Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-04-06
The California Fever i'm uornhy,
Letter from Ethan Spike.
C"Tres pondence Of The Chror otype
HoRNBY, Jinooary 30th. IS49.

IoRNBY, Jlnooary Both, lS49.
MISTER RTE:-We is all bi, here! The
hailyiorny fever is broke on, allover town
ana RACES powerlully-hydrofoby; funny.
my, or chln-cough is nothin to il. Kernel
Peabody Is gone crazy as a coot, an elder
Jenkins preachers every Sable rdv abou,
the gold Of Oier an the pavements oc tho
New Jerewsulum. Fathers offered the
steers, tew shotes, the old boss and half a
dnzzen Inns, at less than hat prise, an he
sWearS ii he can raise the mummy he'll
| strike out for The dggins, short meter
Mulher's eenjist wooried to deth about il
on has had father bled three times. an has 2
mustard poIus on his feet every night hon.
ing 10 draw the notion outof him. But he
keeps glten no better very fast, and raves
about Sacrymenlers, Franciskers, San,jew-
ans and Boony Vlsters, like all posses,.
Last night the "Hornby an Kallvforuy
Lille an health ass-soshiaed moo,ooal in
dewrancc Company held a meelin in Lib
by's bar-room, tn organise an kinder fix
things aout. Joel Spike. Esq.-a cuzzin
OF NINE was called TO the cheer. On takin
the cheer, Joel come out strong an done
himself creditable.
"FeIIer townsmen and neighbors," says
Joel says he, bowen and scrapin all the
time, this here is E-pock Yes sir>ee."
says Joel, raisin his voicc,-"a e-pock. |
say! Improves scripter," says he. Don't
we read of time when pIow shares shall
be beat into prunin hooks?-which is the
same thing as pick axes-an means the COL
den age. I'm not profit" says Joel, says
he yet ventur to predicate the time near
when we shall awl ear hasty puddn with
gold spoons! Then" says Joel, Then
will the millennium set in; the mounting of
the Lords house shall be the mountings of
kaIyforny; the lion shall lie down with the
sheep, leetle child shall be born la dav,
and every body shall have pocket full of
Observation-Disclosures" said Joel, windn
up his purr-oralon, an setin down amidst
perfect hurrykane Of applaw an scree>
chins.
lnsine Libby next read to the ass-osia-
ton some extracts from the papers. The
lust set forth how the ship Humbug was
comm hum with hull mounting of gold
i'll tow, a Vaughn 000024 lbs. screwpIes
an 42 drains, aver.dewpoize, and 81 car
rots fine! This great mask of the preshus
oar, it was stated, was sent on post>mor-
TEN to glnneral Rushing, by some of the
pot-lntates of Oier, on account eff his hav-
IN broke his leg in the service of his coun-
try, besides introdncn new code of mil.
llngary dissipin. Another told how Mr..
MISUNDERSTANDING of litigation 10 the
treasury-had got forty-fve barrels of gold
dust berryed In shapperawl, an darsent
leave it, and had pettioned the gneral court
and Mister Polk for plate of Pork and
beans: but that it hadn't passed the Legisla-
toor yet. on account Of Mr.. Kahound wait
in to introduce the Wilmct proyiso into the
bill.
Several other accounts, equally imperti,
nent, was read, when debait ris as the
best way TO go to the r-Rader. Some
was goin round Kape horn, while others
stuck to Kape Kod; and Enos Jenkins,
who went out mackril fshin last year,
and was proper sea sick, stuck tew the
overland route threw Yarmouth Without
any konclusion the meeln adjourned.
Yours trewly,