Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-11-05
Portland. Oregon. Sent. IS. 1862

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Portland, Oregon, Sept IS, 1862.
am now in Portland, as you see by the
date Of this. have been here about ten
days and am at work at the OREGON Far
mer Office. for S2j per week 1t costs me
81 week for board. Sprague is here also
working at be Gunsmith business on piece
work He has been at work about a week
making fine wages We had yer,
pleasant trip across the plains, as a genes
raj thing We had to sell old Rod on the
/ Sweetwater on account Of lameness We
sold him for $40 We gave away our old
! wagon to a poor man with his family
whose horses had nearly given out, and
having a big heavy horse wagon, he
could not get along very well have
written out general ondensed history
Of our travels until we reache the Pow
der river Gold (Auhum is about
$50 miles from here)-which | presume
would lie interesting to a great many rea-
der~ Of the TRIBUNE, rs the experience of
others on the route has been similar to
ours.
I acoatld not adcise any one to cross the
plans gear .for tie purpose Of digging
Gotd on the Pacific coast Salmon river
is played otlt-although there has been q
great deal of Gold dust taken out there
/ Carrboo has made a few independently
rich bat by far the greater number have
lost all they had before, in digging there
The diggings there are like man with
the measles-spotted- only the golden
spots don't ''comc out and are hard to
find, and far less numerous than the mea-
I sic spots. The Powder river section Of
! the coun'rY, It is thought con aims the best
mines, but water is very scarce, end the
mines have not been developed enough to
/ ascertain their richness yet
| \ great many Iowa Co boys are there.
+ | will give you the whereabouts of the 10.
/ wa Co. emierants, as near as know at
present: Frank Sanford, Billy Brown,
Isaac VIM, jim Avery, WIN. Avery, VIM
Murrish, 10 Stude, l. \. Sergeant & family
Fred Sergeant, John Mappes, Alex Brady,
Christian Schlosser, John Rowe, Alfred
/ Richards, Lawrince SpitzbaId VIM Urin
/ Sr, Wm. H Trim Jr. jim Bennett, E. J.
Bennett, Alex Bennett, Jim Suthers, VIM
Suthers, VIM \. Curry, John Argall, Jack
/ Kitchens, and Lancaster of Mineral Point:
Richard nunstan, sam Roberts, Richard
Svnons, Nicholas Ia ", John Sa>lcs, Da
Wis Davis, Moses Griffith, Hugh Huchs
VIM. Williams, T. ". Standard. Chris.
Nelson, John Nelson, Ole Thompson.
John Eun Levi None, Henry Smell, and
Isaac O. Williams, Thomas Howell and
family, of Dod-eviile; Watson TYSON,
! Thomas Robinson. Joseph Goldsworthv,
Chas. Box, Thos. Dolphin VIM Baker,
VIM Mills, VIM Caliow, Michael FalIon,
Nat. kerser, John l.. Miller. c. d. Cod
dington, George Filming and family, Sam
uel Rainhurv, of Linden; O. IT, F. NcCord.
Robert MoCord aud David Kelley, OF Milf
Gin; T. w Faun r. g. Reed Tolaph Hol-
ston. Toioph Gutjckson, Barrett Williams.
and > sons, John Jack and family, ". b
Smith G. W iu~comb, J C. Barnett
A'ouzo \ Dung and family, Henry Lavakc
and johnny Graham, of Wyoming; VIM.
+. Rowe, s 3 billy, s r. Guthrie and
VIM Rowe, Of Arena; Jacob Hays, Jesse
Hays, In Farette Hays, John Henrieht
George Holm $, Joseph Holmes Il George
Spencer, OF Highland; and George Holmes
of Diamond Grove, were, the last ] heard
from them, at, or in the CITY of Auburn.
Elias, Jacka, Johnny Prideaux, Ned
Crid@e, Nick Treweek, Jenny Ellerv
Byron Purinton. Antony Barlow, 10 Jones
Jack San -n1n ana Phil Coken, oc Mineral
Point Jimmy Smith Harry Mitchell,
Jenny 8aryell ID Isaac BarteH orDodge-
vile; and Henry Hu2ill Of Highland,
were at Elk City, on the American river
a small tributary 70 Salmon David
Whitney, Sylvester Paddock and Franz.
Terrill were at NaIla Waiia 10 Gribble,
Henry DANES. a J. Noble and Thomas
Mcintosh were on Newson's creek anoth-
er small tributary Of Salmon. Billy Ire
yea. Tom Martin, Amos Shirman. David
s;hipman, lack Pasco, and Robert Smith
are on the way down here from Auburn.
The Harkin boys OF Waldwics, | think.
have gone to California Billy Ulen (the
tavern keeper) left here day before yester-
day, for Yreka, Cal.
Willie Pr;deaux, Sam Jacka, VIM. Jacka
John Laverty, Tom Champion ,Joha Rob
erts, Tommy Edwards Of Mineral Point.
Pete Wig@enton, Zack. Curnow and Dick
Prideaux of Dodgeyille, are here ! aiting
for the steamer, bound fo- California.
Charley Mappes is here and says he is
going to open shoe makers shop.