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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-08
MARINE NEWS.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 7.--Salled-Str
Queen Victoria: str Arcata, Coos bay; str
Alliance. Portland Arrived-Str Progreso,
Seattle: schr Jennie Theiin. GrayB hArbor:
str Alexander. Dutch harbor,
TACOMA. Dec. S.-SaiIed - Blk Tidal
Wave, for San Pedro.
SOUTH BEND. Dec. e.-Sailed-Bk Au-
reo,a, for San Francisco.
GRAYS HARBoR. Dec. 6.-Arrived-
Schr Edward Parke. from San Francisco,
Sailed Dec. s-Schrs G. II. Merchant and
Maid OF Orleans. for San Francisco.
TACOMA. Dec. 3.--Arrived-Sh Louis
Walsh, from San Francisco. Sailed-Schr
Dora Bluhm. for San Pedro.
ASTORIA. Dec. s.--Arrived--Str Column
bia. from San Francisco: Aus str Burma.
from San Francisco: str Fulton. from San
Francisco Sailed-Br sh Eulomenem, Tor
HTIO, Nov. 14.--Arrivei - Blk Annie
johnson. from San F'ranc.sco.
HONOLULU. Nov. 23.-Arrived-Schr
Emma cIaudina. from Tacoma.
KAILuA. Nov. aD.-4aiIed--Schr Bangor,
for Puget sound.
QUEENSTOWN. Dec 6.--Arr!ved--B1
st Lauriaton, from Oregon.
HoNGKONG. Dec. 7--Arrived prior to
Nov. N-Rr sh Athsnian, from Oregon.
LONDON, Dec. 6-Sailed-Mlrneaot a. fop
Philadelphia. Arrived-Maine. from Phlia-
deiphia-
SOUTHAMPTON. Dec. 7.-Arrived-st.
Paul. frem New York.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 7.--Arrivod-Teuton
ic, from New York.
BALTIMORE. Dso. 7-sansd-Dresden.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7--Arrived-Ia Cam
pine from Antwerp: Majestic. from Lave
erIool. Sailed-Ems, for Naples; 81 Lou ..
for Southampton: Noordland. for Artwezps
Britannia, for Liverpool.
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MARINE OBSERVATIONS.

Special Dispatches to Post-Intelligencer,
NEAH BAY. Dec. IA p. m.-Barome.
ter 30:37: clear: wind east eighteen miles.
Outward-LArge steamer, 1915 q. m: tug
Tacoma I'm the hay.
CALLAHAN, Dec ia p. m.-Clear: high
east wind.
PYSHT, Dec. "a ,. m.-Clear; brisk
east wind
CRESCENT, Dec. 7.-4 p. m.-Barometer
3Q:37; clear: wind east five miles
ANGELES, Dec. Clear; calm; pleas
ant. Banks Louisiana and Osborne In the
hay.
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STEAMERS.


PACIFIC NAVIGATION COMPANY
Steamer State OF Washington leaves Sc
attle from Yesler wharf daily except Satur-
Gay at 10 p. m. for Everett, Anacortes.
Eairhaven and Whatcom, connecting at
Whatcom for Vancouver and Blaine,
Connections-At Seattle Flyer and N. p.
II. K. for Tacoma and way points: at Ever
EFT. +. NJ c. X. r.: at Anacor;es. 8. N.
X. r.: at Whatcom, B. b. & b. G. II. r.
and steamer Lady Of the Lake at What
com.
Returning, leaves Whatcom daily except
Sunday at q. m.
Steamer Fairhaven leaves Seattle from
Yesler wharf daily except Saturday at 10
p. m. for Edmonds, WILDLY Island and
La Conner, connecting at La Conner with
Vernon.
Returning. leaves La Conner daily except
Sunday. a. m. Telephone, Main 6l7.
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WATER FRONT NOTES.

