In a postscript to the letter Weed noted that the mine was in as good condition to sell as it could be. I am out of grub . . . I find gold everywhere on the ledge . . . I have in the Old Curtis house in the kitchen 2 Sacks pop corn suspended by the rafters. I wish you would take it home and dry it you will find the popper somewhere in the kitchen . . .
Deer are quite plenty here.
I had to fire square for his brest the gun kicked so bad the bullet raised nocked off one of his horns. A gun is not fit to shoot bullets out of. I hope you are well of the dysentary. I think the cause of it was by drinking the water so low down in your cistern which was very unhealthy . . You probably remember you once had a trial of that before on the Yuba river in 1849 by drinking so much of that impure water . . .