 90 wide. We lose all Idea Of
distance and comparison. The sun Il frat on one
side Of ne. and then on the other. Sqalrrsls scsm-
per across our path. and the large Jack rabbits hop
slowly AWAY as though We were old acqnaintances.
Of whom they had no fear. We $50 the trace Of q
large snake aud the track 81 deert. and occasionally
catch sight 81 q beautiful grouse. We rise 10 one
height. curious 10 see and hoping Il may be our last.
- fl 4. a..anfafr mfll ~ nlml In fonl ~
az. We had no idea there were 10 many mountains
in the world, and We feel smofhercd and chokcd by
them. We can see no plain, and We half fear we are
lost among the mouniains Any one must feel that
nine miles Of hin 10 enough At once. aud we were
glad 10 be told at the end Of four hours that we
were approaching the top Of Trinity mountain and
our dinner place, Lewiston was tbs name OF our
Of Importance. II had a scbool-house, and a black
smith shop. he told us. q hotel also. and u house. u
was bounded on one side he said by a mountain. u
was bounded on the other side by q mountain. and
there was a mountain on the other side. There was
street aud q low street. a cross street, and on che
other side there was no street NJ all. There was
also q bridge ACROSS the river. Arrived az Lewiston,
wo found the whole had been told us-there was
nothing more 10 be said OF Il. AZ the hotel We found
a numser Of sleepy lasses but lately retained from
the ball before mentioned. go you imagine these
mountain bellies are b%ustleless. that they know
nothing OF Madam Foy's corsets. that lace Ii un-
known TO thep, that they have never heard Of
foclard, and seal brown and navy bluei Look AZ
them then, and be corrected.
Leaving Lewiston We had yet q good ways TO go.
for we had learned that twelve or sixteen miles over
such roads as we must travel, 10 a long distance.
The sun was giving us almost intolerable heat, the
thermometer 1867 In the shade. We were yet as
cending, though Trinity was accomplished, but
toward evening. or at least al 3 O'Clock, We were
where there was q long descent. a distance Of three
miles, and our careful driver was nearly half an
hour in making 4. How hot II was, and bow long
the miles grew. We had been fifteen hours In the
stage. and at the end Of our journey had gone forty
miles. Well, at last W did reach that much-deslred
and hardly accomplished place. Douglas City. This
" city I" answers our little drivers description OF
Lewiston. II is n mining town, and has the transit
tory appearance Of such places. The amenities Of
the place are the heaven lost children. and the grand
scenery. A piano and flute, when not In use,
stand as silent comforts In the house where I am.
Across Trinity river. opposite the house. is a mining
claim called Kanaka Ben, from the Hawaiians who
originally worked II.
But ! must not stop 10 tell Of my visit TO q mine.
Of the fascination Of picking up gold lying loose IN
the ditch, and Of many other interesting things Of
which much might be told. r. II. NC.