Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-04-14
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81 Hfasii8ss ierT1 fl------hi s3ilfq aHe dioti
TiR fOllOwhgemusing lustes ~sssseeivsa W
mail yesterday. A good many ofnSsF FssdssS
will recognizes ths agritersut Onessg 3 Hs haSsnst
the pubIeAiioIi 81 f6 letter, bat ihef
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~ - DiAHOsS Srwses, Fehs Goth, 1884,
Ne DEtRs FeEvf': go sfae Is ysggus
lhavs just rscsvs1 ysur lsits, , which ysx
sses ns "Igail COIsNbia.s Vel, 20 III cSns
down h-.1T deserved aad invs = skal~
to sesr in sxtinsation =, ai,aRS stine tzE wiH.
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fOrnis fsSk. Wen Just heIa Sn4 - |
me sdvia~S WHEN it = "
chance to cur. it. jusssnke RHs I'D Bz
line, find favorable sDAdV asnd InlIss; =.
between heay.s and cert -, y GO
never think Of sOuS - xilsss ss5s-
.and. here whe il they byd sAs Hossg sbbnsN
Start home tO-nogrsw. FOs siA tAeS 0lalss
know nothing Of this cot@fsy. You oaly ssb
the bright side, and-hesr the nswspspsr p@Gs
OF the lucky ones, but where thers !. one lpely
devil there are thobssnds Who barely rake
bread. do not speak from hearsay, but tXpS-
rience, and whst j have seen. ,Yoa would SaPE
pose, il you were getting Ave dollars per ds5.
you could make lots Of money, but whsRlysG
take your expenses for actual nsoessasiss qsut,
you will find but little left; in faet there b
Hcfhfng to be made here BY mining-thatis j. aAs-z
the time has past the only ones who Rskp
money are those engaged in trading, and, = il
every other country. that requires capital. As
to your trade, cannot tell you q single thing.
Board here is from twelve to twenty dollars per
week, according TO the prices Of provisions.
We have paid since we came here; 90 cents
per pound for four 10 cents for bacon, ana
other things in proportion. i had made ssrAs
money here, about three thousand dollars in
two months. when that internal FIRE came ana
broke me fiat left me without dollar; and
had to goto the mines. ] have been here six
weeks Orking with VIM. Carter and other
young men, and we are still in debt FOR sruts
and we have worked hard. You ask my adtits
about which route TO take! ! cannot give It, N,
! know ROthing about the sea voyage; but do
'rn,., 10 ~o,,e hv land, before ysu get half
way you will wish yourself at home, and psfcrs
you get the other half you will wish yourself ~
and I expect the ~ater trip ia Wofi6.
You may think ] am exageratiug the picture, hut
if you should ever be such fool as to come here,
you will find it is drawn true TO life. My ORly
wish is that some kind friend had tAksns rail,
and broke my back before starledI Friends
here are MOI worth cent thousand !; in fact the
term friendships is expunged from the Califor-
mia vocabulary; it is every man for himself and
devil take the hindmOst. The only thing thu
western men agree in is the Christian Viz uss+-.
do you know what they are 3? Me- Well, I
will tell you Love your God, hate tbs DsSiEs
and curse the Yankss' and as good a creed ~
ever any man lived up TO. - - - 81
The Hannibal boys, as far As know. ars we'll.
Geo. Bourne, Ed. Mallory, and John LsnnOn,
and C. Meredith, l see often. There /. no nswf
here 10 write, and the only thing ssn do is 10
reiterats, stay at home; nspr tAssk Of sou'ias
here, and advise your friends TO tho same eoursei
for the life of deck hand is preferable 10 ens
here. "a
Inyour next letter do give me all the news
and don't write asking my advice about coming
here lhave uttered but one wish sihee come
to California and that is, that the man Mho dis
covered gold here had died before he gOs To- isll
IL. 7'loh a4aY
Give my best respects to Sister and the Chill
dren, and receive for yourself my best wishes
fer your prosperity, but not to come here.
| .o1 a :aa Your Old Uncle. ~
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p. S.-Encl0ssd is a California speein@ |;
open carefully or you may lose il. his s~y
small one. They are very common here il
fact so common that every gsAtlsmaa esTisvS
them with him. ~"
IN Ills Is called small specimen in Csiifss-.
MIA, two or three large Sues would ssalP Ain
quicker then COmanchs lMiian.l i5,g,
Messrs. E. & G. ". Hawkius have rSssivsa
their new goods, and knowing that The msSedl
people see them they win want 10 purchase,
they have, with commehdable spirit al liberal.
ity, as5e great reductions in prices, in order
THAT the goods may be in the universal public's
reach. Go and see for yourselves. ~ &
An English paper states that ssvsral .sa.
ses of bad health have bean traced tS pGl
Pering rooms with green paper. The col
lorng Is formed. in part. Of arsenic. In
some parts Of Germany this kind OF paper
has been forbidden by the authorities, ~
Teams bound for California pass through this
city every day. q 2
MNnphis, April S.
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