Steamer Homer sails for Skagway ~
5 o'clock this evening
Steamer Tarrada VIII depart for Lynn
canal tomorrow evening
Steamer Tsosaife Is scheduled 70 depart
for the north this evening :.
Ships Spartan and Lucille are due from
San Francisco 10 load coal.
Revenue cutter Grant sailed for Friday
Harbor yesterday with thirty tons OF coal.
taken on at the =. G. Il L. bunkeTs, for
the government scout boata
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK ON
SEATTLE. o'
DEXTER HORTON 4 co, BANKrpa
Incorporated 1887.


ss..---a.sssssssr.s yH1G m
SuFpius ...s..s....s.... s..-........... no On
treslISHt .-ss...-....-A. "A. Denny
Manager .............N. III IAtInsp
Sight exchange and te1egraphic tra,s
fers on New York, Chicago. S. PauI aar
Francisco, Portland and various point -
Oregon and British Columbia "
Sight bills OF exchange on LONDON avail
able slaewhere in Europe.
Collections made at all points on savcr-
abe terms.
Bonds, stocks eni other va'uahls. -
eeivsd on deposit for safekeepsnx.
NATIONAL BANK OBJ COMMERCE.
RatG-lp cifEsAi ...-.-.r..s-.......s.f sa
Transscss q general banking busine..'
81 u fSaisaf0 ..s.-.........---......P ressdsnt
II. G. Henry .---.-..----.-.-..Vice President
K X. Spencer .................C sasnie,
Safety Deposit Boxes Tor Rent
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GRAYs mARBoR COMMERCE..

Thirty Cargocs Of Lumber Were
sent Ont In November.
Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
HOQULAM. Dec 7.-Cargo shipments Of
lumber from Grays harbor during Mo-
yember were: From Aberdeen, "a vessels.
4,467,00o feet: from Hoquiam, 10 vessels,
1904 900 feet: from Cosmopolia. 3 vessels,
640.c0o feet: total. 9z0l. 600 feet. South
Bend shipped three carsoes, i,fl6,000 feet.
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IF you are going East 20 visit At Christ.
raas or New Year, or II you require TO go
on business. we can recommend the North.
srn Pacific railway as being able TO give
you satisfaction IN every respect.
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THE EVERETT
& MONTE CRISTO
RAILWAY.

The only route % TIA popular and act.va
mining districts o. Gold BASIN. lsorssoy,
Creek. Martin Creek. Silyerton. Iteer
Creek. Goat Lake and Monts Crssto.
TIE scenic route Ter tour SITS. rSa.ax ana
camping PARTIES.
Far rates ard otaer informasio. sad---.
nearest local agent. ~
s y. BAIRD.
Gen. Frs- i Pass As.-. Everett, Wash.
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HOOD CANAL ROUTE


y i
r,-y II, s. mail, leaves Gaibrafth dock
- Washington street. Tuesdays
i 1891: and Saturdays, at O'clock a.
n = nu' for Kingston; Port Gamble seabeck
IB5filla s.o and Union City. Returns on al.
tefha'e D. TROUTMAN. Master.
rs,anhons. Main 52s.
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FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

The Company's elegant steamships
Queen. Walla Walla and Umatilla,
leave Seattle a. m. via Port Town
send and Victoria, November 5, 10.
Is, 20. Is, 30. December s, 10. Is. %.
Is. 80, January 4. and every nth
day thereafter.
Leave San Francisco for Seattle 10
q, m. via Victoria and Port Town
send. November 2. Z. II. II, p. q.
December Q. 7. II. II. q. q. January
1 and every fifth day thereafter.
FOR ALASKA.
The elegant steamships Cottage
City. City OF Topeka and Al-Ki leave
Seattle 8 a. m. via Port Townsend.
November I, 8. II, is. Il, 2e, Decem-
Der 1, 6, II, is. q. Is. 81. January S.
and every fifth day thereafter.
For further information obtain
The Company reserves the right to
change without previous notice
steamers, sailing dates and hours of
J.F. TROwBRrDGE.
Puget Sound Supt.. Ocean Dock,
Seattle.
City Ticket Agent. e1s First ave-
nue.. Seattle.
Goodall Perkins & Co.. Gen. Agts..
San Francisco.
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v poATS TO PORT TOWNSEND
Dali AND PORT ANGELES FROM
CITY DOCK.
.,,. and Townsend-Neah Bay route
seaI siice Gertrude leaves City Dock
SS.tsaars Wednesdays and Fridays at u
M fsnssb. FOR Port Townsend. Port Will
AIMS. Dungeness. Port Angeles, Port cres.
GEN. nav. returning. arrives at Seattle )
!! sean =, On opposite days. Steamer Garland
=. IL. CIV Dock for Port Townsend. Port
and at Il Issy' ar1s ssa
an aifarnate days at $50 p. m.
ne Te a,sst one, Main 81: or Main s15.
CAPT. J. r. THOMPSON. Manager.
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.~--~~~----~--~>~-S~>~s -s-s..-,.,,.-rsS-~~
Fly ON THE FLYER"

