The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-03-21

1pon our arrival In October last at San Fran /
cisco. presume letters are there at this
lime awaiting us. Benjamin IL. promised to
send them up, if any come, but he probably
meets with no opportunity. Ihave not heard
from him or 10. Venable since their depar-
ture for San Francisco, except by your letter.
John EchoIs is at Sacramento. R'lndelf at
Auborn. saw J. ~ Johnson when in the
city; he had Law Office open; how he was
doing cannot say. also met with Gro.
White and through him learned that Jesse
McCallister was at the diggings 20 miles
North ofthis. and doing tolerably we'll Ely
and S.oddard suppose. are in the southern
mines and probably are getting through the
winter as comfortably as they can, to be ready
for Spring.
l had the good luck to pick up a lump of
solid gold WEIGHING over one and "A half ozS.
last Sunday week. whilst walking down
small stream. coming down from the noun
tains; a great many large Jumps have been
picked up in this vicinity since your depar-
six pounds and quarter. Two Englishmen
a hundred yards above US, have been wash
ing not more than fifty yards from their tent
door for the last ten weeks. their success has
varied PEI day, from S. to S2l to each man.
On Monday last. they washed out 50 each
Oh Tuesday Sl2each and on "Wednesday S29
each. Two Holandcrs, five hundred yards
above our CABIN. OH last Tu.sclhy washed out
Il ounces. or Wednesday II oz+. on Thurs
day ozs.. on Friday 3 ozs., and on Satur
day 8 ozs of beautiful gol /; they have been
working for two months with but poor sue
cess, until the time alluded to al Owe There
is, Il mile below here. man from Georgia.
working with Georgia geld washer and 10
my certain knowledge he has been washing
out daily, with two hands to assist in digging.
from 4 10 Is ounces for the last four weeks.
The diggers here are doing much better
than they were when you lett the digglng<;
the small side branches are full of water aud
many OF them very rich in the SHINING ore
Provisions are very high here at this time.
aud have been for ten weeks past. and ar.
like to continue up for six weeks 10 come
Flour is selling at the stores in Auborn at 90
cents per pound; Pork so to $lO0; Sea bread
$l,00; Coffee 81 90; Sugar Sl,OO; lerafus
50 90; Pepper ST 90; Salt SLIGO; Soap 50crs;
Dried Fruit $I.50; Fresh Beef can be had
Twice week. Boots and shoes are also hiyh
the common coarse pegged boots are worth
and sell quick AT $50 per pair; a better Article
in Sacramento sells at from 40 to $50 per
pair. Common yarn socks are selling in s,il
rity quick for SIG per doz they are not so
good as the 81 l2 cent socks at Evansville.
The rain that produced the flood by which
Sacramento was submerged, cam down here
in torrents; it appeared to fall in streams in
stead Of drops. The North fork, two miles
from Auborn rose 81 feet in twelve hours -
Numbers OF miners had just lime to escape
with their gold and their lives. 10 the noun
tains, and see the toaming torreut carry of
their tents. provisions and tools. Scarcely IL
cradle or tin pan, shovel or pick was wed,
Some had been cautious enough TO build on
nigh ground in the mountain gorges; thew
saved their provisions and lest but the tools
they had lett Oh the bIrs. Blacks company
were of that class, and suffered but little. On
one bar or island, nine men had tented, the
river rose in the night and by the time they
took the alarm, their communication wi IA
shore was completely cut off, and their Nv
chance for safety was a tree growing upon the
bar, which they climbed! Hundreds gather
ed from the neighborng mountains to their
relief, but the current was so strong, nothing
could be floated to them. Four of the unor-
tunate sufferers came down from the tree and
attempted to get ashore on drift logs. and were
all drowned iii the attempt. Cords were Alnr
to them, but could not b lodged wilhia her
reach; finally, after the lapse OF 45 hours. Ia
dla-rubber beds were f)atei down The stream
with long cords attached to them. consnuai-
eating with shore. and they were rescued
We are enjoying COOL health.
Your Brother, W.H.W.
Mend Your Pens!
Aswc would not have it thought by any