Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-03-03
LETTER ERoM -'Ia q aaOAD 49,
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RIO VIsrA. Cal Feb. Is, 1885.

Slate Of Il, Pacific, L., Company with
Louis Jerome Of the firm OF Drodbcce *
Co, left Boise Git, on ihe morning o
Jan 25th, by stag, and an lhe fourth day
at noon arrived AT Winnemucca. htSIl-
yer City we were joined b. Mr. d. Cough.
amour, Superintendent of IN Pioneer mine
at q arlZDurg, who came down in the m
terest OF the compan. To buy machinery
for the more successful operation OF til,
mine. Dave is jovial ichuw ana a good
travelling Compilation.
Our trip b, sage, though somewhat tc-
diOus, Was moi AN unpl asant one, We
were favored with far weather, though
quite cola at lines. Through the Owy-
hee mountains the snow Was six feet deep
or more and he wind blew swift and celia
enough 10 suggest the probability that the
north pole wltn its icy surroundings mig
be loca,ed at no greai distance. All avail
abb wrapping apparel was brought into
requisllion, a, d though somewhat cold,
we were not Uncomfortable. Al2P NJ. on
the fourth day, we boarded a car Of the
Central Pacific Express train aud soon
the iron horse snorted out ut tow sp, ed
ing along at the rate of forty miles au
hour towards the Sierra Nevada, ana
rapidly diminishing the distance between
Us anu our destlnatl,n. We took supper
at Keno, breakfast tnc following mOrnIng
al Sucranento, and arrived he Bay ciJ
at ~ r. NJ Between The Capital tit, aau
the Bay, beautiful sight grveled he eye
AT allWay station green pastures and
Hover gardens cou d be seen, ANA at IN
lerlheulate places, orcnai DIS ana vineyards
OF Sreai extent stretching uu, in the tr
OF distance This deligh ful change was
especially noic, auie TO us who but tween
ty-four hours previous turned our backs On
the snow-clad mountains al Nevada AZ
The Oakland ferr, boat we were inet by
Mr.. August Ihoman 'ormcfly OF Boise
City, who had been applIsed Of our com
ing, and by him we were guided 20 the
Swiss Hotel. The following morning 1
took walk through The city ana along
the wharves, expecting to meet some one
that had known before, aad e ii st old
ldahoan had the pleasure to meet was
our ormcr townsman Mr., d. III Anderson.
who holds The position of collector on
Mission street wharf He is as D easint
and good natured as ever, and looks not !,
Gay Older Than when first saw him. ten
years ago After cenversing awhile about
4 IA IL,
ana ere long met another sixy.nner
MIR. John Percy, then miner on liuena
Vista Bar, but now, and for several wears
past, chief clerk in Il tea store ON Marked
street Mi, Percy was delighted to NEE,
one just from Idaho, and many were the
ques IONS asked in regard to old friends
aud acquaintance in that place. | alsC
met my old friends, the Lund Lros., VIII.
are doing business in the city, and in com
Portable circumstances. My first trip on
OF the city was to Marin county. san Ra
faei, The county seat, is one oft pretties
towns it has yet been my pl assure to see
The site Oh which the town is built. i,
gradually rising toward, the hills beyond
which gives sort of romantic appearance,
30 the town. Nesting among the cyprc,.
groves, almost hidden from view, stand.
many beautiful residences, owned and oc
cupied by wealthy business people from
the city. Here, also, resides Judge Thos
J. Bowers, formerly on the beacn of Ia,
Cd judicial District of Idaho, bal of late
years Superior Judge of Marin county
AT the last election the county wen
strongly Republican. and Judge Bowers
with many other good old Democrat,
were delegated TO private life--for Will
at least He is spoken Of as IA good jurist
suund Judge, and in public as in privat
life, has host Of friends Next | visite
Rio Vista, and in company with AN oil
friend, went up to Sacramento Ate
sountering around the city for while W
visited the State capitol, which, as regard
architecture, is perhaps one Of the pre-
test buildings of its kind in the Union
The assembled wisdom of the State bein
in session.. our curiosity naturally led L
to tarry awhile in the legislative halls 7
stranger, however, there was nothing {