Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-03-12
W'rBoN CREEK, California,
January 20, 1850.

heth January 20, 1850.
70 pr,LgR: As / have a private Oppor'u-
GU IL. matching a letter TO st. Louis | en-.
noal = ~ fear very much that most of my let.
lnea tee hi. mint have been miScaGriedl The
Pstt :. / ,.crrmcntz are very imperfect, f"ril have
% y .,,yrJ A single letter since The first from
lea 4 Sa,renber last. | was, howrvet, very
= r,aried a few weeks since, at receiving
~ Eos a. the Spirit, with as late dates as 9Ih
Ing they reached Sacramento City. with
lea letters is a deep mystery 10 u,c, for l know
htt mo friends have written long ere ;this.-
!, Ratification Of pcrusing these papers was
sesf farcr than YOU can nave any idea pf-Old
VT miiiar names we're brought up. aud deep
Ire experienced Ly noticing the why's of ihe
la xas ~gra'tGcd To liLd you had received
,Eyf ter from The Rocky Mountains, for feared
:, t.S III never each you.
hi nmcd up a. ] am, in the mountains. | lave
" % o! interest t. state. In fact i do not
Wy Of any thing that IS Of moment. There
! lie been some twU ar three white men killed By
~ ~, within the last iwo ar three weeks, some
! or twenty niles from here, but it is rather
: = ,sa IInblr To imprudcuce On tic part uf the
~ ~ rIan fcruciry q! In" Indians lrdecd, !
~ aao. os parties u! whites win" have iurmtd thctn.
. Nj irfna cDmp1ny WIT. the neirn-ih!c purrnsc
81 rlaiug tie Indians. When such Il Zee lrg
= Il o, course retaliation mm-t b. Ii" order at
.~ hay The maj"cr:y "i the nircrs A:r peace
: end rnoI!rns,'c. rather disposed 10 live on
: = De rhau hustle terms.
ssu bee December H." weather has generally
'@ en .f the rainy c!arncr"r, IluurL Tie AIR is not
o. Hs 10 Keen ard chilly rs 10 The I'D DYminr"u Al
~ Ira-un q. 'Ir y"nr. Singular as II may ap.
" 4r have not had my coal on NOR" riF"u ih'c"
90 tunes This winter. Sacramento t;r1y has
sn inundated several lines, aud Il n"ci deal Of
~ .R ay last. The pace must ha," l.rgc lc:yS.
ss M wi,at a:'cr the order OF New O,!rans, If ii
y Ms To any mite. lnJccd. =" mrch las al
sdy teen expended i'll erecting tou~ps that
= 11.f owning item viii make v'yUrOu. cIlnTta ii:
n INA ny a levy.
WuE rrga,d 10 The mines 'l,crc il hut li't!c
q ainr al his rimc-rhe high Nmrrrs tI.erlv pr"
g ui . al wink. Ihcr" a,c thousands .,turn.ng
nne lcArlIiy sirk u mining, tired ard ,i~mp-
! 5nl bed. | have determined ia remain unrri tir
sHef d. fr-t iiNCd nPnn. next tall, arG wil r,'n.
,af prub,lIc leave cnsrckir@h !"lrunr in Caii.
m b. Iuhrrd ~ bad not health | >E.quld make
b. ftiIri to leave much "ariirr, bui a. unc country
d rs rs win me. ! -InlI remain.
\ understand that our irrrnd Judge Alien,
iIubn Alien has lcI the country. iavIug be-
rnc "di-gnsI'd' with tie picking and grabbing
f Do irirr<. d.. Humphreys died at Suffers
sFur, a II IT. from Sacramento GiIy, about the
i4sin' 6 .ru.!"r. liz brother, John. is c~lcTkiug
b. store o. HE Middle Fork, aud T. tDauglpr-
j. 4 II rhr compassion az those ar"ua,I linn, he.
dne T. murh aGi,t,d with t. rheumatism that
D. ! unahjc Ia work. Richard Ba.!y has had Il
I'D n. attack -, TN. ,curyy but X m.lfsyu better.
B.. fpr, Emile has hc,p sicE far .o,Hn. t,::n~, b,. has
,n, ,hin, f., drop-v. E,.li..yr, LY,,b Ibcsc
rsrnr ali o. ouzinnc.) c.unp.nyl are well,
4 ;,mu | Dave. ,nY f.d,n.r,. Ned ii.onith 20,
I..icr, q ,rw wr. +, ,iu.c wblc5 we're Ii,r
l. a s,nr, lie has been in California. i rrp>umc
IN lrasr srvrn.ci.l,hx III cnr crnp.ny III he for
qpI Ing ,hi- country by 'ir next rainy season
Us" weeks 80" Stated, in company with
"''"-r-. i"f IT," Cl""r"ri"wn n"nrF. up
wa d at twenty IL H. IN ] packed nv bed 10.
Efp i"r VITA pt'k. -l"Nr and pau We had l."
III" > '"'h f"ih, vile wed q "a a tran ca.
zoe ~" !"l'r we Al least tt rllr high an
e'erT SIDE % ia" ,i,'r. and almost pcrPcndIcHiGr.
Ia 'rd a. | va ! i"unt The fatigue il hn very
y "t-"i On" part H|d 10 cirnb up H.prrpcnJlc-
f',h 81 th" hnn'r-G !,"l h"'Eif*i aud had !
sNfp"d would nave been dash, d tn PIECES. Arcr
inaIid the water too !,reh TO work. i rL,, | had
10 fhouIJrr my pack agnin and trnd2i h~"mcwarI
~ at ! returned by %"n"Ih'r r"n'et somP four
i've t,I %,!s ,ut'''rr' nut ""'."''y pf''r["hI%
~ fr., r,JJ t.n 1870, -, ". - 4; H., w..
S. Pnh Fork, On o"r route to Gcticrtown we
ni At hap haz,.',' through an suntraNcllcd
~ an ~ WIN No road T." G",d' us. ~ p"ssrd
"| A'lAu f4. lIdI iii IN ENNtk. II ! CHI tItTN