The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-02-02

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dressed =, SIari,r II,,rIl,.. 90 i;.,'., .i...i
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whose l"I'v"~sS We are permitted 10 publish It
I'PrEE Dwsryss
Feather Rive. O.t - 1919
Dear Sri have tried Il lone time ly ,,.rif. Won
but, since crussna the Nilsson. RIVER either i,
ness extreme ti.E.e orrou.,1ni I.l.,bly,. r,l.',
prevented me | have scarcely been able to wr.,,
/ 10 my own family: and L.,,. hsrp raurna....J tr
make my Journal! husu.y written. .gl-er,,. isr rgla
OF correspondence 10 my most intimate f-.ri d,
whom | hoped and intended ,1 htyr vrif,rp tr,,.
JIru,y Nuu clnfJna no lirg oi.gr Ialpr itt. .rg.
ila.s, aud patience Of an overland journey 20 TN,
country " HE travelling along The Platte, tor hgn-
! u!cdS u miles coli and rainy weather bguumb
lOui ringers "h..e pitching. tents guarding CurLe.
ptPaH'- meals, gathering iiel SO >rIauy dlstr.b4l-
o. """ W"l'"H4 81 ct.tf-S ..IN; Euu! LyuiAy> ,
1.'1 ""e' inc h'dI o! 4Lt' ARRIVES O, dl'h, yuE snA
'!o1' '.''" 'GNt" exhausted. I.i- Vis sumo when
~ ''",I tls p"lHIi- sand aiei passing hr ta.c
Ii'' J." 'I"IH''l 10 Ii,s', "lA- travelling down The
Hu"'o.Al ',I -haEF hNtt l1r utmost ~ ..!rc IS
[ required I'd Aerp ma'aH-hE bands pl indians tom
,,eHH'- ~ manning your td'at AMI ENl become
"t1''-" 1Ha WON o-l 80, mat II You. over day,
lvq cn-o. eo"eci sufficient energy scarcely 90 wash
s..i' " mend !oGf ragged ANA duaWi4Iri gar
''s"- A.iy man VINO LI'"es 4 mp hy .Ih4 20 al
''''H ". KS 10 MIA fortune ar most Il my
"'''"'s as zen "9's al v1' moor. Mans uhtuW the
- gg''''o1 US NY s.A1e a'oI-sI ny .t "aI
I -" - Nt- "Cit' ." ~. a. LUX " =
NV -, -! u" ul-l uncut 'gH.AS D. aml7g any
W 0-' N'.v' " Sol'S" M "'1'~i. tIitlr'ut', and
Nv serious i+ildp utCuIIed except running short q
~ ahu toist' VI! lofi-', pul,.Strd 80 tIg lTee
il"1L' WI ~ ~ sent 10 t"'Hie "i our ua.y
''.' ~ u'' I'''"'I,,S .! l.i' way so Viii not
lf''N % "i'.s '.T'c' '" Ht"as l"9 grand errors
n.y. ~ INNS '"I .'1"Ie'1" C"i-ui "HcA put Us
1a'N ti-sI' o. 'eA Hlla H"iiI'@' l'a'il- t.- hlys
RIVER aAd I1hhE the oregon uH4 ta..iJ.na trial. By
"..'.! we Ios' W. = Ne-"s Time Ia getting IN, AM
on account .. ''cH We ran -ef' OF PROVISIONS, ami
had - l.1,s iJLr aIitIed mics through hostile IN
dams that key Us Oh '''e Ioo"yIt DAY AMI night lie
valley Of SacFaI,. io iA~'NI oI Oeh's ,tcAa de-
H.liiu. 4uu with is pcru. Hiii i sL- It's blooming
flowers, ani clear skv, We tOunl g.. be pIr"Ged with
drought, tn, grass died 10 crisp IN, earth Lied
with vide cracks from the t.icc.- o.! s,gFtrg,r sun
aad moaIh- vtG-IlriIG !ai.cj have seen no .q,-,
from tie 20 day q july ~ the vi. Gay u. tir,yNsr.
