The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-05-22

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San Francisco, July 2, 1872.
My Dear Old Friend, Samuel CoTwin:--
have no doubt but you will be much surprised
on receiving this letter, but, perhaps not more
so, or more gratifed, than was TO hear from
you. The manner in which heard from you,
and learned OF your whereabouts, is this: /
happened to be looking over an Oregon paper
and noticed your name, as representative elect,
front TfllamOOk county. The thrill OF pleasure
which experienced on reading is indeScriba-
bic. The many acts of kindness which l re-
ceived at your hands long years ago had never
been forgotten, Notwithstanding our cores
pOndence has been broken for seventeen years.
Well, Sam, ! won't attempt to 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 were con-
nected, crowd upon my mind that / cannot
think or write OF myself Does your mind ever
revert to the past, when we first met-how you
took me in 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 weeks-how good that
grizzly meat tasted-what n disgraceful retreat
we made from our poor innocent Jack, when
we thought we were beSeiged by grizzly
Well, sam, those events OF lSl2 frequently fur-
nish subject matter for my thoughts, and, as
am writing to you, crowd upon my mind, but
will dismiss them for the present 10 give place
10 that which will, perhaps, be oil greater inter
1 pocketed eleven thousand dollars out OF the
"Deep Claim" you gaye-me in Maraposa, and
started for home in June, 1850 invested iour
thousand dollars in real estate in this city, and
LEFT it in care of McIane, our old cabin mate. My
properly mere mas NltlutQ AAc q ndlAu1OihG III
come, and quadrupled in value. ] went into
business in New York city, in which was very
Successful-sOld out two years ago, since which
time have been travelling in European eOun-
tries. You know used to have n weakness for
trayellng-weIl, 1t has been gratihed 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
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, began
to recover within four hours after commencing
to take the medicine, and in twenty -four hours
| felt quite well. I was so much elated with
the magical effects of the medicine that was
determined, if possible, to obtain the formula,
in which succeeded, by paying handsomely
and promising not to divulge il in France
/ see from Oregon papers thai 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 II an IN
fallible cure and preventive. When you an
yyver this will forward sufficient Of the mate
rial to make YOU "a fortune, as l have ample,
and rest assured reciprocate past favors-
l will close for the present and await an1-
iously your answer. Direct TO san Francisco,
as will remain lSere about two months
Yours etc ISAAC RICHARDSON.