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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

Mr.. j. II. Skillman. formerly of sos
Broadway. New York, and now con
nected with c + Burreli, t%ailor. Den
yer. Col, will lie at the Railroad
house for to-day only, with u full line
Of samples of both English and French
goods. He will take ORDERS and guar
nntee style and make 10 please. MIR.
Skiilmnn Is the cutter. which is n susfi.
cicnt guarantee Of first-class work. =
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18
lNTER.0cEAh BARBER SHOP

l lake great pleasure In announcing to the
public that / have taken The management
OF The Inter-Ocean Barber Shop. and have
engaged TIN sci vices of MIR. I'D. Johnson, n
mute barber; he is n royal work man, and
viii never talk his Gus Umers 10 dea h.. tor
myself my WORK will he my advertis ement.
i most respectfully solicit the patronage of
all the ole customers and a. many new ones
rs u ay plea-e 10 give us n trial We wall be
work shall not be infer 10 any in our bull
ness. msr2,-6m HERMAN uAUSSLER.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

Mrs. Richards has opened a large
and varied assortment OF millinery
and ladies' furnishing goods in the
Carey block. on the Ferguson street
side. and will be pleased TO have the
ladies' Of the city call and make an in
speciion Of her goods.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

Ladies are invited tn attend the
opening of Mrs. Richards new mil
Iinery store in Carcy's Block, on Fer
gnson street, where nay be found a
fine assortment of millinery and ladies'
furnishing goods Of latest eastern fash
ion. An accomplished milliner is en-
ployed, and customers can always
please themselves IN ordering styles.
Please call and examine. alS-dl2t
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

Mr. J. B. Sloan Is now prepared to
deliver pure Ice in any desired guam
tity TO our citizens. He has a large
stock gathered from the surface OF
Lake Nah pah-lu-tah, and will fill
orders promptly and satisfactorily.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

badly damaging their physiognomies
in the operation, The husband Of the
abused female was lodged y Jail upon
complaint of the parties whom he SO
roughly handled.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

At n meeting Of st. Marks Episcopal
Parish. held at the church, Sunday
afternoon. the following were elected
Vestrymen for the ensuing year: Gen.
Z. c. David, j. X. Jeffreys, F. f.
Addoms. Geo. r. Thomas. b Il Hotel.
Geo. r. Smith. f. Wolcott.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

After n highly successful season on
the Pacific slope, the original Tennes-
see Jubilee Singers have returned. and
will give Two concerts in this city OH
Thursday and Friday evenings OF this
week. Our citizens. who have heard
this troupe before, need no urging to
ngain attend their concerts.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18
For Sale.

Two of the best ranches in the Ter
ritory, one located u mile aud u half
from Cheyenne. the other three miles.
Crow Creek running through both
ranches. Good farming and hay lands.
Inquire of NJ. Taylor, at Peasc & Tay-
lOr's store. a0-d1m
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

A grand raf1ie will take place at the
Inter-Ocean Hotel bar. on Wednesday
evening, the 10Th inst, at 10 O'Clock.
An elegant pair of carriage horses and
a light oren wagon and harness will
be rallied away. aI6-2t
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

Among the numerous parties out
fitted for the Black Hills yesterday by
Whipple & Hay were VIM. Wyant. A
Is McAllister. Chns. Caldabaugh. II &
Myers, Fred Smith nd l. A HON
berger, all Of McKeesport. Pa. These
men are going TO the Hills to stay !;
nre well armed and provisioned, and
II they don't come back with their
pockets full OF nuggets and dust, we
shall miss orr guess.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18
TUESDAY. APRIL Is, 1876.

Subscribers who fail to receive their
payers regularly will confer a favor
by at once reporting the fact at this
ONCE. diff
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

Passengers or freight wanted for the
Black Hills. Inquire Of F. l.. Sigei,
corner a. Sixteenth and Themes
streets. Twelve first-class fnnr-mule
teams will leave the above place Tor
the Black Hills on the 10Th inst. [a1S-2t
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

The Denver and Rio Grande railroad
is now completed from Denver TO Ell
Moro, a new town started by the rail-
road company, 2i0 miles south of
Denver.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

The Georgia Minstrels and the Ten
nessee Jubilee Singers are stopping at
the Inter Ocean hotel.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18
NCTEcE.

