Amador weekly ledger., 1857-11-14

At the City of Mexico, one of the party rob-
/ bed the Others, and was sentenced to six
years in the chain-gang. The loss and delay
made il necessary for Griswold to have his
dust coined The officers of the Mint wanted
to pay him in silver; he refused to take it and
parleyed with them several days, not under
standing their language. He then success
lively procured two interpreters, but was so
positive and even violent in his demands for
justice, and in denunciation Of the official out
rage attempted to be practced upon him,
that they refused to translate what he said
to the Mexican authorities. He procured
another, took two pistols, went to the mint,
and gave the officers given number of min
utes to pay him his gold. Taken aback by
his audacity, the mint authorities forked
over" Griswold then proceeded to Vera
Cruz took steamer and reached his fathers
house New Years day, 1850.
Here he remained some six weeks, at the
observed Of all observers" Returned Cali
fornians at that time were looked upon al
most as wonder His restless spirit, how
ever, would not brook quictude and he again
started for the northwest After spending
sometime at his old stamping ground, he Wis
tied st Paul, Minnesota, and from thence
went to the frozen regions Of the north, y
with Sinclair, through wilderness of snow
and ice, visiting the most remote stations of
the Hudson Bay Company. He passed
through the Red River country Of the north
and did not stop short of the SelkIrk settle
ment From here he .ook pack animals for
Oregon, where he arrived on Christmas day,
1850, having met with twenty different tribes
of Indians, of each Of which to the day OF bis
death, he was able to give al interesting
and satisfactory account. This trip alone,
were it properly recorded, would be sufficient
to establish his character as that Of an intre-
pid and remarkable man. Many less wor-
thy names have been handed down to histo-
ty in glowing colors Mr. Griswold was the
first American who ever Travelled over the
route, and visited the more northerly settle
mepts Of the Company.
Remaining in Oregon few days, he agian
arrived in California early in Januaay, 1851
After a flying trip through the southern
mines, he went to Mormon Island and for
the first time in California met the tried friend
of his earlier years, Mr. Kilham, and other
acquaintances When asked where in the
world he had been," he replied that he had
been looking after Sir John Franklin, had
learned to eat dogs" &c. &c. Shortly after
he worked with Mr.. K near Auburn for a
brief period, and the two then prospected
quartz at various places until Jnly, Isl, when
Mr. Kiham left him on the Calaveras and
came to Jackson, where he still remains, hav-
ing built up for himself a handsome fortune
and an identity with the interests Of ANA.
dor county.
Griswold went south to Kings river; re-
turned 10 the Tuoumne and mined with con
siderable success; in December, 1851, went to
Sacramento, where he remained a few weeks.
From that time until the fall of 1854 he was
+" on the moven-sometime on the coast
sometimes at Crescent City, or in Siskiyou
or Southern Oregon, while in Los Angeles,
&c. For some time, in 1852 we believe,
Mr.. Grswold was in the employ of General
James w. Denver and Mr.. Patterson, and a
warm and lasting personal friendship grew
into existence between the General and Mr.
g., which death alone could obiterate. In
December, 1854, he sailed to the Sandwich
Islands. From there he returned to Califor-
mia in February 1865, and since March of
that year he was almost uninterruptedly with
Mr.. Kiham, employed as his principal and
confidential agent. In this community, where
he has been so well known, il would be a
matter of supererrogation to speak of the high
estimation in which he has been held. He
possessed the full confidence of Mr.. Kilham
and of the community, and probably remain
ed in the position he occupied, that of an
employee, solely out of regard for his friend
and his friends interest. His business ca
pacity, his knowledge of the world, his ac.
qurements, his experience, his acquaintance,
and above all his known integrity would have
enabled him at any time to engage in almost