Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-04
LETTER EROM CHa-as..
An Old Coasters Account of His
tourney Eastward.

and steam, between crossing the Pains
in lS49 or in 1877, was the subject of
continual reflection as, in our recent
journey. we were whirled along. Is it
singular that we, in our ''sere and yell
low leaf" and while tile years seem
slipping away with ever increasing
fight, should take delight in be-
ing thus hurried 1t really APP
pears sad to think an old mans
schedule of time, or his hopes and fears
of mortal life should depend upon the
speed with which he is hurled into the
border land of an ind.finabIe and eter-
nal realm. Don't les us dwell upon
such subje Is. They are too sombre,
and as the brilliant colors of youth are
nearly rubbed out let us cling more
fondly to the remaining few. In this
way 1 propose 10 speak OF the past and
the present just as II thirty years had
not elapsed between my first and last
journey over the great American des-
ert, and over that much of life's linn
itation. 1t is immaterial in which di.
rection you first travelled, or If lastly
your course was in opposition, for as
we dTe llIOTGIltu. Us the journey east
or west the end of all is the same.
What matter, then, about the power
which carried me west so many years
ago, or the power which now returns
me to catch glimpses of sunshine two
or more hours earlier than the good
folk OF Eureka? Well. / will tell you.
| would not do so were it not that the
question seems reasonable, and all in.
quiry merits a respect not always ex-
tended in this self-suihcient age Of the
world. NV very nature would abhor
going back upon first love, and while
progressive and reformatory (having
voted for Tilden and reforfm) yet | con-
fess 40 fondness for b evolution
which has extinguished my honest,
great eyed OK in order to introduce
this noisy, reckless, spasmodic mon
ster. Call me antiquated or fOssiliZe1
(which | amt, for | voted for Tilden
and refOrln), | care not what, still |
find in my hearts hot cells the same
old love for the integrity, and the
steadiness, and the unostentatious,
nom parading dignity of a yoke of
strong. slloui dered oxen, as when in
ls49 they introduced me to all the vi
cissitudes of life IN California. Say
what you will, | shall stick to it and
will constantly contend that there are
many discomforts attending this mod
ern mad way of travel, some of
which | may allude to. butfor the pres
will only add that Judge Eleazar, my
companion, about whom | desire To
speak in most respectful terms, was $50
il appear-) appointed guardian over
both my morals and means. IL also
appear that before leaving Eureka he
had arranged a code with penalties at
tached for the least ~misbehavior. He
confesses that the code Ia cory of
which is promised) was the joint work
of those concerned about my deport-
ment. Finally he now declares he
never intended any severity, and is
pleased that by subsequent agreement
any not TOO demonstrative breach Is 10
be- charged over to suspense. Thus he
obtains what most is desirable, invol-
untary obliquity to his intolerabls
of both men aud women, to
say nothing of myself, while any little
imprudence of my own, however in
nocent, is held in suspense with, it
may be, a compounded percentage ad-
ded to the penalty. Inasmuch as
this is to be a truthful relation of my
sufferings under this Eureka repre-
sentative of morals and manners, 1
shall briefly relate his gross abuse of
power, but not for publication, mind
you, not for publication. 1t makes
me savage To think my travelling per-
cepter could so far demeau himself as
to offer a dose of Eureka cocktails to p
n but beautiful lady with a
S%outherly aspect and cropped fore
locks. Holy Moses, THAT an insult!
However, the lady didn't so regard it,
but swallowed the detection as easy
and gracefully as our own Colonel
Ely, which compels me TO admit how
superior to my own is EleazaT's judy.
ment of female character. AS the
6drbaric custom is, so / say, next.
Well, the mex occasion was of a dit
ferent order when as this natural man
of assumed a lose, aInlable
style. 1t happened the bill OF fare
was done in "A volume of Russian EN-
bossed, and with bevelled edges. and
he instructed me to the items
not desirable. Among those items
was spring chicken, n / obliterated,
while he, in frantic mood, demanded
its restoration, or else possum gum
and hoe cake. The walters endeavor-
ed to explain that unfortunately the
ccmmissary lacked the possum gums,
and instead OF spring chicken there
was left nothing but old hen. Then
followed a scene toe rude and unbe-
coming TO relate. But you can
imagine angry words and drawn re-.
volver III that railroad dining room all
hung with Anticipated dust and be-
smeared TAPESTRY. Now, | set down
nothing in malice, but if ever kind for
tune favors me ! will reassume the at
titude the good God has bestowed
upon the freemen of America. Per-
NIT me TO inquire if such scenes were
calculated to inspire my mind with the
grandeur and the of those ancient,
or modern, Il don't know whichl
mountains over which we were being
pulled and pushed? How was it pos
sible to be impressed with those easy
six in twelve gradients so acceptable
to either aged legs or steam engine?
| was bewildered and failed to note the
most interesting features of the jour-
ney; as for instance the charming
grain crops, the white padded bean
fields, the beautiful bands of antelopes,
peering with great brown eyes from
every hill top, and the thirteen hundred
pound oma at Green River, which,
ratbar anocalypiical character, so