Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-01-20


be attributed to the fact that the great ma!
jority Of the miners have made next to
nothing during the summer; the daming
operations having proved failures,and those
in the dry diggings having been eng gagged
all summer in piiing up the dirt preparai9.
81 TO washing when the rain should come.
1t moy, therefore reasonably be expected
that in a few weeks business will begin to
improve ngain; though merchandise OF eve
~ description is and mustsbe extremely
low. Immense cargoes are daily arriving,
vast quantities of which are thrown into the
market and sold q, public sale.
There is German Chemist in this city,
who has discovered process very cheap
and expeditions, by which gold can be ex.
.,racted from the earth; and finds by exper-
iment. that the earth and rocks oil over
this city contain from five to ten cents to
the pound-the only city in the world
which is literally paved with gold. @
Since my last have heard Of the deaths Of
two more of our Summit county men in the
mines--,he one my particular friend Mr..
William Jones, Of Magadore, who has
been in poor health for several years-t the
other, one of my mess mates, across the
plains, John McKibbon; than whom, no
one who crossed the plains was more 70.
bust and healthy. @
My health is much better than when |
las, wrote. a change Of business and per-
haps more care in diet, have caused my
dispeptie symptoms to rsnsose entirely.
By the way,l promised 10 tell my friends,
when | got into business again; and may
as well otos up now as any time. Well,
| am engaged as Auctionssr in the firm of
Caldwell & Co. Auction and Commission
Merchants, corner Of jackson and Mont
gomery Sts. San Francisco California.
make rather IN awkward fist al.cryipg, but
think l shall improve by q little more prac-
tice. Should any of my friends wish to
make any consignmsnts to California, they
may depend upon having all done up right
if they favor this concern with their bust.
ness. Speaking Of Crying, We had con-
signment the other day, and among other
merchandise was few cases Of bot,led
London Brown Stout or Porter; and being
bound by the auctioneer license, under
bond Of twenty thousand dollars, to do it
up brown, l was obliged to slaughter it.
This was perdicament! Just imagine
brawling teetotalar, standing up before
large crowd holding a bottle in his hand
and asking for bid on rat soup! Well,
they bid low-wanted sample-a TASTE
to sec whether it was good Finding tina,
i, was going at great sacrifice, and being
bound by my commission-lawyer like-to
be true to the interests Of my client, ! call
cd to Charley for tumbler, out with my
knife and snapped the wi-e that held in the
cork; which was scarcely done ere a re-
por, like an old musket echoed through the
room; and with the force of an hundred
horse engine, q stream of the foamlng,
frothing, fiery liquid was thrown full in nay
face and eyes-not missing the nose oil
over the crowd-all over the
goods, and as Charley made his retreat to
a distant corner, he received full charge
in the Esarl There wasn't much Of roar
among the honsbres in attendance, ! reck-
on! The crowd did not get a taste Of the
sample bottle, except through the pores;
but they saw that each bottle contained q.
at least seven devils, and it was finally
knocked down at quite liberal price =
Thus ended my frs, lesson in modern Ii
quor selling, ard hope the last; though |
suppose that under similar circumstances.l
shall be obliged to go it; but not Otherwise,
as the firm have concluded TO have nothing
to do with the critter on their own account.
BY the last mail received several cop.
les Of the Beacon: the latest number con
tanning my first let,er-a very interesting
this city, which | discov.
cred was rather lengthy; and, as may
have been considerable OF bore in that
way, will stop short on this and subscribe
myself. .t
Yours, Resp'y