Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-07-22
INTERESTING TRIP TARO' CALIFORNIA
FORMER WEST VlRGlNlRNS TELL,
OF THEIR JOURNEY
Through the Mountains and ValIeus
OF the Golden State - Girls
Accused OF tmDtuinO the
Little Brown JuU."
CONTINUED from last week. J

. CONTINUED from last week
Angels Camp, June s, 1908; il
camp. Angels Camp is a nice
little town. on a mountain of course.
Nothing here but mine-; one in
operation at present time. just
why they called it Angels Camp |
don't know for haven't seen any
one yet that in any way resembled
an angel. Au revoir until we are
on the road again
Saturday, June g. Angels Camp
we all went picnicking today at
Stanislan river. The girls donned
their pants and rode broncos by
way of Funk hill 30 the river, the
Others drove In wagons, buck
boards, and carts over the noun.
tains. We drove up the noun
tain as long as our horses could
stand mp. We found level ground
enough To tie our horses on, then
we footed ii down the mountain to
the river.
After dinner we all visited the
famous Jones mines, some walking.
some on horses. MYSELF with two
others rode horse back, taking the
trail around the mountain. This trail
was about twelve inches wide and
bad been vailed along the edge
with stones; over the side was a
canyon. 1t seemed to me there
could be no bottom it looked SO far
down. Oh my! | thought sure my
hair would be white when | got
over, at any rate it all stood
straight up until my hat raised off
my head. These mountain saddle
horses can pick their way over
trails that we could not go, and
are as sure footed rs can be.
The mine was shut down but II
was curiosity to us. We went in
the tunnel until we could not see
daylight but were afraid to 90
farther. do not know how much
farther it went. We followed the
trail back TO the river; there we
found the crowd preparing to wend
their way up the mountain TO the
horses. oh, that mOuntain!
thought we would never reach the
top; had to dig our heels in the
earth TO keep from going back.
All were nearly exhausted when
we reached the top, and we we're
glad when we got into camp where
we have nothing to do but eat and
rest.
Angels Camp, June 10 Wednes
day; left for the big trees this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock. There were
two wagons and seventeen people.
We stopped in Angels long enough
to get supply OF food, then
drove TO Murphys. Stopped by a
little stream for lunch, fed and
watered our horses. 1t was then
getting dusk, but the moon was
peeplng over the mountains. So
we started out 20 drive six miles
before camping for the night. Our
road ran up large canyon. The
hills were straight up on either side
and all the way up there ran a
beautiful stream. 1t rolled aud
tumbled over the rocks-roaring
aud throwing it's white sprays
lelistonine in the moonlight through
the tall pines. 1t was certainly
beautiful sight. But for all IT.
beauty IT was real weird and ghost
ly, 30 far IN the mountains and in
the dead Of night.
After going six miles we decided
TO 90 farther. SO we drove until
midnight. We came TO the Shan
non ranch at midnight, put our
horses in the barn and gave them all
the hay they could eat. Then we
carried our blankets TO the hay
NOV and made one long bed, Brig
ham Young fashion, and retired for
the rest Of the night. 1t was
comical TO see us, seventeen in one
bed. The landlord came in at
daylight 20 feed. Just what he
+ thought ] do not know; guess he
must have thought it was CoMe's
army. We are about ready to
, leave camp this morning Thursday,
~, having seven miles TO drive
r before reaching the big trees.
} Thursday morning 500 left
B Shannon for blg trees. Oar way
- led up The mountain buc had a
b very good road although it was
b rather dusty Far upon the mountain
E there was a large saw mill and
,stlli farther up we met their large