The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-22
81 FRANCIsCO. JulV 2. -

SAN L Ell ANAA " ~ IlOIFlflOEs
SAN FRANCIsCo, July >, Is72
Ny DEAR OLD FRIESD. SAMUEL CoRwIN:-
i have no doubt but YOU will be much surprised
on receiving this letter, but, perhaps, not more
so. or more gratihed. than / was TO hear from
you. The manner in which heard from you,
and learned Of your whereabouts, is this: ]
happened 10 be looking over an Oregon paper
and noticed your name as reprtsen ntatiNe elect,
from TillamOok county. The thrill Of pleasure
which / experienced on reading is indescriba-
ble. The many acts OF kindness which re-
ceived al your hands long years ago had never
been forgotten, Notwithstanding our cores
pOndence has been broken for seventeen years
Well, sam, won't attempt 10 give you more
than the outlines of what has tranSpired with
me since we last cOrreSpOnded. SO many Incl
dents OF the past, in which YOU and We're con-
nected, crowd upon my mind that ! cannot
think or write OF myself Does your mind ever
revert 10 the past, when We FIRST met-hOW you
took me in as a partner. when those who
should have been my best friends threw of on
mellow we got showed In and had 10 live on
potatoes straight for six weeSS-hOw good that
grizzly meat tasted-what disgraceful retreat
we made from our poor innocent Jack, when
we thought we were bcSelged by grizzly .
Well, sam, those events OF 1872 frequently fur
nish subject matter Tor my thoughts, and, aS !
am writing TO you, crowd upon my mind, but
will dismiss them for the present 10 give place
70 tnai which viii, perhaps, be OF greater inter
pocketed eleven thousand dollars out of the
I Deep Claim" you gave me in MarapOSa, and
started l9r nome IN June, lSJ5. invested four
thousand dollars in real estate In this citv and
/ leiti IN care Of Mclane, our old cabin mate Nv
.I .I
come, ana quadrupled in value. went info
business IN New York city. in which was very
SucceSsful-sOld ont two years ago since which
time have been travelling in European CONN.,
] tries. You know used 10 have "A weak - ~,
traveling-well, il has been gratined 10 mn,
hearts content. While in France was fal-e,
with the smallpox. The lady of the inn foId
me that I was fortunate 10 take the disease M
that place, as there was an old smallpox doc
tor near by who never failed TO cure, no matter
how bad the disease; and sure enough, I began
TO recover within four hours after commencing
10 take the medicine, and in twenty-fOur hours
felt quite well. ! was so much elated with
the magical effects Of the medicine that I was
determined, II possible, TO obtain the formula
| i'm which / succeeded, by paying Handsomely
and promising not TO divulse II in France.
1 see from Oregon papers that you have the
disease among you. The enclosed package
contains the formula and sufficient material
for family use. have cured all the cases that
have come in contact with, and md Il an in
| fallible cure and preventive. When yOu an
Syrer this will forward sufficient OF the mate
rial 10 make yOu a fortune, as have ample
I and rest assured / reciprOcate past fsiVorS.
: / will close for the present and await anX
fouslv YOUR answer. Direct 10 san Francisco
a. will remain here about two months
Yours, etc, lsAAO MI iAi'lfsoN'