-
NOTICE is hereby given, that the
Board of Trustees of the City of
Cheyenne will meet at the City
hall, on Monday, April 24th, 1876,
at l o'clock p. M, for the purpose of
taking into consideration town lot
applications wherein there are ad-
verse filings, at which time all testi-
mony of the parties interested will
be heard. All adverse claimants are
requested to appear at said time and
place, and submit their claims and
proofs to the Board of Trustees.
By order of the Board.
GEO. B. simpson,
n16-dtd City Clerk.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

The Easter collection at the Catholic
Church for Father McGoldric amount
ed to Sl6o.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

A GOOD Girl can obtain a situation
by applying at Mrs. II. w. MOore's,
opposite Sheriff's residence. als-tf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

If you want a good haircut, an easy
shave or a cooling shampoo. go to
Hardin's shop. He has 4 good BARRIERS
at work. and you will not have Ia wait
long for a shave. alI-dIm
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

A small stock of harware and tim
ware. Also. II No. l set of timers
tools. Enquire of ]. l.. Holmes, cor
ner 18th and Ferguson streets. [al5 itf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

VIM. III. Jones, the popular tonsorial
artist, will hereafter be found at VIM.
j.. Hardin's shaving saloon on Eddy
street, next door TO the Revolution
store. all-dlm
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

Having rented the store adjoining
Smith Bros. on Eddy street. I am pre-
pared to furnish families and parties
for the Black Hills with everything
they want il the grocery line.
al6-6t b. N. TIBBALs.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

Lieut.. C. T. Hall is at the Inter-
Ocean.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

oiButu
Capt. J B Hong, Pittsburgh, Pa.
John Rowiey,
j Boyd Noss,
A U Jeffries,
John Trautman,
Emmet Hamilton,
Z w Kerr,
Samuel A Stewart,
J Ii Ross.
Daniel Soup,
Peter Harley,
4 Al Hornherger,
w A Smith,
VIM Pierce,
w & Burgess, youngstown, Ohio.
A McAliister, McKeesporl, Pa.
Chas Caldebaugh,
VIM Wyant,
Fred Smith,
Harry Z Meyers,
Joseph 5 Stewart, Mansfield. Pa.
John Bell,
Amy Moss.
Jas Z Cubbage,
J Nj Cowan,
J \ Cowan,
Il Wiluurt,
w L BaiIes,
l. A Rigdon. Allegheny, Pa.
III: HUN, Castle Shannan, Pa.
w Wagner, Spring Church. Pa.
w w Sheakley, Hadley. Pa.
w j Breakiaw, Ravenna, Ohio.
Dennis CuughIin. Atlantic, Iowa.
) Il James. Des Moines,
Levi Nelson. Stauert,
Geo a Clark. Sigourney,
l. Nelson, Waterloo, Ind.
J l. Nelson,
| 8 II Stuuthuuck ~
Allen J kanisby. Sigonier. Ind.
Il f Clark, Washington Heights, III
Anton Klein, Detroit. Mich.
Jac Weller,
Il A Wolfe. Walworth, Wis.
John Is Boner, Gintry Co., Nc.
William Boner,
John Hankrider,
John Cay, -"
John Baird, Iowa.
Me Mccoy,
b Frolsom.
J w Graham,
J Dawson,
Sam Linstar.
And twenty four others.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

Also, a.fuU stock of Chicago Lumber,
Doors, Windows, Building Paper
and Pdstering Hair, at Lom-
est Market Price. Native
stock q specially.
mills ut Greeley. Colo, Yard.
Eighteenth street. cheyenne. Wyo.
w. r. THOMPSON.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

The original Georgia. Ministries made
theii debut at the Opera-house last
evening. The cosy little building was
literally jummed full, the audience
being composed of the best people of
the city. The entertainment, while
unusually good in all its features, was
particularly SO In the first part, which
far surpassed anything we have ever
seen In that line. The quartette of
end men, Brown. Wilson, Crusoe and
Mills. are immense and unaFproach-
able In their first part business. Every
body should Zee them 10 night.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18

The card Of the new law firm Of
Jenkins Hanna appears in this issue.
Mr.. jenkins, the senior partner. is our
U. s. District Attorney. and comes
here with a high reputation. He has
long been known MS IL of the ablcst
lawyers In the State of Wisconsin.
Mr.. Hanna, though n young man,
possesses q large amount of legal
acumen, and bids fair to make one OF
the brightest luminarics in the legal
Armament Of Wyoming.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-18
U. b. Balcombc and the Omaha Republican

And twenty four others.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-16
The Ruiibe Passion.

