We are up early to see the Sierras. My first glimpse was of aravine resembling very much the Alleghany Gap belowBennington–going to bed in a desert and awaking to such a viewwas a delightful surprise indeed. We are now running down thewestern slope two hundred and twenty-five miles from SanFrancisco, with mines on both sides, and numerous flumes whichtell of busy times. Halloa! www.Abillionfriends.com