Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-06-26
MISCELLANEOUS
The Miniature.

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LyNcnING SCENE IN CALIFORNIA.
In the year 1S49, during the hot month
of August, left Sacramento City, with a
party Of six, including myself, for the re-
mote regions of Feather river. had tried
several of the other rivers, without much
success, and as some friends whom / met
in town, ,endeavored to convince me that this
was the only true and legitimate spot where
the "pile" could be made, very willingly
gave my consent to make one Of their
party.
We settled all the arrangements to our
satisfaction, and then bought provisions C.
nough to last us for three months, hired a
SIX mule team, packed our stuff on their
backs, and one afternoon about six o'clock
took up our line Of march for the above
named place, distant about one hundred
and fifty miles from Sacramento city,
One among our company played on the
bugle decently well, and as the soul-inspir
ing notes rang out through the valleys, we
all imagined ourselves worth at the least
calculation, fifty thousand dollars or
soon would be
Alas! where are they, and their hopes
and expectations nowl All but one have
laid their bones in strange. land. Famine,
by one, until alone am left, monument
of Gods mercy.
But am DEPRESSING. Nothing worth
noticing occurred on our route, and after
four days hard travel, we arrived, with
blistered feet and aching bones, every body
unhappy, and everybody as disagrecable
as any six men could conveniently be.
After unloading the team. and taking Il
good bath in the clear, cold waters of the
river, we pitched our tent, cooked our
supper, and then, as men generally do in
such cases, felt better. All retired early,
and enjoyed good nights sleep.
All went on smoothly for week.
We made the acquaintanc Of most Of the
miners at work in the neighborhood, and
found them to be all pretty good fellows;
their worst fault appeared to be in drink
ing, but then they worked hard, and
pleaded as an excuse that the climate was
so bad that drinking was beneficial.
One morning, just as the day was break
ing, our accustomed hour for getting up to
breakfast, we observed large crowd
gathered around the store, and curiosity
getting the better of US, we started to see
what the matter was, leaving one to cook
the breakfast. As we drew near, could
see the form of Jones minglng with the
crowd, and gcsticulating violently. l in
quired of him what had brought SO many
together, thus early in the morning.
Matter enough he replied, Here's
that scoundrel Of Morgan stole no less
than three thousand dollars from Dory, the
stoorkeeper.'
Is he takenl' Iasked, astonished at the
robbery.
Yes we have him safe enough, and the
money also,' chuck'cd Jones.
After some inquiries, found that about
2 O'Clock in the morning, Dory was a
wakened by a slight noise inside Of the tent.
In an instant all was quiet, but thinking
that everything was not right. he took his
revolver from under his bed, and commenc-
cd to search about in the dark. All at once
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