The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-09-20
California Correspondents.
pows,rvr,,r. Yusa Co. Cal, July


powS,rvr,lr, Yuha Co. Cal, Jaly rs,
Ass,& Omas "a, this late date. s;tcr ny
arrival IN the Eureka State. ssr down to inji,e
you eone sew lines to redeem my psoGise madS
more than one year ago. Bet "beiisr late than
never runs the old adage, and promise redeem.
ed late is better than not redeemed =, MI. /
shall say bur few words 70 You of NY tour u.
cross the plains, which ~olud be quite stale 20
your readers as they have read =" much frcn,
othors of journey a!iet Journey. from tie oauks
o! The Missouri, TO he gnugnIau.s, Sierra Nevada.
and the Valley ei the Sacramento but eoue 10
more recent events. connected with the wefld-
wide renowned portion vi our eC,drn couniry.
posted myself for the hrs, tine. IN he golden
! resions Of California, ua d. 3,A al Ju'y 1880
Since that time have been continually NJ 'lls
( mining district, having Oeep to SscCam,ntO Cay
but once OF the mining interest. ] cat ouly ~
peat what many others have said. that eJl1 Is a.
hundaui IN the mountains and rlviues, rivers srt
small streams but rcdu!fcs the mo,t tieen; Ia
bor and perseyering energy 10 find II. Thou
sands gave u up n despair, hbi return hnpe
broke IN pocket and IN constitution Or vvss
numbers that have come 10 California J do 10:
believe that one IN eight gets paid for his ouiat.
time aud trouble | really wish some good at
tlst could see gold Irospector roaming through
the mountains in search Of lis treasure. Onn
complete artistc view would be very amusing
( Imagine 10 yourself man oi ordinary stature,
/ . l,h a hat on hIs head with a rim Topping down
80 as nearly 10 conceal iucc, With beard ot
SIX months growth, and hair Of the same, y red
or blue woollen shirt all worn at the elbows and
glazed with grease. II pair Of pants. once quito
good, but now patched on each kute with all Old
hldT sack, aud q very conspicuous patch Of th.
same material on thu scat, Ni;h par Of boots "a
bout sizes too large, and having lrgs tia, cr-
ra tho ygarCYs Al .htN, its lll,tss
and you will see iallblooded gold hunter N
bis ordinary dress Ue now u-s himself out fur
a prospecting tour, ana now CONFESS The aG..lipp
to las dress IN ordinary. He rolls up his blank
etc, aud IN them deposits some six or eight days
provisions. On the outside he lashes shovel
and pick land sometimes an IRON bar irying-pan
and kettle These he lashes lengthwise 70 hls
back, ties "a tin plate and emp 20 II button OF his
pants, girds himself with a belt, Il scabbird ana
knife attached takes in his hand rife for biz
enemies; aud to complete the whole. he ties lbs
/ prospecting pan, which is . large TN pan, 20 the
lower end of his blankets, so that il completely
fits over lis GEostsr;o7e, ard commences hi'
march As he sJers, the pan behind keeps time
with The motion OF hs bOdy--the huge nass on
he back bobs up and down at the same tir!c.
wh.ls, the horn, presented By tho shovel, lel,
J and perhaps non bar, nj various angles from he
I back, present a very ludcTous appearance. But
gold IN his eve and gold ls Oh Ls lip, md with
gold ~ his imagination just rolling INTO LIS peck
cts BY thousands, he roans
Over n oun'a!n aAcga'.ae,
O'r' '"!!ey ahH sNes1H.
'or 'ho golden eaii Of California. Pe'haP' one IN
4 thousand IS fortunate enough - strike UPON T.
large d,posle, and makes his pile in 8 short time.
but these are very rare exceptions tc the e"pr'at
rue "' "naI5 money Ae'g' '"ote "no "'AN
"VH' S'e W N'r '''--"''1 UO'I"' . A'e '''sS VIZ
Ioo' n"tI an" IH'e ""'s'' a"H Fe'se,t:c ''' , 70
'hu H"'l !" TWO years. ".u scei"'y H"'y oHe VIII
make very much more Inc TACT 49, gen'i'men'
bo'""s MONEY VI "' ''v H'~'r 'P.'I'-N F',,T''
"y'''' "''N"'s H'"eJ az S"!'!""!A ~ nae 'i
I'"'' o"5"'gss -so''-e "!' &c! ''o' o'iN Vy -;
"e,' ou' !" '''be qu"l','s' "'!''s' o,Ns,', IN
't '' '','.;- .'''" ~ Nv " d" W. 49,
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n'e 'a''"s l,'e t'.'s seu''"' VIZ .'Nnu H m'.:
poor '."'''o Q! mailing '''! '.'.'s o.. s'aa!' wy
g. TN =! i.",e"s ,'lo.' WIS. "'u py.sesV'';"
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i,E'.'"'' o' oo'.!'nu n,,e N.Y. O,," ,,,e,
c"lH'tu iJ1 s'tneS 'e'ois"s "S'.'..''-'
Nnl te "oln .4''' u''t '"MI' ~ w,
"oS'''''''' ~. VI '''' 49,
UP the main rivers, lave been tt s. s. eiigs o, dc .
rrdacne ot the worst kind, since the discovery
ofgold but the ret&!esa aud outlaws have iun
their career nearly through IN those places, eni
the resort IS to the mountai;ls in the u.n.a.s dis.
lrcts to plunder and murder the hard anu hon
est laborer. But summary justice Viii osc...lou.
ally overtake item.
And here will relate ,lse cf rrard., Is =
< female, and her execution ty the cTaspc.aIea
, citizens oi Downicye IND S.;..itv yn tie mor-
min, Of the 5tA inst. a man, whose nama 90 not
his patriotism by "''"H'Is very T'tiH me iaAu-
e"'c o. "aSn '.aa .'T IHti'''' Si ", we 'oE