Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-11
fFrom the Evening Express.l

BeJtlemeut III tne OWous NiNot Nai-
ley.s Lone Pine is on the wane.
After seeing a building to let In
that delectable city, with hardly
whole pane of glass and guitless OF
font or back doors, it would not
have surprised me, in the least, to
find the adjoining lot offered for
rent as a Summer kitchen. Inde-
pendence may be called a finished
town. There is an air of quietness
and rest about this city which
would not wish to f1nd disturbed
by even the driving of a nail, and
nv desires, in this respect, are quite
likely to be gratified unless, indeed,
the mines in the Kearsage District.
lust back of it, exhibit some tend
ency to bullion.producing. AS we
passed through, the dogs eyed US
lazily; the saloon-keepers and bar
room loafers, after a lethargic
glance, turned to their several av-
ocations, which consisted of smok-
ing and splitting in very spiritless
sort of way. The old building with
the sign
'iTARANTULA OFFICE"
take 1t, had once known some.
thing of the publication of news
paper of a particularly venomous
nature, and-I ask his forgiveness
II could not help associating the
lawyer who sat in his shirtsleeves,
next door, with many of the in
stincts and tendencies of this eu-
phonious reptile. He looked so
calm, quiet and innocent as he sat
with his feet on the table, chair
tilted back and dreamily smoking,
that one would think him the most
harmless man in the world, when,
In fact, he was, in all likelihood,
plotting as to how he could get a
neighboring farmer involved in
litigation that he might remorse-
lessly sweep the hard earnings of
wears from the pocket of the hus-
bandman into his insatiate grasp.
It may be that he was considering
the ways and means as to how a
church was to be erected, and If so
/ am sorry that penned the fore
going paragraph. In any case he
will do well to steer clear of the
shoals on which several Los An
geles gentleman OF the legal per-
suasion have been wrecked. The
killing of the goose which laid the
golden egg is not altogether a fable.
When the people find that as long
as q dollar can be squeezed out OF
q man his case will be continued
from term to term and re-heard in
definitely it is apt to deter Others
from resorting to the tribunals Of
what ought to be-justice, under
any circumstances. Gentlemen of
the jury-the law, l mean,-dont
pluck the last feather, and believe
me, without any personal expert
ence in the matter, L can assure
you that those who have anything
to lose will soon be glad to make
any kind of compromise instead
of resorting to tribunals where
every impediment is put in the
way of cheap and speedy justice.
Excuse this DEPRESSION, please. l
find
THE VILLAGE OF BISHOP
To be the centre of a fine agricul-
tural region. On all sides are to be
seen thrifty farms scattered over
a valley some five miles in width
and probably twelve long. With
the exception of an odd patch OF
tuIes, all this land is of good quail
ty. The creek runs through, or
about the center, and is amply suf-
ficent for purposes of irrigation. AT
the intersection of the Benton and
valley highways is the village.
There are four general stores where
every ordinary requirement can be
supplied; about the same number
of saloons, of course; livery sta
BILE: two wagon and blacksmith
shops; two hotels; q drug store;
small church, and numerous pri-
vate residences scattered in the vi
cinity. Considerable direct trad
ing is done with Mammoth and
Benton, and the supplies required
by the surrounding farmers ensure
the mercantile gentlemen large
sales. Bishop has daily mail, OF
which ]. A. Stoughtenborough
takes charge in addition to his
large store. 1t is growing place,
as many new buildings going up
abundantly testify, and will, in the
course of time, be place of some
Importance.
THE ROAD TO MAMMOTH
Leads up Bishop Greek and through
Round Valley. There is now be.
re US a moderately abrupt range
hills surmounted by mesa in
lining toward us; the main Sierra
Nevadas are at our immediate left,
bald and precipitous as usual. Cut
ting the surface of the mesa and
ridge Just named are two immense
drains or cracks. At u distance
they are as we'll defined as the fis-
sures In ''doben plain. On in
ouIry we find that one of them Is
occupied by Rock Creek, the other
nv Owens River. 1t is even so.
The toll road finally leads US to the
summit, where we have a grand
view of the whole. The inclina-
tion is now from us. Without any
warning or Indication we are on
the brink of an abyss six hundred
feet in depth. We can see the
creek at its bottom foaming over
and around rocks in its sinuous
passage to the valley. Huge pines
half way down dwindle to small
part OF their natural size, and as we
enter on the grade which descends
into the gorge the outlook is per-
fectly frightful. What if the har-
ness broke or the brakes gave way?
the horses got restive, or the driver
did not make correct calculations
In regard to the arcs of circle as
exhibited in the bends of the road?
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