Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-12-18
LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA.
WoLF CREEK, Oct. IL, 1860.

with me for tins once, as this IS the last
F.Il | intend administering tor long
while, perhaps, forever. | suppose i
have chosen a rather unfavorab,e time
IN which 10 communicate my frivolous
history Of commonplace events in these
secluded mountains, crowded as you, as
we'll as most otter editors must be, to
your wits end, under the warm pressure
OF the presetd unusually hot political
campa on; bur depend upon il, my in,en-
ton was not 10 bore you, thoughtlessly
commenced writing when the whIm selz-
ed me, and now begging your pardon |
wIi resume The thread of my narrative,
taking IL OF. of bed on the morning OF
July 9Th, from whence laid II down on
the night of the fourth. The morning
dawned, and | awoke refreshed and free
from pain as usual which was my reward
for my grea, moderation IN the use of
stimuIanJs on the previous day. Cap
was the first to break silence and try the
experiment Of balancing on his forked
end, and succeeded well for an old man
Two or three of the others lav stretch
ing. yawning, and rubbing their eyes,
vatuly endcavoring TO dlspel the go>sa-
mer like phantom streaks, which foaled
before them, the mere effluvla Of a liquor
fevered brain. Gap auired himself
in his working habIimenIs, but the Others
did not. They did mt feel like it," Al
Ter breakfast Tom and myself b-gau
preparing 10 leave for home { i our
mountain home) when | merely remark
I'd that If we should so by the way Of
Quincy we might have the pleasure OF
seeing the races. and enqutred how far
1t would be out Of our way: Leo" re-
piled, II IS eight niles from here 10 there
aud il viii be abou, ina. distance out Of
your way, bur If you mind TO 20 thai
way | Will go as TAR as Quincy W,th you
/ zald. thought il was almost too far
that We should be ured enough If we
went the nearest way. Nv ell he re-
| piled, '.that's 50 but as you have never
seen Quincy, and have plenty of time
To do ii ia, you might as well 90" Well
SAID I, I'm agreed" .'Come Cap" said
Lev take Of your Old pants and lie, us
all 90, don't feel much like working
myself. Cap shook his head, bul Jor
sung our 'lll 90 with you, that was
enough. 60 It was. there Was noI u dis
seuuDg voice, and we were soon all eu
route for Quincy. The day VAS as fine
d, are the finest. Bull must give an ex-
piuuatlon to a foregoing sentence, lesl
some Of your readers pa wicked CON
stuc,on on II. aliude to the request
made by Lev for Cap to take off his
pants; u was not intended that he should
90 naked, 10 10, he vas TO put on bet
,-r pair, and was only the work OF NM
ul,- for him to draw on his black cassl-
m,rr. We directed our course acros,
he valley aud struck into the Toll Eoad
leading from Quincy 10 Marysv,lle, and
passed OF ty the village Of Spanish
Brauch. TINS village for size Is much
t..,, sam. IS Meadow Valley. only minus
t.e Express aud Post-otiice. The only
at.d,nos worthy of notice m this yI!iar..
a c5rnmo.lJous tavern on the one side.
suIa ,arg- ,,o-. oo tbe other. and no,
b..ur 50 near the store | NAV as wei.
t..,. v,u NOW thIngs (provIslous mean i
/ v.re >,Id IL tbal tlinr. Flour so mr.
hundred tea ner In. - cts. and Il. col.
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