The Sierra citizen., 1854-11-04
SMrrfIs FLAT, Moscow, }
OctobeE. Both, 1854. {


SM1Tlt's FLAT, Moscow,
October. 30th, 1854. {
Ed. Citisea'-f believe ( promised to-
Keep you posted up in events,at this place,
but four weeks have elapsed: since you
have heard from me. Two OF three times
L have drawn my table before the fire.,
spread my writing materials before me,
placed two or three sticks of wood in a
convenient place fE refreshing tho embers
when they began to. cool, and. was about
to commence. but wbal was to. write.
about? | had no big strikes 10, record, and.
If | had, "that are john was sure. to DOE,
into your sanctum, and out it comes before
you have even time to open my letter.
Then what couldI write? Nothing.
must go to town for items; perhaps~some
friend could assist me in the way of Amate-.
rial" 1t was not long before had. the
desired information. A "big strikeH had
been made on Kanaka Creek, $4,000, in.
round numbers, in one lump. Whatmore
could | wish? Taking advantage of the
first thought, rushed to tae Express Of
flee to buy half quirc of foolscap, when.
oh horror "a sharp ringing Of spurs was
heard and the next l remember John
stood before me. (Which way are. you,
going?" l asked. One word was only
necessary to convey the apsxeR and fill
my cup of disappointment full to the brim.
"Downieville," he replied, as he threw the
huge mail bags on the counteH and began
to remove their fastenings, asnd as made
my exit from the Office, | heard him NUT.
tering something to "Crusee," about
$4,000 lump "Gold Lake. and something
more / could not understand, f--.o'
Vexed at my disappointment retraced
my steps back to my cahin,resolving at all
events to pen an article for your next issue.
had scarcely seated myself when the
thought struck me that my disappoint-
ment might possibly serve to my adyan-
tase after all, in the way Of furnishing mo
letter from the 'sola folks at homes" for.
this You may be assured wonld afford the
greatest solace imaginable, for it is almost,
two years since l have lad any news in,
that direction.
| 4.
Buoyant with hope, started back to,
the Express office The counter was
thronged with eager enquiries and every
now and then the question was "any thing
for me ?" After the crowd had somewhat
dispersed, / summoned all my courage
and made the same enquiry. "Nor was
the short and decided answer. Pc
Now you must know Mr.. Ed, was in
no good humor this time to say nothing
about the other affair, which was sufficient
to invoke the most bitter anathemas upon
the whole post office establishment. !
had often made the threat to devise some
plan to compel the old folks to "pungle
over" and believing this the most oppQr-
tune time to plot 1some deep and secret
deed" ! sat myselfte work. Su(Alenlyasby
instinct, 1 thought ofa plan by which means
| could procure more letters than ] had
"rocks" to pay'fOr; plan, if carrieAipto
effect, would not only immostalige my
name as Californian, bat give .mei sp,inde-
pendent fortune. Myplan was this (but you
mustn't tell, as wish to be the sole in
ventor and patentee without the right to
dispute,) to envelope two or three ICnisens
and send it home with q margin reference
that no more will be sentuntil ordered.
Now Mr.. Editor. if this plan is once
carried into effect, will be. bound that at
least one letter to- each Ctisen. will be
forthcoming by return of steamer. iHs9
1t is almost needless to say, have pur
the experiment into operation and if i
proves successful, of which I have NJ
doubt, shall apply for patent withou
delay. Yours, &c. ea J.lA.B.
, DER TIGER.-Judge douglass was eal,
, allowed to speak FIVE inmates at time II
f Chicago; he then had to hold up for th