Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-06-02
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The Detroit Tribune advocates the build.
Ing Of ~ airline saIlrOsd rom DsWOi, 10
NJ, LsulS.
Caldwell ". Dlsklnsou--aFFCr 10 Marion
cISsuh Court, Reversed and TsIHandSd--
Reversed and IsmSndsd BY the Supnms
COur, last Tuesday. H,.t
TAs following picture Vt hte In Callfor-
MIA, Il taken from lst,srln tho Republican
willlsn by Mr.. Bowman, OF San FraueIseOi
II 10 amusing to see a fresh advshtursf
come into the mines, II he has q law hun.
drsd dollars, hv cun buy "clalm," and that
Is his only chance, for the good claims are
all taken up, But what IL a thousand dol.
lars or sol You will take II out Ia week,
the claim alongside yielded iinseh hundred
In One strike. liz buys his cain--iakeS I'D
his coat and goes 10 work. works like q
horse all duy long, when night comes he
isn't sleepy and SO washes his dirt, waits
I'LL morning TO measure HE gold, Auppusss
no has "6ig pls," finds hs has too dollars
and .Etly csstSi looks little disappointed
takes his hat and has sLmS idea Of leaving
"them dgglngs,"
A miners cabin Il made Of cotton CLOTH
like q cam '.nsellng tent, with an old bar,
rol over tho hrs.p place for a chimney, Bunk,
are arranged along the side, one above ano-
Their, like The hunks on a canal boat. There
no rests his woury bones after hard days
work, the hsnS permitting These "wlckSd
Asas" are great borSS. They are indigo
nous 10 The soil, to the "manor born" nu
merous, healthy aud increasing. They sleep
In The miners blankets while the mneI
works, and work whllO the miner sleeps.
The miners furniture consists Of 2 or :
stools Tor seats, q greasy table, n TN cup, q
frying pan, q stew.pot, two or three Tin
plates, an old knife and fork, coffee pot
and a huicher.knlfs, which Is carried In hi.
belt, The dishes ure washed only once a
day, after supper. His stock OF provision,
consists usually Of q sack Of flour, hum
hung up n, the side nf the dnur, Snck o.
potatoes under his bunk, n few pounds o
coffee and sugar. md perhaps a bnule oil
brandy for guests
The miners wBrdrobs Is q short story
A hat, flannel shirt, pair Of pants aud boot.
constitute tho principal items. In the wei
dlgElngS these clolhOS are washed occasion.
ally. But few miners dig on Sunday
This day Is usually devoted to purchasing
supplies FOR the ensuing week. 10 settling
up accounts among themselves and will
the tradeTsi to weighing the dust, and I
lime allows, they gather together In group,
under the trees, Talk over their prospects
compare the ylsld Of their respective claim,
10 that Of the last mines heard from else
where, read the newspapers and discus,
politics. You seldom find a miners cabr
without novels, periodicals and newsp pers
bibles are plenty, but seldom read. Chris
lian privileges are not common,
uThS sound Sf the church going bell
| These VAlliSA and rocks never heardh
Mail matlerls taken from the chief pos
offices TO the mines by express, Each let
ter costs about 81.
The following, from the same letter, inform
Us who get rich in California land gives SOM
account, also Of tho state Of religion,
In mining, ~ in every thing else, capita
must be combined with industry, and both Rai le,
by good judgment, 10 secure success. Aeciden
tai good fortunes are rare, Just often enough 4
give currency TO the saying, "a fool for luck !,
Now and then u man turns up who left HON
with lhllN OF nothing, and returns with his pile
Every body heOTs Of Sueh but nobody hears o
those who had bad luok--of lawyers who left
good practice at home 10 hunt Tor gold, now
glad Of olsrkShipI Of physicians working a
common labor by the month Of merchant.
clerks experimenting Iawmill, or bar,room