A few months since lady who is very
well known in the French fashionable
world, happened to see IN the streets OF
London monkey begging pence from the
public in the pret.iest manner for the ben
eft of his master, an orgsn-grinder. The
marquise took fancy TO it, bought it,
dressed it in the gardiest of raiment, and
made it pet. The lady the other day gave
a fashionable reception. and, of course, her
pet was the wonder of the room. In the
course OF the evening young sat down at
the piano and accompanying herself sang
with exquisite taste little drawing room
song. As soon as the lady had finished.
the monkey, who, though now partially
civilized, had not forgotten his former
duties, seeing something near him that
reminded him Of his old occupation, seiz-
ed it and transferred it into temporary
hat and commenced a collection. The
vocalist laughed. the marquise looked
1exed; but to the amusement Of every
body, the animal went the rounds and col
ected a large sum. His task ended, he
jumped upon the knee Of the singer, amid
houts of laughter, and deposited the con
ents of his hat IN the lady's lap. Thel
objection was, of course, devoted to a
harltable fund.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-16

The Dubuque Herald says of aresident
of that city: HE and his new wife Wis
tied his good old aunt, and she asked .
hundred questions on the oil important
SUBJECT to her. He was profusa in his
answers, being only too happy to extol
the good qualities Of his wife. He con-
cluded the eulogy by telling the old lady
that his wife had . wonderfully sweet
voice, end . mezzolsopfano Of extxaordin-
ary compass. Tie old lady looked over
her spect6cIes with concern in her eyes,
ahd said: "Hez shei Well, now, yer aunt
Lucy used to be troubled with just such
. complaint long while ago, and abe
used to put muatard plaster On the soles
Of her fest and take catuip tea, and u gave
her eight of eaaine6s. Jest have your
VITA Try. that and I'm sure she will Get
better
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-16
Times Of Holding the Courts Of the
Territory for the Year 1876.

rt'he Supreme Court at its late session
fixed the time Of holding the court fol
1876, making some changes, as follows:
SUPREME COURT
Ia Helena first monday in January anC
SccSnd monday in August.
FIRST DrsTRrcr-H. N. Blake. Judge.
III Madison county, ct Virginia City
third monday in March; third monday in
September
IL Gallatin county. at Bozeman, first
monday in May, third monday in October.
SECOND D1srR1cr-H. Knowles, Judge.
In Deer Lodge county, at Deer Lodge
city. second monday IN April.
First monday in September. (fOr all
causes that can be tried without jury,
except in cases where the parties consent
that a special yenire may issue to try the
same.
First monday in December.
In Missoula county. ut Missoula, fourth
monday in June; second monday in No.
yember.
In Bcaverhead c5urty, at Bannaek, first
monday in Jane; second monday in Oc.
tober.
THIRD DIsrR1cr-D. s. Wade, Judge.
In Lewis and Clarke county, at Helena,
first monday in March; first monday in
November.
In jefferson county, at Radersburg,
first Tuesday in April; first Tuesday in
October.
In Mcagher county, at Diamond City.
fourth monday in april; fourth monday
in October.
rNote.--United States Courts are held at
Virginia City, Deer Lodge and Helena, at
the times the Territorial District Courts
are held at those places.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-16
THE CO1lE 1yUELl(i.
An Interesting Relic The Pistol
with Which Burr Killed
Hamilton.
IWoodford fKy.) Neelly.i

lWoodford tKy.) Weekly
d The tragic death of Alexander Hamit
ton at the hands Of Aaron Burr will never
be forgotten. The quarrel grew out o1
Burr's defeat for Governor of New York
which he attributed to Hamilton's influ.
entail opposition. Hamilton disapproved
of duellng, and accepted Burrs challenge
as concession to the public sentiment a,
the time. He SAID: "The ability to be in
future useful, whether in resisting mis-
chief or effecting good in those crisis of
our public affairs which seem likely to
happen, would probably be inseparable
from conformity with prejudice in this
particular.
On the 11th dsy Of July, 1904, the
parties met al .Weehawken, on the Hud-
son, opposite New York, and at the first
fire Hamilton received fatal wound.
The pair of pistols used by Burr on the
occasion were by him presented 10 the
gentleman who acted as his second. By
this gentleman, whose name we are un
able to find, they were presented to Col.
James Bowie, the celebrated inventor of
the bowie-knife, and one Of them had
been marked by the second, to designate
1t as the fatal weapon. Col, Bowie wore
them as belt pistols, and afterwards, while
swimming Southern bayou, lost one.
fortunately for its value as relic, retain
ing the one whicn had been marked. Sub.
quentlY the remaining pistol, being the
one with which Hansilton was killed. was
given by Bowie TO his friend DIR. Carr,
who was superintendent of the u. S. ar
senal near Baltimore during Taylor's ad-
mlnistration. Dr.. Carr was himself d no.
ted duelist, having killed four men. In
the spring of 1912 DR.. Carr acted as the
second of Hon. Thomas F. Marshall in
his affair of honor with James Watson
Webb, editor Of the New York Courier
ana Enquirer, in which Webb received
wound which crippled him for life. DIR.
Carr, who was warmly attached to MIR.
presented him with the Burr pis-
tol as memen.o. Mr.. Marshall presented
It to his brother, Hon. E. c. Marshall,
and from whom u r1;i We & gain these interesting
PARTICULARS. The pistol is now in posses
lion of his sou, Louis Marshall, of the
Commercial National Bank in this place.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-16
u. g. .ay.ssU, Fort Ellts, ~. .