Fly ON THE FLYER"
SEATTLE TO TACOMA.
Four round trips daily. except Sunday.
In one hour and twenty-five minutes.
THE STEAMER FLYER"
Regular daily trips. Seattle : Tacoma
TroXaKfiNG EFFECT TUESDAY, MAY &
TINE CARD.
Leave Seattle-7:45. u:l5 a. M: 2:45. Sis
r. Fave Tacoma-e:ao a. M: l. 40. .. m.
SUNDAYS.
Leave seattle-7so q. m; Y M. M. . 2, 70.
endine at Northern Pacific wharf, Ia
INA and Commercial dock, foot Of Ma
TiS S,n ssaSs steamers Flyer and State OF
Washington.
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FOR VANCOUVER VIA ANACoHTES
AND WHATCOM.
na..,ny at Vancouver with steamers
cohie for Nanaimo and New West
0A minister, B. G.
r~,o Elegant Sidewheel Steamer
AnS NORTH PACIFIC.
McWilliams, Master.
WIN leave YsssF yh and r ssdsse at eYfs
Monday, unanortes. Fairhaven. Whatcom
p m' vancouver. Passengers may go on
s snara and occupy rooms at $50 p m BE. he.
taTnns viii 1l sasd Thursday and SAT-
ur6ay' s.earner has superior passenger ac-
oommodations Table service unsurpassed.
For freight or passage Apply Oh poaru or
at fes'e' VANCOUVER LINE
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SRAGIT RIVER RoUTE-Steamer r.i,,, :,
Champaign. Weekly Time Card: Tnay,e =.
seattle December 5 at midnight: Decsro.
Der at midnight; December Q 1910
night. Leaves Mount Vernon Decamha,nu >
az a. m: December at Z a. m: Dscer,,
Der IL az a. m. Calling at Tuialin s,an-
wood Fir, Skagit City. Mount Verno,
For passenger and freight rates an,,,.
City Dock, telephone Main 81. n. II AZ
Donald, Master. w. p. Giikeson, Manasnrr
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Before buying tickets foR Al.
oska call ut the cOmpany's ole
Aces and ascertain the latest
reduced rates.
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-.Tvrr E-poRT GAMBLE-TOwNsENf
SA-a ROUTE

STEAMER PROSPER
,o..a. rss,v dock daily at 7:30 a. n. exreo.
sn1say Tor Port Madison. kingston. Port
SUM- port Ludlow ard Port Townsend
SaIssr~ reaches Seattle at a. m daIiv
Ts1aInore. Main 81. Lilly. Bogardus a Co.
agents -------~--------------
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SEATTLE & EVERETT NAVIGATION
COMPANY.
GO ON THE GREYHOUND.
SEATTLE, EVERETT AND EDNONyDa
ROUTE.

