Year: 1864

carson CITY, March 10, 1904.


Dear Union Record In fulfllment of my
promise, will try to furnish something Of in.
terest TO the readers of the UNION RECORD, in
an occasional communication from the region
of sage brush, sand and feet, but let me say
in the beginning that shall only attempt to
convey ideas and opinions without taking time
or bestowing labor to embelsh or polish
them into refined or learned essays.


Not having had time to visit the different
mines or mining localities, must content my
self with being confined to the subject of "a
trip across the mountains"


Reader were you ever sea sick l never
was and have my reasons for saying so, but
will not tell, for it is so very fashionable to
take sea voyages, and then tell how the heart
sinks at the last sight of the vanishing land Of
your home and friends, and how the soul Ian
guishes and strives to soar away when the
ruthless winds and foaming billows toss the
frail bark like swinging birds nest on an
old elm tree,' that my pride forbids me to
acknowledge that never travelled by sea. If
any one who has had no experience in stage
riding will get up at FIVE in the morning and
force down hearty breakfast, thinking be
will not get another soon, and then get into a
mud wagon, starting over the mountains with
load of fellow passengers consisting of cor
pulent dame with crying baby, very prim
madenly looking individual of about forty au
tumns, and literally soaked with all the cosmet
les and periumeries usually found in one horse
notion stores, three red nosed gentlemen each
with black pipe in bis mouth. only to be re
moved to drink something from a bottle sup
posed to be medicinel and last but not worst
of all spiritual looking being with a cane, kid
gloves, white neck tie, and stove pipe hat with
whom 10 vain you try to enter into converse
ton. and then go humping and humping over
will agree with me that sea sickness is no trick
at all.


l wish you would suggest TO the ''iude'ati
gable James Haworth" that it would be
capital idea 10 employ none but pacing horse:
on the stage lines, for they 60 much smoother
l will charge him nothing for the advice.


Candidly speaking, the roads via Hennes
Pass are generally good, and the trip may bt
made with comparative ease, with the excep
tions of the cold on the summit, and dust il
the Truckee Valley. Nor would there b.
formidable difficulties if sufficient number o
coaches were sent 10 convey the passengers
but just think of eighteen persons being pilet
upon coach, and it would be difficult TO ina
CINE what kind Of roads or weather could max
ride pleasant.


There is no snow a. all in the road, and onl,
in spots along the hill side and rayiDes, and il
the timber. 1t is truly distressing TO hear th,
people 10 sll parts of the State and Territor,
lamenting the result if no more rain or snoy
, should come this season. The mountains, th
great source of life for stock, seem perfect,
dry and destitute of grass, but have al abi
ding faith that our wiekedness, though great
will not be visited BY long continued drouth
and rain will come ST the proper time. Man
, mining towns along the road look almost de
serted for want of water to work the mioes, ,bu
rain will come and then the gold will be a.
the better appreciated. and in the mean tin
the miners and others will learn a lesson @
economy. Yours in the hope of abudant grub


SrsxA