u. q. s4vAeU, kOs't EISss, ~. T.s
For near twenty years i regular Physician
and Surgeon Of the city Of Philadelphia
and for some time : resident Physician oi
the Pennsylvanis Hospital. and Consult
ing Physician 10 other public medical in
situations of that city, with . number q
years experience Is . Surgeon In The vol
nnteer. service and regular army OF thl
United States. Can be c0nsulted on l0D(
standing and chronic diseases q that For
The diseases of women and childraD |
Dsee4bes Iosh, ls5v.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-16
How q Woman Reads q News
paper.

Somebody says that one who will
watch woman read o newspaper will get
some new ideas on the characteristics Of
the gentler sex. She takes it up hurirdly
and begins to scan il over rapidly, a.
though she was hunting some particular
thing; but she is not. She il merely tax.
ing in the obscure paragraphs which che
half believes are put in out of the we1
places for the sole purpose of keeping her
from seeing them. AS she finishes each
one. her countenance brightens with the
comforting reflection that she has out-
witted the editor and the whole race Of
men; for she cherishes vague belief that
are the enemies of her ssx.
and editors its chief oppressors. =.
She never reads the headlipes. and the
huge telegraph heads she never sees. She
is greedy for local sevs, and devours il
with the keenest relish. Marriages and
deaths are always interesting reading to,
her, and advertisements are exciting and.
She cares but little foe.
printed jokes, unless they reflect ridicale
upon men. and then she delights In them.
and never forgets them. She pays particu.
lar attention to anything enclosed In
quotation marks. and considers it rathsr
better authority than anything first hand
I'D. The columns in which the editor
airs his opinions in loaded h,falultin she
rarely reads Views are of no importance
In her estimation. but facts are every
thing. She generally reads poetry. She
don't always care for it, but she makes q
practice Of reading 1t because she thinks
she ought to. She reads stories sketchas
and paragraphs indiscrininately. and b..
lieves every word of them. Finally. after
she has read OIL she intends 70. she lays tho
paper down with an air Of disappoint.
ment. and half .coniemptuous gsssnsss
which says very plaIaly that she thinks all
newspapers miserable failures, but is Ger,
tain that il she had chance she could
make tho only perfect Newspaper The
World had ever seen.-IExchange.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-16
Dig Fer 1t 1T Home !.

Would You like the shining metal?
10 not o'er the wide world roam;
Following fleetinE phantom
Stay and dig for it at home.
Do yoa heed the Turing story
Treasures distant hillsides hold;
Ten adventures, disappointed,
Stand for every ounce of gold.
Wishing still for something better
Many fancies youth will rear;
Mountains Of yellow mica,
In the distance gold appear.
And the longing is contagious,
Drinking from leaden cup,
From the means of graEder living,
On highways to pick it up.
But dame fortune is too tickle
In her train afar to roam,
Would you win her golden treasure
Stay and dig for them at hons.
In the land that lies before you
Find your wealth by honest toll;
Never votary disappointed
Rightly sought the generous soil,
Only faint. weak hearts repining
Cast away the good at hand;
Fortunes smile will rarely crown then
Sought for in distant land.
But success rides on before you.
Grapple it and you will win;
Lo! cen now, the mists are rifting
And the tides are rushing in.
Let no foreign expedition
Lure your restless steps to roam,
Gold is nearer than tho mountains,
STAY and dig for it at home.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-16
Mark Twain's COurtship.

