The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-06-26


Tie following letter, which was handed TO
US at very late hour, will be found Of inle-
res, to most Of our readers. To give it
a plas, we have omitted several editorial ar
lieles, which We had intended for this pnper.
Letter from California.
: We have been furnished with letter
from Mr.. +. NJ. Barnard. now in California,
TO his wife residing in LaGla0ge opposite this
place, WHICH we publish at The request Of his
irlehds,- WsilsUiHs Herald.
s'-i a. t April isi, 1885,
Dear WJe-l am stiil- in coed. health, as.
when wrAe you last, aud am on the same
Yuba rver The W hter, os rainy season has
closed, yet there is from 10 10 feet snow in
sight; but myself aDd a few more hardy men.
having been all winier up nthis high meuu-
Tain cOanlry, for the purpose Of getting tho.
best diggins in the spring, are determined 10
follow the melting Of he snow as fast rs we
can. | am now within eight miles Of my
bar or diggins, that said had found, ia my
last letter; we are not doing much here as
YET; we are making from sixteen to twenty,
five dollars per d-y. The waller is so high,
we can only work up 10 the banks. 4 have
hired Two men who came here IN The falling
weather without provisions, money, or tools
ito mine with; have kept them ever since
and have now hired them 10 stay with me.
Through the season at S 10 per day, and feel
lsure thatwlh common luck and my experience
on the iyoi, that | must clear myself from
S75 10 $3.50 per day for considerable part
oftbe summer. before wrote that | had but
lone month 10 work after | found diggins last
lfaIl, in tha, month | made over $1,000. I
will send you some funds by the lst of NAV,
a, the rarlhest. ! have $50 miles 10 travel
through the inclement SEASON., and no settles
monts, almost, on She road, but you may look
for money enough IN Jupclo last unIil come
home. About this miserable country | havo
much to write, butt will merely say that
there is nothing here but gold, and that ia
, procured by the hardest kind Of labor. Six
I men of US camped together IN tent, all
t winter and our nearest neghbur was Is miles
} at the forks of The Yuba river, where We had
10 90 10 get any thing we wanted 10 eat, and
, pack it onour backs to camp. iaa q.
7 Flour was worth there from s Il ,25 TO S so
: per pound, and other things in proportion; !;
S men who would ven'ureito pack in onimues,
at That lime were getting one dollar per
0 pound for packing. But provisions have
fallen, and four can now be bought in these
!, upper mines at $l,00 per lb, pork $l,25,
d sugar $l,00. poor al that, coffee $500, and
n that composes our living. We can't gel any
Thing else; bul thanks 10 an ever kind provi-
c depce, enjoy an unusual degree Of health
: since [ left home, Thousands have died
since came, the most however down in tie
, valley or near it. sa a 5asga lag
Ihaye been high up in the mountains 6l
r the time, and shallno' 60 down [only to remit
d YOU some money until start home. have
no, seen any one knew, since The first Of
last November nor a woman since in Sep
ternber, there is nothing here but a hatdy
race Of Indians, lugged and might say
a ragged lot of men, hard work, rough feed :,
gnd some gold; yet, with all could be con-
i tent, we're II not for those who seem dearer
i, aud dearer. Every day my thoughts by day,
/ and my dreams by night are a, home; but
J stay must ill fall am doing zen times
as weIa as ever did in nv life, and will nave
: with what have, enough 10 make us cons
Portable The remainder of our days. | have
S yet got but enc letter from home, hereafter
: direct your letters 10 Sacramento CITY, Cnli.
lornia. My prayer continually S that God in
: bis great Kindness will permit rs 10 meet
n once more. Give my good wishes &c, &c.
d F. Nj. BRAlNERD.H
/, TO Mrs L. BkAINERD.
q P. s. | have slept on the ground ith three
blankets ever since came here, have not had
G my clothes off for IL months. nor have |
: shaved for 10 months,'l do my own washing
$ and cooking and mending; would not wnn.
you to see US as we look; we have no razors.