New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08
JOAQUIN MILLER'S HOME.
WITH SOME DESCRIPTION OF HIS TOMB.
From The Midland Monthly.

From The Midland Monthly
The road widened and came out upon the summit
he bought a thousand acres in the foothills for a
sum almost nominal. Now. by his own hard work
this place has improved to such an extent that he
has been offered $4,000 for it, and in few more
1t T d be wo,h ~es that ran There being
no drive up to the house, Mr.. Miller came running
S sSre the IN Rr hat to hs
sayest Of colors and as understand was dressed
in light corduroy trousers. bun silk shirt. red
sash and black yeve, vest with bearskin snnG
OF the olden days. His long. light hair made
b rnsd for Kind s ha as s al ne s sa
whole country round about.
flowers and fruit, and all ask OF you is to be
happy"
A small thing. we thought: but one that means
much to him. as he cannot bear to have any unhap-
pness near him.
standing side Hs BY BY side called Spring. summer and
Autumn. | only peeped into the hrst-the walls OF
wn IN c sfy Mn "r 'H
ter Juanita. who with her mother. came on from
NcwYork a year ago 10 spend the summer.
AS we started into the next cottage. summer
MI Miller babe us look up over the door; saying ii1,
There are the three religions you may take your
There. indeed. were tho symbols over the door
tage consists Of large square room-Mr. Millers
own. Half Of 1t is used for sittingroom; fur
one mass OF photographs OF noted people ana cur,
the world Curtains divide the room and make
bedroom OF the other half-and here is where Joa-
qun Miller. the Poet of the Sierras. does his
He told me that he had coffee brought to him at
II o'clock in the morning. and from that time I'll
he did what writing he had to do, then dressed
The third cottage is miniature chapel on the
outside. but within there Is no suggestion or the
tices gathered from the indians. nearly all having
a story connected with them Two huge bearpawi
j asked them what they were for. He bade each
one of us take hold Of them and look directly at
tl,a, In ham NC a
claws from the famous Rain-bcar OF the North;
R% S and h Sa Of Wien %
medium of the paws the Great Spirit would bring rain
S EARN o his @ Jaws
stay in the tribe forever Much interested we
A. we were listening 70 him. We suddenly heard I'd
the sound OF water on the outside. Whoever heard
OF rain in California in midsummer. and with the
sun shining and not cloud In the sky?
But there II was. and for ten feet around us the
In a few minutes Mr. Miller sang another ltile
song and waved a coyotes tail. which caused the
OF the rainwith all due respect to the Rain
bear-for the house was most compact
four sides. and key connected with the tank Is
operated from the chapel: .o..a oo.,.,.o.
Mr.. Miller has prepared for his own and his guests
We were then taken up to fourth and larger cot
taGe for luncheon, where kind old lady came
down the path to bid us welcome rim Joaquin's
After n hearty luncheon and look at his two
hshponds-there being plenty OF water on the ranch
i started up the mountain with Mr.. Miller to
visit his tomb.
/, was a long. steep walk. hut the goal was AT
last reached. The tomb is built OF great rocks
the mountain hundreds Of feet above the sea
Perhaps one hundred feet away IL his funeral
pie-also built OF stone-for Mr.. Miller has given
orders that his BODY be- burned and the ashes
placed in the tomb For miles these two huge piles
OF stone can be seen. They serve AS a landmark
the others we walked among the groves OF fruit.
stopping TO pick peaches pears ana plums; and
thence through the most beautiful spot Of allihe
rose gardens | might say that the whole ranch
is a nowcrbcd. and II would not be far from the
truth for even In the orchards Mr.. Miller has
planted rows OF la France roses and violets be-
tween the trces-and about the cottages are acres
OF roses. ,
The next day Henry Irving and Ellen Terry were
cxpected up spend the day. and Mr.. Miller had
MANNED to have the path from the gate 10 the
house s,rewn with roses for Miss Terry 10 walk
upon-aulte ma the knights OF old would have done
Ru, / must tell you story that Mrs. Miller. the
mother told me. Mr. Miller had never sold any
thing from the place. The fruit and flowers are
free 10 any one that comes. for he Is 20 FAR away
that few peoplc bu; fhends come 10 Visit him. one
day some strangers visited the place. and as Mr.
Miller was not at home his man took them about
one OF the ladies asked II she could buy some OF
insisted on paying the man four bits-nfty cents
Al night when Mr. Miller came home. the man
BANDED him the money, the first ever earned from
the Mace in six years, Mr.. Miller divided II equally
Win the man and gave fifteen cents 10 his mother
az a keepsake. Taking the remaining dime. he
nailed IL 10 his door. he said. 10 always have
money near MIN.