The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-05-31
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and he is recovering the use of his hands,
He is acting as agent for the sale of hay on
the levee, and d making fair wages.
Tom Butler and family are in Sacra mento.
Tom owns very pretty piece Of property in
the outskirts of the city. don't know what
he il "driving at."
Bill Sales and wife reside also In Bacra.
mento. He is doing little or nothing.
Ilsaw Oscar Walker in San Francisco the
day landed. He looked as though he had
seen some hard times. He told me he was
trying to get something to do. whether he
succeeded or not have not ascertained.
Jack Gilbert and daughters reside in Sa.
cramento, and he has been doing pretty
good business down there in the way of build
ing boats, &c.
DR.. Welburn, Clay Stnson, Ben Stinson,
and Logan Stinson, | learn are tog~ ther at
place called Ophir, a mining district near
Ambur. have not seen them and cannot
say what they are making, or how much they
are worth.
Jim White. the "immortsl," lives on
ranch'abous five miles from this city. Invent
with him out to his house en- Saturday after
noon week, and remained over Sunday
Jim has a"lovc" of place, for which he paid
$4,000. He is making money "hand over
FISH," and says he can make . thousand dol
lars here to where he could make fifty in the
states. or the drift wood that settled upon
his land, during the late geat freshet. after
reserving the best for his own private use, he
sold one half the balance for one thousand
dollars. His crop of barley LOOKS fine and
with his boarding house and farm he Is max.
ing it pay finely. He says he don't know
that he will ever return to your city. and GER
tainly not until he makes his "pile," and
assure you he has set the figures high up''sir
the pictures"
On Sunday last, had a visit from G.. B
Hugg. He had learned that / was in Mays
Vile, and fastened down to see me. He il
mining 30 miles above here on Fosters bar
He has been industriousy at work on this bal
for over three years.. and has made and los
piles. At one time, he sunk $4,000 in fun
cling operations. He appeared delighted t
zee me, and assured me that mining was
complete lottery, and is pretty we'll satisfied
that he has the drawing numbers for THE sum
mer's operations. hope his anticipation
may be realized, for there Is not more hard
working, steady and deserving young man in
California than Ben. He says, whethe. b
succeeds or not, he intends quitting the mine
after this summer. He thinks of getting
good stock ranch either in this country o
Oregon, for Indiana will never be his hom
again. He thinks he could sell out at thi
time for three thousand dollars, but prefer
holding on and working his claims. He Ia
never been sick, since he came to the countr,
-four years ago.
Joe Venable 10 somewhere in the country
He is married and is supposed to be on
ranch. w. Amory was last seen in Sacra
mento some three months since and / have
not yet learned his Whereabouts at present
but presume he is in the mines, as that wal
his plan of destins ton when last seen BY the
Evansville boys.
Isaw Lou. Badolett in town few days
since. Lou. has ranch. in company with
several others, on Yuba river, about sixteen
miles above here. He says he is making mo.
ney and thinkp he will clear. for himself
three thousand dollars on his stock and bar.
ley crop this season. He was formerly en-
gagged in keeping store here, but did not do
very we'll. and sold out and purchased an in.
,erest in this ranch. Lou. looks As natural
as an "old SHOE" He is delighted with Cali
fornia and will probably make it his future
home.
At the United States Hotel in this city,
saw Jas. McGarigle. Poor fellow! he, too,
has seen sad times since he has been out here.
4 A year ago Jim was doing "smashing fine''
business in the mountain mining district
He had a good stock of boarders, good stock
of merchandise, and an interest in several
mining claims; and money was passing into
his hands at rapid rate, when he met with .
sad misfortune. A cancer gathered in one
Of his eyes, and it became 90 liberated that
he Lost the entire use of it. After some time
the other eye be anne similarly affected, and
he finally lost the use of both. He was for
ced to sell out every thing, which he did and
came to Marysville, where he has been now
nearly for twelve months, under the hands
of experienced professional men. This mis-.
fortune has cost him all he was worth. His
eye sight is returning to him; he recognized