Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-07-29
INTERESTING TRIP THRO' CALIFORNIA
FORMER WEST VlRGlNlANS TELL
OF THEIR JOURNEY
Through the Mountains and ValIeus
OF the Golden State Visit Gold
Mills and Other Places OF
interest.
CONTINUED from last week. }


Sunday, June IA. we visited the
gold mills At Angels. Would like
TO explain all tho machinery We
saw there but / am not machinis,
enough for that. 1t was a curiosity
and the noise of the stamps tha,
crush the quartz was terrible;
could not hear your own voice, no
matter how loud you screamed, for
tried it. The employees had
their ears full OF cotton.
We saw the miners coming out of
the mine. 1t was thousands of
feet down in the earth. They
b'indfold mules and take them down
In these mines to work. The
Ulca mine found a "pocket" and
took out $500, 600 in pure gold.
The nuggets were as large as ones
fist. The mill closed-all gates
being locked until the gold was all
sacked. Now some of you will
say, eff worked there | would
fill my pockets" Every miner is
searched carefully before he comes
out. Some wear high heeled boots,
removing the inside Of the heel,
and they fill this with gold.
The whole town of Angels il
undermined and is expected to
sink anytime. One house has
already gone down.
Some OF our party went on
horses to see the natural bridge
They thought it was wonderfully
beautiful, but az ] did not see it /
cannot describe it, Thus ended
Sunday our last day IN Angels.
by the way, the only paper printed
in Angels is the CANCELS Record. ;"
| saw only one church but every
two doors was a saloon.
got few nuggets while here
a specimen of copper, one Of sui
phate and some asbestos. The last
named comes from the ground in
white shreds. also secured some
leaves from the bay tree.
Monday, 10. Left Angels camp
about 8 O'Clock on the homeward
journey gong different route;
bnt not 40 interesting as the one we
came over because it was nothing
but plains. We drove 20 Salt
Springs reservoir TO camp for the
night. There was real good
camping ground fenced in; also a
dance hall; there were thirty-fve in
all camping there that night. This
Reservoir is full of fish and there
were quite number caught. The
neIghbors brought a graphophone
and played and those 20 inclined
waltzed. Some of the party were
from Stockton (tbe home for the
insane) aud they became very bilari-
Gus and kept us awake until mid
night. We naturally came to the
conclusion the inmates Of the
asylum were out on pleasure trip.
They finally Gained down until 3
o'clock m. when they were all
astIr again.
Left camp Thursday morning at
1880 driving to Twenty Eight Mile
house for dinner; from there to
Waterford for the night. We lost
two Of our party for one day and
night-they lay by the roadside
asleep. We passed without seeing
them. They overlook us next day
al noon.
Waterford is poor place. We
drove all over town and at last
found one bale of hay, but such a
thing as loaf of bread was not to
be had. We were so scarce of
wood we could not afford a good
fire, so we went TO roost early on
our beds that by no means were az
soft as down, and the cold wind
sang us TO sleep. A stray dog
made his supper from our bean pot.
This was all the misfortune we had
in this place.
Wednesday - left Waterford
.drivIng to MERGED river by IL
o'clock and we camped for dinner
and rested our horses until o'clock:
bad fine time fishing and wading.
We drove to MERGED City for the
night. Not very good place to
camp but We managed all right until
morning, when we we're all ready
by o'clock for travelling.
Drove to Bermuda for dinner.
The sun was fearfulIy hot and the
water no better so we made our
| stay as short az possible. We drovo