Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-10-09

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ed, but in all such cases hundreds stan
, ready TO occupy them. A new lead wa
discovered about six weeks ago on Ranch
oree creek, II miles from Amidpre. The,
4 have to dig frou. IL 10 25 feet deep. an
in some Of The holes they have done fir.
, rale, and in others they have work ed 70
weeks without getting particle Of gol
. My partner and myself have a claim there
but have not commenced digging it yet
We shal. wait few days to see how ,h
holes adjoining US turn out. 1t will taxi
about weeks digging TO find out wheth
er there is any gold ihefe or moi, if w
find it, we are lucky, If not, we must VA
NOSE and try new place. see by th'
papers from the States, that they tell abou
as many large stories as ever and thereby
induce thousands TO leave profitable bu
siness al home, 10 make their fortunes, a,
they suppose in California, but when they
get here. they will sing difierent song
and the words will be, "Oh. carry ne
back" &c.
Perhaps by this lime you begin to thinl,
lha, I wish myself back. bu, that is moi
the case Il wish had been here one wear
sooner however, think arm in time to
make little. but not a very hea3y pile.
If were at home now, with my presen,
knowledge of the country, | would stay
there. for, let man start from home now.
he will not get here soon enong h TO make
anything this year. and after this year ]
would rot give much for his chance at mi
ming. [ would adsise none Of my friends
TO come TO this country, unless they come
TO make il their hone for lifs If they wish
to cmigra,e to new country, lhave no
doubt that California is about as good a
place as any other. bu, the idea Of making
fortune in few months. is ioo'ishness.
We are so fortunate as to have a house
TO live in this summer, instead Of camping
out in The open air; and stylish one ii,
is, too. II contains front room, kitchen.
and bed room, bu, lacks partitions between
,hem; the style of it is very similar TO
some housesl that pot up at while travelling
in Pennsylvania. 1t was buiir by some
men who stayed here last winter and left
in the spring. ! think shall understand
housekeeping frst-raie by the time | get
ready to go home, forI have 10 practise
it in all its branches, from cooking to rock
ing the cradle. The principal machine
for washing gold, is the simple cradle it
seems TO be preferable 10 any o'her; the
hundreds Of heavy machines brought from
The States are moi worth cent. have
frequently been amused to think Of The
many ingenious conirivances for washing
gold. 60, up by men who never saw gold
mine, and who know no more about il |
than they do Of mountains in the moon;
a man cannot form any correct idea Of the
business excep, by actual experience. A
great many come out here with the expec-
'alion of just walking about. and picking
up their pockets full with little or no labor,
bu, when they find that they have got to
work hard loo. and also pay California
prices for provisions, &c, they turn upon
he heel and draw line for home in dis.
gust. 1t is the most laborious work ever
and none but those who are will
ing TO work hard, can make anything.
We have plenty Of Deighbors about here,
n the shape Of Indians they somewha,
'esemble The human species, but not much.
They are the most low, degraded, coDiemp-
ible. thieving set Of whelps that | ever
saw. have been the sufferer by them TO
he amount of thirteen ounces of gold, and
my partner seven ounces. We were at
work about mile and half from home,
and while we were gone they came into
he house and broke open box which con-
aimed it. and helped themselves 10 all they
wanted. This was on Saturday, July 81 :
hey also took several other articles, such
Is matches, thread, pow der, my bullet
,ouch and bullets, several tin boxes, SC.
We have moi been able to get any trace Of
hem since; we can not tell which Of them
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