and there was nothing green il.uygEa hundred miles
that A4y, Travelled except lnc U-N and ". o,y rb,t
ule tie banks OF u. streams InraiEy-,b-re ba,
been So s.AOAV hat could rarely 49,. tI,. Ligb
mountains on r!.Ae. side O. th. valley from the roa
though only few miles distant: while the mini.
have been uncua. h. l45y cod txIlhout lro-i ill.,
DAYS often burning hot lhs soil ia IN. Iulrn.Ii,t.
nrlElhU.hOOd VI streams Is no doubt good rgreI I'm
though not better than ul. yra!r!es. bu, ou'v opa
cr1pcan be T.-ei ..a vel Oh aacoul. al M lr,,r-,
No doubt change appear, in the .nr,ur I,iIrr
the rainy season al.tAe low GROUND, are uyf-Hy,y,
while the deep soil where il j, more elevated Lr
come 80 muddy that a.. Communication ceases BIZ
teams ard oys lyi hoses Il begins 10 ram IN So.
yruoer usually, sometimes before, but Iu-..r,, can
be carried on TIL Christmas or Isl ui January. am,
during The month o, fe.TUayy 10 Is g=uesry To-, wei
/ 10 do outdoor work Spr!ug cU,u, IN March
Winter crops orr but Ia the ground in .l,.roy
November, and they mature Lr!Jrs taery,..Jg, b.a,
o! summer comes on. bg, Ca. lorna As NOT destined
u BE- an ,r.cuaf1l country 80 long Us the ar
productive. TIE high pHre Of .abO! will ma .,. the
cost OF gain much higher than II can be- s,rrrIi.J
tom The states. ant breadsiut!s VII continue 10 be-
| imported probably ior many Years Bat. ,uppo.e
youdcsI.r " hear particularly about the cold ftplon
anu Tie chances ut getting gold Thr result of nv
short residence here Is this, and tLnh lam not lar
out Olthc way; God exists no doubt I'm large ulautl-
ties IN the mountains and Is washed down into the.
rivers aud creeks BY the annual floods New disco.
veugs aye being made "a. the while; but !, not eve.
" man " no comes here that Wi. return rich It's
/ q hind OF lottery. Il. are making some and many
are m' kng fortunes probably a. many now as ever
In following the streams the bars and lows place.
near the ryer are searched where the slate rock
comes 20 or near the surface The rock catche. The
fakes IN rs c.eyccs n 1t IS washed down, SO thai
you wal perceive at once that IN some place, thcr,
vii Je mort than IN others. while in some there vii
be none. Where YOU think II may be-, YOU take of
the top soil, stones, and sand or fine gravel ana
scoop up all the sand and dirt near the rock nnd ii
the cgeNces this you wash, ani few pans full vii
show whether there Is gold there or not. The goll
sinks to the bottom, beng heavier than gravel Of
sand. Sometimes new beginner may work a
week and not pay his board bu, he must learn the
trade OF washing and Judging where it may lay anC
be Is sure TO get something Many get Discourage
and 20 to other mines while Others work for week.
and make only tive or ten dollars day, aud othrr
strike Il good lead and take out several thousand dol
lars IN a lew days On this rlver many wing .damy
have been made and IN all eases so In, have yedc,
q rich return. -Four men may make dam In on,
To two weeks, and with the cradle and pan wash on
.arcs amounts The stores YOU generally hear
home arc OF tue lucky ones those who have WORK
ed for wee ks and have only cleared small sum ar,
not reported, AMI these are many. They become
discouraged OF one place and 90 to some other wher,
the same thing occurs, or they may strike a r,cL
lead and do well while Others coming 10 The mine,
that have lust been abandoned may do equally we'll
One day a man rcts $50 the next, perhan. nothing
and so i goes There seems. then, 10 he bu, on,
way to work in the mines, and that is 10 stick 10
u.l your um and time comes, aud be no, disco,,ra o
ed because YOU are getting nothing and The ma,
within three feet of YOU Is takIn, out sloO er INV
The work i moi more laboTioI, tban d,gi,p, y
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