Time Card-Leaves Seattle a. m ~
m and p. m; Leaves Everett 9:l5 q. m. ;.
2;50 p. m. and tbs p. m.
Three round trips daily except SUNDAY
Connections-At Seattle with the sfca ~ :.
Flyer for Tacoma. At Everett with the
steamer Mikado for Snohomish. and Win
me everett q Monte Cristo railway for
,Coiman Dock, Seattle: Merchants. Doct
Everett. Telephone Seattle. Red m. W. ~
erett g. IV-
e. r. SCOTT, Manav.r
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STEAMERS.

popT TOWNSEND. ANarcr-x
FAIRHAXEN and WHATCoM. FRS.
DAY HARBOR and ROCHE
HAkB0R.
STEAMER DISCOVERY
Leaves Yesler deck Seattle s,,,s,-
ing. leaves Whatcom Monday, T,a,,.s-i, n
and saturday az s 2. m Leaves seatti.ss 1 ga.
al q, n. returning to Seattle 90 w. gay
J. ii. Z. ATKINSON. Gen. NJ @y.
Room i. Boston Block. opposite p -
Telephone. Main fss. -.
POpT TOWNSEND. SAN HAN -
ANDs AND WHATC0M R0T-TPsS 81
STEAMER LYDIA TTONpSSN 4"
Carrying United States mail tasw.Ss "a.
dock. feet q Main street, SUNDAY Tnss4.eSS,
an1 Thursday at Is O'Clock rnsfrfsA.S ,
part Townsend san Juan Stands ava ~ -.
Whatcasn. Returning, leaves New wsa.
CEN TUESDAY. Thursday and Satu-Ssv
a. III. ]. ?. Thompson. saanagpr-c urs-
Lilly BogaFous 4 Co. agents. Cstr DaeE
Te.e@hS1s, Main 81.
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SEA ROUTE.
STEAMER MULTNOMAH
Leaves for Tacoma ana olympia daily at
p. M
STEAMER CITY OF ABERDEEN
Gov Tacoma and Olympia daily, ex-
Lea'c sundays. at a. n. Returning, ar
riyes Seattle p. m
ra-a between Seattle and Tacoma. 30
"a Hound trip. IS cents.
r., Main 81. City Dock. Agent.
CAPT. L. WILEY. Manager.
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CUT RATES.

Easiest Time 1urese CoA1eo.
tionS, Safest, Easiest Rosie
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STEAMER A. r. ROBINSON.
Carrying U. s. Mall

Carrying U. s. Mall
~, pnr. orchard and Port Washington
,ai,te. leaves city Dock $50 a m. calling
sc,,-n Beach. Burohell. Brick yard
Sb-se~fnn L. S. Navy Yard Ss4ney
o. - rlsss5n. Tracy;on, Chico. silverdale'
f1syss Por, orchard Navy Station al :
= r.: arrives Seattle at ?. m; =. y. Rob
- +, Master riiiy. Bogardus d Co.
Ags~:z. Telephone. Main 81.
pogT ORCHARD AND PORT WASH
fNGTOE ROUTE
STEAMER MARY F. PERIry
leaves foof ~ Washington stree: daily at
SEQ D. ST.. SUNDAYS. SEQ D. uz-} for PIsasan;
C~yaock Charleston. Sdney. Traeyton
Chico and Siiverdale- Returning leaves
Silverdals a. s:z5 a. Il, arrives Seattle 10
a m Leaves StG1ey Saturday nights Al
$50 ,. m. arrives Seattle 10 o. N Tsss-
rscas. Main So
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Take CCean-Gcln9
Steamships,

Having competent officers and
pilots, when you 60 to Alaska
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ANACORTEs Ann r.-n
HAVEN ROUTE. TAih-
STEAMER BAY CITY

Leaves City dock. foot OF Main ..x.
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturday reet;
P. M. Single fare from Seattle. 81: POM,
trip. $l.50: from Tacoma. H.25: rognd .,o
81. w. J. ELLIS TRIP.
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Safety Decoslt Boxes Tor Rent
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FOR BELLINGHAM BAY. ANAcop

TES AND BLAINE.
Steamer George e. Starr leave.
dock. Seattle, al p. m Monday. wedraaa.
day and Friday. Returning. leaves Pi.,n.
z p. m. and Whatcom p. m. Tuesdav
Thursday and Saturday "S'
LA CONNER TRADING AND TRaNr
PORTATrON co.
Tel. Main I'll. Central Dock Seattle
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23
WOES OF A CONSUL GENERAL.
How the Head of the U. S. Consulate
In London Is Bssieged By Ameri-
cans.


