Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-02-21
s4cs4MExTo Cry, DEC. IS, lsi9.

H PERHAPS some have written to the States giving
accounts Of our difficulties and hardshsps, Yof they
we're great indeed What We called road" were
such Is DO human beings ever attempted 70 Iayel
hef,re with wagons. Some days We could not
make mere than Or 4miles, and do our very best.
Then We were in iTanlinent danger el starving or
freezing 10 DEATH The distance proving to te 30 very
much greater than any OF US bad anlieipated
i After travelling along the Humboldt NiFer iuli
haf is length we eft H. 10 cross desert u 20 miles
gsmonls Mud lake, and then towards TIE SieE-
.ls'----1y;hieh@ We struck some 100 miles north
tba1 INT uaES..ss syIag suFnonntsd
BEHIND our train we left some 3tiionsandp etAsr
most u 3hom were caught in tie suow aud wouI,
have inevitably PeFished but for ile Government,
having sent teiief train. ! give thanks to III.
great God Of HEAVEN who 50 neTciiuiiy wa,che,
over and protected lie from he numberIsss danger
% WHICH was exppsed. The Indians hoyered a
bout Us for some 800 miles and we eouh onl, keel
them of By the! slfietest watch One Irighi the,
shot thfee 81 our mules, misfortune which deIays
our march no little making as il did 80 eonsidera
bic deduction frdm our me ans of lDcqmotton
Like all the other Companies fdsIned inthe STATE.
our Company has dissolved RenIiedy Il ana mysel
are housekeeping together 10 his Sacramento city
Our habitation il 10 feet BY 10 and covered IN viii
canvass. For this spot and This only uIe NV 1000
? year or So month. SIX mohths aeo lois mai
$500!
We reached the mines TOO late in tie fau fol
/
though for the whole weeks thai we were al the
mines we had oHlylT days OF suehe weather as We
could work in. We made three hundred dollars ii
the seven days but had 10 give $500 a barrel foi
hour, l25 bundled for .pork So gallon for Mo-
thinss are they WIN Be deaTeF effssr;1,t ,6o5
mat % the whole, we were doing bul haIi M;
ness 80 determined 10 come 10 this ciE mi snsn
Nv .ne ~In.er; ny purpose is to continue kere nptiI
i..,is Ineh in'Fha goipg up the Uhcr River 10 1
iie pace called QbeTtille al the head HI nav;gaT
son 4 that place should grow anything al tasi II
Sacramento shall be pretty snreof reaiizing sone-
ming handsome in short time Dr.. WEl3ar ana
NY Intend having trailing store and viii ala
rea LAM pSolssSon together, and 50 We hope to
an he fortunes that are maiefk here are made IL
speculation n takes the strongest he b,rj;as;;
ana lnnst athletic men to work il he INNS mi
,el oi'eh lose t4eif health and cannot MAKE mors
| year RI ''o 4sa Nre aoiiSfs
Sacramento ci,yEhas sprung up 4, III IL
W ~ .ss' 81 months having now 5000 nhabilanis
havs 49, ,, I'm ~ = ~ 20 deas day T,-... --a.t
mate for The lungs and bowel. III "
:, iou gan seareeit meet man without = roueh
MOST q the deaths occur from inaammations of IL
,a.ss re oowee think this is owing liz great
.neasure % their manner Of living Scarcely eycr
having on any clothes or dfy and eomthrtaIl. III
y sieep on house weather proof will IN, ~
4or hundred dollars month, no h after HI. ~ M
NeAt month intend moving Into haese comforlable
quarters Than my present ,sE'E E,|~I
My practice IS geuine is BE- ai55f,sr os,,, III ~
ding also SO hope 10 rub alons ,.tet, s'u ,ai
spring when things viii prohahlv - s,I. 49, ~
am happy to saymR health has eyea,lv ;se,,sa,.
have met many Kind friends bsre a. ..p..'seut
man insisted on Inv going 10 he an5,,;th r 1os.s
% pear ny expenses but declihed The
,an 70 Whon am indebted for catrying this
Toa. lbs rs out laH spring with $1,000 worth Of
and Very soon Will write Won bsnrst srd nous
satisfactory letter hope 10 Ssshar3
town BY the fall 6f 1851 with he f4i,s II r nus
vest. Our partySafa all well.