New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-27

the sky. The fact was mentioned that the stages
s sar f@ san 'CSe 1Tpn ey ss at
going as far as Smith Creek. where halt is made
the evening, and the start for home Is made shortly
after 10 o'clock Another stop Is made at smith
time in the early morning hours The night trips
are the most exciting; From the top Of the noun
he stages sns arc hung low and tie way they swing
around those sharp turns Is enough TO make the
stage reaches the turn the leaders Of the six horses
are away around the other side. and this makes II
look much sharper than n actually IT,
COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.
The party with which the writer travelled saw
everything there TO be seen and then all climbed
aboard the stage. with some misgivlngs about the
downward trip. as there had been slight rainfall
Just enough to make the roads slippery. As the
stage passed place where could look directly
down several thousand feet every one held his
breath
'Tll bet all I have or ever expect TO have that
every woman In the stage viii sey. oh. my" or
make some similar exclamation at the next turn"
said the driver TO the writer a minute later.
The turn particularly sharp one. and as the
stage rounded II the passengers could look almost
straight down 1900 feet Tho heavy stage slid
around close to the edge OF the prccpce The writer
is not particularly good witness as to just what
occurred but 20 the best Of his belief the driver
was right; The place IS correctly named the "Oh
The rest of the ride home fully as interesting
as that coming up. The scenery had lost none OF
its charms although this was the second view. The
coach swung in and out. now a, the bottom OF a
canyon and now on the point OF sharp projecting
When he had reached the comparatively level road
the driver became laxative and told Of interesting
to the observatory. II Is needless TO say that tally
no stages not fitted for travel this road. as
But a company Of actors and actresses from
ca 10
were anxious to go to Mount Hamilton In tsllv-
them that tallyho IVES no, fitted for travel over
this road but they said they knew what they want
3ot I 20 at all The propretor tod them all right he
would find tally-ho for them, but they must go
Il think there wee ten or twelve in the party.
and the task was given to me TO drive them up
eight horses on that trip The party had come
down from San Francisco in the morning and they
made contract with the stage people that IL q
certain train were not caught from San Jose not
well, the proprietor told Of this arr1nsement:
about 4 Nevertheless. decided that would either
keep the terms Of the contract or the stage and
comforts you'd 20 r0ns r the S snm ~ N.
party laughed Of the idea Of danger oni said they
DID not fGs r h n Se h nsns
was rather slow that the advantages OF this sort Of
snyhns su but told them that The start back must
be made at certain hour. The time on The noun
late in getting resdy 70 depart When we did start
had Just two hours and Twenty-Five minutes to
travel twenty-seven miles with that heavy load.
IN DANGEROUS SITUATION
II looked everything over carefully before start
ing got on the box spoke sharply TO the horses
The man who had made the arrangements sat be-
side me- We swung around the first turn on the
top Of the mountain rather easily because wanted
10 see how the big thing acted. The man at my
elbow made another remark about the beauties
Of taly-hoes. and wondered again why they were
not used exclusively ! kept quiet and watched the
horses got them we'll in hand took a long breath.
and do not remember that breathed again until
we reached Smith Creek
Il cracked the whip and you can bet that thos<
horses knew was in a hurry. At the first SHARP
curve | slowed up little. but began TO see that
this would not do. because II slowed up at every
soe or let t the Sorse o ana awa% we At tho
next turn L breathed little prayer and smut my
toward the preclpice so that those on the stage
almost hanging over IT, The women screamed
and the men clutched their seats. We approached
. Don't you think you'd better slow up lit
tle?' said the man al my elbow.
Haven't tme--late now. replied in as CALM H..
voice as r c9e f from the bargain
about catching the train he said. hurredly. as
4 haven't any authority to make arrangements
for the proprietor replied, as the leaders reached
THE next instant that heavy coach was groanins
and creakng and leaning oyer in frightful way:
men all yelled to to stop 1 paid no attention
TO them. however. l had become reckless by this
time. and think could have driven team over
Niagara Falls without ninching. The man on the
box-seat first entreated and then ordered me to 20
slowly but paid no attention TO him. lie was
too badly scared to try TO force me to stop, and
probably had not much confidence in his ability
successfully to manage eight horses.
we reached the foot OF the mountain at last
and do not think such white faces on
live people I witnessed whom ! threw the reins
to the boy at the stable and looked around No one
said a word. The passengers were all too exhausted
to move they did not leave their seats while the
horses were being changed | made great BLUR
all the way home. but you may be sure that told
the boss | would never drive tally-ho on that
trip again They caught their train but the horses
were as wet as II they had been swimming In the
bay"
we arrived at the hotel. elated and hungry after
midnight. and had supper before retiring. An old
globe trotter' and the writer were sitting before
the big. redwood log fire, smoking and thinking
about what had been seen.
this trip" he said and the writer Endorsed his opin-
lon