And Mark Twain made up his mind
that be must marry, and that no one els
but that particular woman could be Mrs,
Twain. He set about that courtship in
his usual slow, deliberate, drawling fash
ion, because Mark Twain, in the concep-
ton and execution of every piece of bust.
ness, rates far above tho mere literary ad-
yenturer. He is man Of inscrutable
depth. He goes for his. game in the most
extraordinary fashion. he drops on it
and makes his points as he does his stories
In msnner and from direction least ex
pected by the lockers on. Well, there
was fasher-in.hw to be won as well as
the girl, and the father-in-law had to be
carried first, like the outer parallel in q
line of defense. The father-in-law was
in business. He hadn't much
time to think of family matters, but at
last It occurred to him that Mark had be.
come very frequent at the house, and that
his objective point seemed to be the girl,
So he called Mark aside, ono day. and
said "Afr. Twain, you seem to be paying
attention to my daughter. Now, We oil
ike you pretty we'll, you know, and VT
are Of course acquainted with yonr repu-
tation as : literary man. Sdll. in other
you are stranger to qs. and some
reference ~ to your Character and stand
ine aro desirable.'' "Tha.'s very natural
and natarnal. It's lust what / should do
wsre IN your position. I guess I can
give you some names that will sasisfy you.
Now there's Mr.. Goodmsn OF the Terri
torsA Enterprise. And there's Mr.. Fred
srick McCIs1liah Of the Alta California.
You write 70 them. Iguese they II give
10 I good character. ! suess they'll lie
Ior no, Pvs don't The Same for them
whSnevsf q ieqa,aiiioa has been made
upoa u,e." Hut Mark mr11isd the girl
Notwithstanding. IN. =. Sun.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-06-16
THE OVERLAND TRAIL.
p1 UAPrA1N DARE.

~ was AZ tA0 C0Aly pat VI CuuOs IL ~
) year 1S49, that party of emigrants, nun
bering about ninety persons, left Fort In
dependence on the great overland rout
for the gold tsgfons Of California. The.
were principally composed Of the hard.
sons Of toll from the Eastern, Middle a1t
Western States, in short there was hardl,
State in the above named sections tha
was not represented. There were among
them some reckless sdventurers Of tina
class who gained their subsistence IN any
thing but On no lest Mariner, and always
obtaining their gains from those who
know no other means of wealth than by
their own indomitable energy and labor
fairly won, yet, in moments Of weakness
Submitting to be fieeced by these sdarpers
who prey upon the unsuspectlng.
They were all supplied with sufficient
means to make mother earth yield up her
golden treasures to those who earnestly
sought them as q reward for unremitting
toll.
Our guides, Of which there were three,
were true types Of the men Of the border,
and had often crossed the American Des-
|ert that lies between the Father of Waters
and the Rocky Mountains and knew all
trails and passes from the Mississippi to
the Pacific coast. They were men Of I'M
doubted courage, keen perceptions and
ready resources. AS before remarked,
there were those who were thought to be
men who, although supplied with outfits
for mining and washing, were making
their calculations to rob, steal, or game, mo-
matter how, only 50 they obtained wealth
otherwise than BY labor.
Your humble servant, the writer of this,
being one of the party, has good reason
to remem Der the incident about to be re-
corded.
One Of our party was from the city of
B., New York State, and was known
there as "Slippery SAM" soubriquet he
he had earned in the gambling and light
fingered fraternity from his always beingI
able to keep his neck out of limbo. HeI
was what was called ''TOper-in" of thef
1green ones" who often came to the cityl
with more money than brains to see theI
elephant" He had q wheedling wayl
that had always been successful in his op-
erations. knew the man perfectly and
could "spot" his associates.
We travelled together from B|t to st.
Louis, or rather left on the same boat upl
The lake, but be did not try any Of hisf
games on me for he was well aware that
knew his character. When we arrived
1t ST. Louis We separated, and ! did nott
see h.;c again until I reached 1ndepen-
ience, where I again camein contact With
hln. He recognised me and informed mel
that he was going to California.
! had purchased my outfit in St. louis,
OF pair mules with light
wagon, mining tools. subsistence and n
horse to ride. The company was already
organized whe6 ! arrived, and was com
manded By Captain Henry James, haiangI
from the State Of Vermont; > man q re-I
6ne physsqae, fiEm jadsn'
ready tact asid perfectly self relient
/ signed tho articlas of oonfederatioo|
for our mutual pfotec4to1, both oilesaveI
and defensive, constituting - = menoell
df tho pafty 70 abidg N ~ -