St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-27

who built the first frame house in the
enchanted valley known as berry
vale" long ago when hundreds and
thousands from different parts of the
world came 400 miles by stage to sit al
the feet of Shasta. breathe the pure,
stimulating, piney air, enjoy one of the
most inspiring views Oh the globe, and
eat wig strawberries and raspberries
and cream and M0yptaip trout at
SlSsons' well supplied table.
Beautiful Berryvale! l have never
forgotten my first visit there four years
ago in company with my genial friend,
Prof. William L. Ross. of San Fran
cisco. The railroad had just been COM
pleted 10 that point from San Fran
cisco. and Sissans' boarding house and
cottages were all full OF worshiperS at
Shasfa's shrine.
ever spread at the feet of a god than
that green, grassy, streamy, fur-guarded
valley that neStleS at Shasta's feet.
One OF the lady boarders who had Wis
tied the place nearly every summer for
many yearS-fOrmerly 400 miles by stage
from San FranciScO--tOld me of Star
Kings first view of Shasta. She said
that the gOlden-tOngued orator of two
ocean shore lines seated himself at the
loot of great oak little apart from
the crowd, and lifting his eyes to the
vast temple of rock and of everlasting
snow, sat in silent worship, without
uttering word or transferring his gaze
to objects of the lower world for one
whole hour.
But in my admiration for Shasta |
must not forget another object of an en-
tirely different character, though
scarcely OF less interest to every lover
of natures divine revelations. AS there
| is but one Mount Shasta, so there is but
one MaSsbrae falls.
These falls are located on the same
railroad. only fifteen miles below Sis
sons, near where the track leaves the
canyon of the cold, blue. rushing Sac
ramentO river. with which it keeps close
company from the time the engine
leaves Redding, SiXty-five miles at the
south. The long vestibuled and buffet
trains from both ways reach the falls In
the daytime, and when the conductor
calls out Upper Soda Springs and
MaSsbrae Falls" and the engine pauses
for few minutes rest, out rush the
pasSengerS-men, women and children
to see the falls and TO drink the cool,
tlngllne soda water that bOils up in a
large volume from a marble font and
setting erected there by Senator Leland
stanford, whose progressive spirit and
utilizing hand have left signs that are
everywhere present along the Southern
Pacific lines. MaSsbrae falls consists
broad. shallow stream of clear mount
ain spring water falling and fOaming
over high, rounded table or precipice
that forms the east canyon wall of the
Sacramento, and which is covered from
top to bottom with thick. heavy growth
of mass that completely hides the rocky
strata underneath, and half conceals
the flood that divides into scores of
milk-white streams, which fairly laugh
and shout as they leap, frOIic and strug-
gle in search of the torrent below. The
numerous photographs and pictures of
the scene all fail to do the subject JUS
tlce. One must be introduced to appre-
clate it. And it is worth trip from
Portland or San Francisco to see and
hear these falls, and to feel the cool.
moist and refreshing influence stealing
over ones senses while standing within
stones throw of the many-stringed
harp OF the evergreen mountains.
JAMES q. CLARK.