Butte record., 1854-01-21
Occasional Corresponience

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Occasional Correspondence.
Below will be found aetter from occasional cor
respcndeni-an old forty -nner-now visit to sis
home in the Atlantic States. Hes severe on the NJ.
Co and particularly the officers of the Steamer Calior
MIA Serves them right.
srpBERRY, Dec. ., 1883.
DEAR S1R-Once again nm at my former home,
pinch, with frosi and cold sitting, or rather curling
red-hot stove and having failed to get up per-
spiraiion thought would give a touch of our voyage
this cold country, but Of warm hearls-wherc iccles
hang from the caves and women and children from the
neck-thnking at the time. that olerable heat
might be got up by extracting cold ideas and rem
miscences that have worked their way into during
my voyage from Sacramento hiiher We cast Of our
lines about II O'Clock. A. NJ, November ST, from the
wharf San Francisco and the bows Of the siea
California, and our hearts and wishes homeward
bound speeding way thrOagh the Golden Gate
totry the pickle OF voyage to Panama, which though
sufficiently salt. found bad take. We had 4
very pleasant trjp--he smooth as mirror and
the air uncommony cool, and our company sociable
and agreeable-song and story iok their part in the
anusements and shortened TO their the hour,
which wonld otherwise have been tedious. Nothing
unusual occurred but every thing however trivial
Drought every person on utNh our udas bi liit
of Boat abe nd - was heard ard our hundreds rushed
from nook and corner, until the deck hooked like
whorileberry pasture. slil beat containing men,
came along side, pretending o have b. en- shpwrrcked
but their stories did agree they not taken
board Every rat returned to his hole, and the deck
was clear With n sunny sky aud smooth sea, every
thing went smoothly until the 10Th day, when OF
stewards Il coored man died aud was consigned to
The Gerp-or should express it, pitched over
board 4ort of prayer made the body but
it short and sweet The gait Of n jAckass. |
thought the who made il id better Try some kinl
Of work for 4 living We arrived nj Panama un the
10th, about 4 O'Clock in the morning. 1t just the
right kind of morning 10 cross The lsthmu. our
mules saddled and we way 10 Cruces
This being The rainy season, we anticipated much
worse road than We found for the first ha r bat the
worst ye. 10 come. We Nad just ,mmencrd ai-
cending he mountains, when the rain poured down in
torrents Every mountain stream and trail fun to
swimming, and rushing with frighlfa rapidt dowR tho
sicrp hill-sides made ride extreI ely dangerous
Having crossed here before in The rainy sensun urged
my animal 10 the utmost 10 go through and lea fing my
companions, found my.elfat Cruces about dusk while
those left behind me, slept said i'll the huts the
natives miles back in the mountains. Morning,
however Drought US MI together WllnpuL nCCut. inD
the report came that TWO men and one woman, bound
California, drowned in the had just
crossed The next day night found Us at Aspinwal-
Afera nights stay, sailed FOR New York the
mer Illinois. We had very rough time, I'd heal
winds nearly every day oat On the sd and 24lh.
had a severe gale lady delivered IL son on
the 24ih, which kept Us in squalls" the remainder OF
the passage, Otherwise the weather was good, We had
n. Y. he evening OF the 26th, in advance Of the
Nicaragua route. Ny health has been constantly im-
proving, and enjoyed the trip; but compelled to
say that never saw together NOR unentl-rnany sci
Of officers than those OF the ~Califurna" II i'm
possible 10 get gentem answer from any one cf
them to questions asked-a grumbling SLOW in belle DO
| knows generally the satisfaction passenger
ceived. Had officers been different, this would
have been one of my pleasantest voyages.
On The Atlantic side, it was exactly the reverse Our
officers wi hou exception, used every endeavor
comfortable. and .ho ed themselves gentlemen
by their constant polite gtenton 10 our numerous
quirie.. But still would go this route
again. The management of The company is bad. All
they about is the dollars, There i. accommo-
daon about them beyond the flaming handblls they
spread before you. Their promises nothing when
OHoo tne uoAeI Is pau lof--a'u lie Nckei you tAkn
from them. is so written 10 themselves from
Il responsibility. and if occasion requires they
to avail themselves Of the advantage they have thus
taken.
hs,e not been hsre long enough yet 70 learn much
that would interest your readers. Crops generally
light and prices considerably advanced Politics are
lrd over for the present. only 10 boil Mt the
firing up The cold weather holds of for the benefit Of
the farmers who ploughng for the spring cul-
tivati'.n We have yet had snow and the weather
remains pleasant Yours, &c, o. L.J.O.