1.-THE woes of an American consul in
a great foreign city are manifold" said
General Patrick A. Collins of Boston,,
himself the recent United States con-
sui at London.
Evidently. General Collins regarded
the woes" of which he spoke as more
humorous than pathetic, for he smiled
as he made the observation. h
writer knew that kindly smile of old.
1t was the same which. until a twelve
month ago. greeted the casual Amer
lean wayfarer who CHANGED to stray
into st. Helen's place. city, and under
the big stars and stripes which hung
invitingly over the offices of Uncle
Sans consulate.
Let me begin at the beginning"
continued General Collins, and mar
rate my own personal experiences.
When Mr.. Cleveland sent me to Lon
don / was a simple, cOnhding Boston
ian. with a vast amount of honest be-
lief in my fellow-man. AS a result, l
had not been in London a week before
| fell an easy victim to the wiles of a
chevalier d'industrie. 1t was in this
wise: a card was brought to me bear
ing the name Qet us say of Major j..
H. Blank. late of the Blank regiment,
and member of the G. A. r. l felt
proud at being enabled to greet in my
official capacity a veteran of the war;
and Major Blank vas ushered in. He
proved to be a charming gentleman,
full of a%necdote, and positively effer-
vescing with patriotism. We smoked
a cigar together and agreed the United
states was the greatest country on the
footstool. Then-all of a suddenly
new friend sprang to his feet
FIRST OF THE SWINDLERS.
".Oh, by the way. general said he.
I had almost forgotten what 1 came
about. Fact is, not knowing London
very well, l fell among thieves yester-
day. and they fleeced me of all my
ready cash. l LAY cabled for funds;
but in the meantime 1 should really
like you to lend me a little ready
money. Can your
Gould I? OF course 1 could. 1 felt,
indeed. tina it was my bounden duty
to do so, and l did. He took my check
and departed. The check was cashed
within an. hour, but l never saw Ma
the fact of his visit to a friend of ex-
and told me in brutally plain language
that l had been swindled. But it was
not until l had investigated Major
Blanks antecedents I've here by
means of letters of inquiry, that l knew
the entire truth of his assertion. Since
then many n many a Major Blank
has visited me. but very seldom have
l been caught by the same dodge.
When an American gets stranded
in a foreign cline and sees no imme-
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tomorrow viii be the hftieth ami
vsrsary Of the discovery of gold in
California, and the semi-centennial Of
this discovery win be magnihcently
celebrated at San Francisco. The event
is Of deep interest to the people of the
west. as it hastened the march of civil
lization across the western half Of the
continent, and it is of especial interest
to the people of Utah. for the reason
that had it not been for the presence
of members of the Mormon battalion.
no gold would have been discovered in
California at that time. The members
of this battalion We're then making
their way to Utah by way of California,
and several of them engaged their ser
vices to James Marshall. Without the
timely assistance rendered by them he
would have been unable to undertake
the erection of the mill that led to the
gold discovery. Thus it happens that
Utah sends to California the four ur-
viVOrS of that event, who viii be con-
spicuoJs figures at the jubilee celebra-
ton. These are: James 5. Brown of
this city. Henry W. Bigler of St. George
and Azariah Smith and W.. w. John
son of Manti.
These veterans nave given The Her
aid a full account of the circumstances
connected with the first nugget of the
billion dollars worth of gold that Cali
fornia has produced, and their stories
are of fascinating interest to all the
sons and daughters of the west.
HENRY BIGLER'S STORY.
Henry w. Bigier, now over 81 years
of age, is a native Of Virginia, and en-
tered California with the Mormon bat
talon. Last week he wrote for The
Herald the following account of the
gold discovery:
L was present, when the gold was
found in California, and by the aid of
my journal TO help my memory, l can
give you a fair accOun of the way the
