The Nevada journal., 1854-08-25
Communications.

AS a general thing we are glad to receive
anything in the shape of literary produc-
tions, and will publish them cheerfully-
but there are exceptions. We often invite
our friends, too, to write to US from the
"diggings." Some of them hesitete, or
decline, because they cannot write in good
style. Now, there need be no difficulty
in any one writing a bit Of information
All that is necessary, is to state the SIM
pie facts and its shape will be all right.
But it is foolish for boys, or almost uniet.
tered persons to undertake to write Poetry,
or to put together big sounding words on
an abstract subject We have now before
us poeeical efusion, which to publish
literally, would be two or three degrees
aJoye the sublime, and it is only necessary
to get one degree above the sublime to
become absolutely ridiculous. We are no
poet-consequently we could not make
poetry of it but if we were, it would re-
quire more labor to make poetry Of this,
than 70 lake it from the start.
Now, we want it distinctly understood,
we wish to encourage .young persons to
write, and for this purpose we will always
publish a reasonable communication COM
ing to US, even though the matter con-
talned in it is not really interesting. If
they will bring their style Of language
down to our capacity, we will cheerfully
correct mistakes; or, if no grandiloquence
is attempted, mistakes, even, may pass
But lest we shoeld be accnsed of being
prejudiced against some literary men, we
will give an extract -
In fifty when the EMIGRATION
Ware Starting out in double ranks.
Twas then | the Gold fever took
And started out to try my luck.
| started DER the plains so bold,
In search of California Cold
Ten thousand then set pile.
To think of that il made me smile.
travelled in cherfu hopes,
To pick the precious mettle up,
And often thinking on my Journey,
Of digging gold in California.
being detained until twas late,
had 10 winter at Salt Lake.
Twas lhare lived in Mormandom,
WHARF people worship Brigham Young.
The rhearest man that does exist
Is Brigham the pol5 gatnSt..
Thars many others could caE,
But Les the neanest of them all.
Early in the spring of fifty one
being tierd of MOrnandom,
Prepared q k alae Of March
About the twenty first of March.
We reached the mountain land full soon,
1t was a-bout the fist of June,
Our OK teams could farther go,
On the account of too much snow.
Some traders Il who having gold,
A p; fu- our oxen sold,
And took up packs upon our backs,
And DER the mountains we made tracks.
I being of good courage still,
Came 10 place called PlacerJiIla,
A little town Of high Tenc~n,
Known by the name of llangtoWn.
Thinking thare while to remain,
quickly bought into a claim
Being of the unlucky breed
l worked in vain and missed the lead.
Two Duchman worked by me while.
The lucky Ouch took out theer pile,
No pleasant smiles to them I made,
But in that place no longer staid,
being disappointed so,
Took up my tools away did go,
seeking diggings and finding none,
While the duchman returning home,
So now my friends come let me warn you,
To never come to California,
For if you do you will repent it,
And perhaps go home with an empty pocket.