The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-10-04

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Healdsburg and Cloverdale were the
|fnext camps, the latter being the present
Northern terminus of the S. Z. & N. P.
R. R. The rest of the road has been
nearly completed, however, as fat as
Ukiah. We reached Cloverdale on Sat.
urday.. and camped by the Russian River
until Monday. From this place run
three stage routes; one 10 Ukiah, one to
Lakeport and the third to the Geysers.
On Saturday afternoon, all of US except
the Captain, took our horses and rode
over to the Geysers. We had been told
that it was 16 miles, but it seemed much
further, and + know it vas much over 16.
The road, almost the entire way, is up a
canon, in which runs the Pluton River,
and there are very few places where two
vehicles can pass each other. We
reached our destination in good time fol
dinner, and having ridden about 40 miles
that day, I, for one, engaged a splendid
nights rest.
The hotel is on the south side of the
main canon, and the most of the geysers
are to be found in smaller canon at
right angles to the larger one, and
directly opposite the hotel. After break.
fast the next morning we started on q
tour of inspection.
It is said that the man who frat dis.
covered the place hurried back to bis
companions, and told then that he had
discovered the mouth G. the lower
regions. All kinds Of sights, smells and
sounds assail you at once, like an i'm.
mense chemical labratory in full blast
over three hundred springs surround you
-,ome are hot; others icy cold; some
contain iron; some soda; others sul-
phur. The deposits from the waters are
as various in character as the waters them.
selves, and the sulphates Of lime, mag.
nesia and iron contribute to give the bot.
tom and sides of the ravine peculiar
vivid and variegated coloring. At one
moment you see ssethiDg, bubbling
pool as black as ink; at the next, q beau.
.tiful, placid spring of crystal water.
In several places, steam is elected in
regular pulsations from holes in the
ground, as if an immense engine were at
work below the surface, and altogether
you feel that if the discoyerer was not
altogether right, he was not entirely
wrong. After lunch We left and rode
back to camp to resume our march on
the morrow. Two days later we reached
Ukiah, quite ready to settle down and
rest for while. The citizens of the
place were very glad to see US; for
besides other reasons, it gave them a
chance to see a Light Battery and drill,
which most of them had never seen
before, and many would never see again.
We pitched camp in grove on the out.
skirts of town, convenient for wood and
water. Nothing of interest occurred
until the 4th of July celebration, in
which we had been invited to participate,
the procession was, no doubt one Of the
grandest in the history Of the stars and
stripes-composition as follows: Grand
Marshal of the day, brass band, fire COM.
pany, Sunday School in wagons, Sunday
School on foot, Band of Hope (three girls
and two boys) on foot, wagon load of lit.
tie girls representing the different States
of the Union this novel effect was pro.
dnced by strip of paper about the fore.
head with the name of the State printed
on it), Light Battery sK," and twelve
young ladies on horseback, the Oldest Of
whom was just sweet fifty.three this lat
ter can not be relied upon, as it came
from the lady herself, and the young
creature was very bashful from persona,
observation, and with strict regard fol
the truth, I shall say sixty.) The pro
cession proceeded in state to grove mex
to our camp, where the usual 4th of July
"chestnuts" were once more perpetrated
upon the unofending people, and ther
came Che barbecue, and from chestnut'
the crowd turned to the more satisfying
diet of roast OK, sheep and pig. The fes
tivities of the day concluded with free
for all, go as you.plesse ball given in th'
Town Hall. Every one for miles aroune
was there, and many didn't 60 home
till morning.
One of our chief pleasures at Ukial
was going out to the Vichy baths, abou
three miles from town. 1t was move
and at the same time very pleasan
experience to battle in running Nch!
water-they have two immense springs
the water from which can be turned int,
the bath houses, SO that there is con
slant stream passing through each tub
The water is heavily charged with gas
and one peculiarity aboutit is, that soal
is entirely unnecessary, either in bathing
or in washing clothes. It is also excel
lent drinking water, and compares yer.
favorably with that from the most note'
European alkaline waters. In addition
to these springs, there is smaller one 0
Apollinaris water.
The night before we left, the Trustee
of the town gave US banquet, and thi
was followed by hop given the officer
by the "Mignonette Social Club" On
days march brought us to Blue Lakes
where we camped over one day and ha'
a delightful time rowing and sailing
While here ne took a flying trip to Sara
toga springs, about three miles distant
aud where there are several kinds Q
mineral water. Our next camp was q
Clear Lake, one OF the most noted spot
in California. The name is a misnomel
for the water is not clear, but still it is