precious stuff was found, but perhaps
not so plausible as some others who
have told the story. The gold was
found on the afternoon of Monday, Jan.
q. 1918, by James Wilson Marshall. He
and Captain John a. Suffer were in
partnership in building 4 sawmiI some
80 or 40 miles in the mountains east of
Suffers Fort. A tail ace had to De
dug. Peter L. Winner had charge of a
number of Indians, and had struck the
base rock, mainly of rotten quartz.
This made the work rather tardy, and
every evening the headgate vas raised
to let the water run all night to carry
off the sand, gravel and rubbish, and
in the morning hut down. again.
TT had been the custom of Marshall
to visit Winner and his red men every
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ing, and gave the older members and
men OF families the better horses and
greater part Of the r~c-ieionr 80 fh~-
they might continue their journey, and
the remainder o. rs DaJlal,On, -1ln-
bering 100. scattered int The country
to find employment.
Some so or % of them were employed
by Captain Suffer to build a grist mill
and race, while six or seven were sent
40 miles away up what vas then called
American Fork river to build a saw
mill. Mr.. James Brown was one of the
number, and it was there the first dis
cOvery of gold was made and happened
in the following manne
During the month Of June, 1917, Cap
tain John A. Suffer and Mr.. James W.
Marshall conceived the idea of building
a sawmilI on the American Fork river,
but were unable to carry on The pro-
iect on account of the lack of skilled
labor in hat community. The matter
was therefore deferred until August,
when members of the Mormon battal-
ion came up and camped on the Amer
lean Fork river within two miles of
Suffers Fort. They were seeking en-
ployment. and called on Captain Suffer
TO learn if there was any prospect of
work being had in that community.
When the captain learned that in the
DdLIdllOD there were Competent cdT-
penters. blacksmiths, wheelwrights,
millwrights. farmers and common Ia
borers he Immediately employed them,
promising hat early the next summer,
if he was unable to pay them in money,
he would provide them with horses,
cattle and a general outfit for crossing
the plains.
Work on the mill was soon begun in
earnest. The site chosen was at a
point where the river made considerable
of a bend. and just in the bank of what
appeared to be the bic bed of the river,
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mill hands went over the river oppo-
site the sawmill, where we found a
few dollars Of the pure stuff. I got it
in my head that gold might be found
in other places besides at the sawmili.
On the afternoon of Feb. L l left off
work and started down the river, pre-
tending TO go and hunt ducks. When
about half a mile below the saWmill 1
saw bare rocks across the river from
where l was, having the appearance
Of there having been a slide. Believing
gold might be there, / lost no time
TO take off my clothes and wade over,
as the water was deep: and, sure
enough, 1 found and picked up nearly
two dollars worth. This find l kept
to myself. The neXt day being Sunday,
] returned and picked up about half
an ounce. Monday, Feb. IA, was rainy,
and we did not work. I went to my
gold mine and got nearly half an ounce.
Sunday, the 10Th, ! went to my mine
and picked up over an ounce. Tuesday,
the 22nd, the ground was white with
snow. Marshall came to cur shanty
and said it was too slippery and dan
Serous TO raise the upper frame of the
mill, and we would not work. [ got
a rifle and started out TO hunt deer, as
was thought by the boys. The river
had raised some, and, taking off my
every rag, I waded over as usual. The
water was almost as cold as ice, and
so swift it was all 1 could do to keep
my feet My feet were so cold, I tried
to strike fire, but my hands were so
cold and benumbed that 1 could not
hold my flint and stone. l tried to
catch fire from the gun, but it had got
wet and could not be fired off. l was
forced To run. jump n dance on the
rocks. At last l got warmed up and
went to work. having nothing but my
pocket knife to work with.
Since the morning the weather had
moderated, and a heavy mist of rain