The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-16

The history Of this medicine cannot better be
explained than by inserting the following let
san Francisco, July 2, 1871
My Dear Old Friend, Samuel Corwin:--
have no doubt but YOU will be much SURPRISED
on receiving this letter, but, perhaps not more
SO, or more gratified, than / was to hear from
YOU The manner in which heard from YOU
ana learned OF your whereabouts, is this: 1
happened TO be looking over an Oregon papzr
anu noticed your name, as representative elect
from Illlainook county The thrill OF pleasure
which experienced on reading Is indescriba-
BILE. The many acts of kindness which -
ceived ot your hands long years ago had never
been forgotten, notwithstanding our CORES
pondence has been broken for seventeen year,
Well, sun, won't attempt TO give YOU mors
than the outlines Of what has trans pired with
me since We last cOrrespOnded- SO many inoi-
dents OF the past, in which you and were con
think or write OF myself Does your mind ever
revert 20 the past, when We first met-hOW you
look me III ss P'iIlheI, VIE. tIlose " y no no
should have been my best friends threw on on
mellow we got showed In and had TO live On
potatoes straight for six WeekS-hOW good that
grizzly meat taSted-What a disgracelul retreat
We ma, nom our poor innocent Jack. when
we thought were beseiged by a grizzly
Well, Sali. thosa events OF 1852 frequently fur
nish subject matter Tor my thoughts, and, as
am writing 10 YOU, crowd upon my mind, but
will diSmi. them Tor the present 70 give place
To that WI IA will, perhaps, De Of greater inter
pocketed eleven thousand dollars out OF ths
"Deep Clair" you gave me IN Maraposa, ana
started for g. me in June, lSll invested iOur
thousand Il. ars In real estate in this city, and
len it in care .f AIcI.aHe, our old cabin mate. My
property her. has yielded me handsome IN
come, and gr tdrupled in value. l went into
business in : w York city, in which was very
[ urCeSsful->t 70 out two years ago, since which
time have "a travelling in European coun-
tries. You know used to have weakness for
traveling-well, IL has been gratifed to my
hearts content. While In France was taken
with the smallpox. The lady OF the inn told
me that was fortunate to take the disease at
I that place, a. there old smallpox doe
Z tor near by who never failed to cure, no matter
how bad the disease; and sure enough, / began
I 10 recover within four hours after commencing
I to take the medicine, and in twenty-fOur hOuTs
i / felt quite well. ! was so much elated with
/ the magical Effects OF the medicine that I was
determined, II possible, 10 obtain the formula
I I'm which / succeeded, by paying handsomely
and promising not TO divulge II in France.
/ 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 i'm contact with. and md n an in
. lallible cure and preventive. When yOu au-
swer this Will forward sufficient Of the mate
rial to make YOU fortune, a. l have ample,
i and rest assured reciprocate past faVOrs.
/ will close for the present and await anI-
iOuSly your answer. Direct TO san Francisco,
. ~ / viii remain here about two months.
Npurs eff ISAAC RICHARDSON.