, 1877-02-17

have before spoken Of tho scene at sunrise;
but the picture Of the lovely valley where / was
eneamped, At the ycspcr.lour, was one of per
hcs4smen droya down thclr wild catttc for sale,
a fassong sccno took place, exciting enough and
wonderful TO behold.
Selecting til, desi1el fxsso sss. ao1seuan dashed
nhead, at full speed, swIngfng his '.Iar!at " as
be moved along, TIL suddenly, and with uu-
errlng ain, the !opc urcocd to It's full length,
the moose falling eyer tn, horns Of tho
psratlop, In turn beean1e the ,punsuccc.
It'll ho feels the "lariat F." draw, when lc stops
feet 70 oppose hts mvtions. A sccoDd horsemnn
now rides up and with his lassu deftly catches
uu ono Of tile bind legs VI tho OF, whcn both
horses draw in opposite directions. Tic over
luz, to tie ground; when another ilorset,,an
(eaballero} quickly draws luis keen "msrlIcta"
at'awart tllc poor bcasis neck, and the a!ekrn.
lug butchcEy IL coln1tete. Slckeniue, bccause
tho aeonlzea tcIiowil'gs OF the dying brute arc
rms "DRr SEASON !" III CALIFORNIA.
1n July tue trees ana plapts, lately 50 lovely
to the eye began to feel tic effects VI tho parcli
se tey Nv would w.pe2 Slenx for one sholt &c
Iankee-Apri! shower.
In thu midday heat, used to le ln ny tcnt,
and TOT "coo!cr' gaze urward towards tho
snow.clad submits Of tho Lofty eierra Ncvada-
near distance.
But tho greatest drawback 10 my enjoyment
was thc cratttlesnasc. hundreds OF which swartncd
"Lcated term y; while on NY very pillow. ous
evening. caught, = large. hairy tarantMla,
taking comfortable etcsta. Tho ylllianous-
looking REPTILE nothing daunted At my ap-
Ind ad rushed It me With a devsh % EXPRESSION nj; ID
his fierce eyes; and. though pinned him to the
ground BY running piece Of lurgc wro through
s hha sG1y S1sEyi,a ths no1t morning found him "alVo
the GAMBLERS or 1e49
At the time AMI describing, cr0wds OF gam.
elers a.,,.a and shonlaer'sttiksrs from our
Ill., ts Sssxs' bsx.s ys sy,. from md sansyt Bos1y
fornia mIncs with their hateful presence. The
security Of three nlonths previul1s gave ptace 10
nightly loss Of tools, aud almost daily assassEna-
ttons 0f tho most cruel and bloody character.
ths CaIifornla mlncs. Theirs i!ad been
taken out those twcnty,!,ve.po',nd Jumps
undoubtedly the richest region of that Golden
Land; and there were congregated tho most
lovely and hewtchtng tmportations OF the acf
diyine,- --Aanaks beauties from the Sandwich
Isles; the dusky belle. from Valparaiso; tho
falrest girls from Chill and Pcru; with any
quantity Of vice and lovelintss combined from
Mazatlaa and China.
wa preeent one ntght In the largo gambling
tent at sonora, curiousIy watching Several 81
tho "biE games, u when III alteration took
place between monte-dealer and = New York
bully, aud, before the crowd gould interfere,
the Mexican drew his revolver and shot hi. op.
r0rknf thfnUNh ttr hrHH -fhN hrn1fau rfnraA ~
skull and portions OF the brain being spattertd
over my Kay serape,-the Mexican toga, then
much y vogue At the gold n!nes.
ee o. M t obs1 ts' n sasf taSsta nS e a +s r.
heart With 1nurdeFous Mexican knife.
\ sABBATH-sC1hk.
The next Sabbath morning atrolled through
that tent wsts ts two stabbed an rdilsa
tables, whls ~ gatno" was being played upon
others close 1t band.
Such acenea we're common 10 The mines during
tho early part Of 1919, and bcGau to grow dls'
RuSte0 With the character. Of my surroundings.
FAMOUS FLAcEH.
Two miles above Sonora, there WA 3 tract,
pcrhapa the must prolldc Of the heaviest gold Of
any over ret discovered IN that land ot wealth
to sec friend, whom found at work deep
down In the bowels vi bis nauther earth,-a shaft
having beeu sunk down about loo feet, the ex'
caysted sassh yteliinz LARGELY. From the bot
direction, and unearthed lots VI the precious
oru. Here was obtained lump Weighing TWEEN
sr-seven pounds, all solid gold, save about one
creased its Yaluo - specimen. With
such Inducements to labor. Il " not
surprising that tbs day. were devoted % hard
work but, at night, when tbe crowds O! miners
eouGregated u the ganbl!n0.tents Of Sonora,
aud Music. women, wine, aud cards Ecre all
d!spared in most allu1ing guise, The scene re-
minded NC Of PAndenonium.
Black spirits and white.
Bl1e sP.slts and RFaY.
Ill mingled in the dance; whle tbs fsudlngo,
70 merry At It's opening. often closed Ia wild de-
oAneh. and not tnfJequently in hloodshed and IN
death. CAPr San.
Tss2tsnsnt Of lnfapta in England.