The weekly union record., 1865-07-22
Del Norte Correspondence.
CAMP LINCOLN, July 9,

EDIToR UNION RECORD This has been a
busy week with the soldiers at this post.
First, the Fourth was duly celebrated then
Medical Inspector and Commanding Officer of
the District.
We were aroused at daylight on the Fourth
by the deep tones of Corporal NniDger's loo
10. Dahlgren redwood tree gun, sounding forth
the glad tidings another Fourth has sprung
into existence and still the Old Flag proudly
daunts to the breeze in every State of our glo
rious Union. We had our celebration all 10
ourselves; fine dinner, some speeches, some
lager, some wine and good time generally
In the evening attended ball at Crescent
City. About thirty couple Of the elite of the
city danced till the wee sma' hours, and day
light began to approach warning US it was
time TO bid our adieus and make tracks with
toes TO the front, or, in other words home
Yesterday the Medical Inspector, DR.. Klein
of the Regular army, in company with the
Commanding Officer of the District, Major
Smith, Of the 2nd C. V, paid US visit Ar
rived here at ~ o'clock A. NJ, and gave
orders for Inspection under Marching Orders.
That means knapsack, haversack, canteen and
equipments complete for the march. Then
was seen hurrying to and fro, and busy time
until the buge sounded the assembly, at .
o'clock A. NJ, when we fell in and went
through the routine of general Inspection.
Everything passed eff in fine style, and the Co.
was highly compimented by both officers.
The steamer came 10 Crescent City yester.
day morning, at o'clock \. NJ, and sailed
at 81 O'Clock p NJ consequently the China
men have been stringing by here sl day en-
route for the mines. The weather has been
fine here all Summer-just evenly divided "a
streak of warm and streak cold. The last
few days were getting a little rampant, but to
day the widows were open and it has rained
all day Until Just before sunset; it cleared
away and saw one of the most sublime sun
sets it was ever my coed fortune TO behold.
Politics | do not know much about, here
but as near as eau learn things are pretty
near equally divided, or have been heretofore
between the Copperheads aud Union men.
The farmers have Just commenced cutting
hay, and by appearances they will have good
crop. There is very little grain raised around
here, with the exception of oats and potatoes.
l have seen some large fields of both crops
within the last few days, and they were looking
splendid, giving promise Of large crop. The
army worm committed good deal Of depreda
tion at the Reservation, almost destroying
the potatoe crop of the Indians have not
heard of their visiting any other locality.
There is little copper talk yet. An agent
Of Boston Co. came up on the steamer to
take charge of the Alta Co.'S mine, with the
intention Of putting smelling works up imme-
diately
Oil in Humboldt still flows, and parties are
on the lookout around here for the greasy fluid
1t is nothing uncommon to see dozen men
running through the brush with feather aud
bottle, and If he ever sees a spring with little
scum on the water, in goes the feather to see if
he can collect a little oil. As yet have not
heard Of any strikes being made.
As am getting towards the bottom Of my
page and having other letters to write to night.
| will come to a close. Very respectfully,
yours EMORY WING,
Co. c. 9th Inft C. Y.