The Newtown bee., 1904-12-30
To California Ia '49. INTERESTING STORY FROM THE DIARY OF
 GLOVER HAWLEY.
Brought Out In a Vivid Way By the Pen of E. L.
 Johnson.
NOTE.

ny tAC OA O1 1I. A.
 Johnson.
 During the winter months that are included in the rainy season on the Pacific coast, MT Hawley, as will be seen by his diary, spent the greater turning his inventive genius to any kind of work by which he could earn an honest dollar. It will be interest ing, to some at least, to follow the course of events as recorded by him while waiting and note the variety of discouragementS he had to meet, his philosophical ways of overcoming them and his faithfulness in daily re- cording the same sufficiently to show that he made conscientious use of his time until the season was far | enough advanced to make it worth i while to go to the mines.-[E. L. John son.
 Morning of New Years day, 1850. Rain begins to fall at daylight to add to the already overflowing river. We, however, find the water does not rise very high but is rather giving back.
 inc rain is over before noon, after which go to work on the hospital.
 January 2. Some little rain but not enough to prevent me from working on the hospital. Neafe goes to the mines on the American river with Peter Van Blocken. Water keeps about the same.
 January 3. l work all day on the hospital. get my pay for last week $ work, five days, S44.
 January 4. Some rain through the [ fo1 noon. Afternoon too wet. The wa ter has settled some inches.
 January 5. Some rain through the day and nothing to do.
 January 6. Stay at home all day af- : ter visiting all the express offices,
 without obtaining any letters.
 January 7.-Work all day for MT
 Gilmore raising house nearby.
 January 8. work three hours for
 Gilmore in the forenoon. Afternoon
 very wet. In the evening and all
 night we have terrible storm of wind
 and rain from the south, being warm
 ter begins to rise very rapid and be- fore night it is some inches deep in
 the store and rising four or five inch es to the hour. l work on the hOspi tai nine hours. We sit up till a. m. . and leave for the hospital, the water being six inches above the counter.
 The water now covers the land com. :, pletely in every direction from four to 10 feet deep. Boats charge $2O pei hour and some more. We now have two ginger lOaveS we brought over, al told. It is warm, cloudy and some rain is falling, accompanied by wind January II. The water this morning is one foot higher than last night, anc
 is rising so fast we build boat this day and pick up barrel of hard bread and a barrel of brandy floating by. Nc
 end to the amount of rubbish. , January 12. The water is this morn ing at standstill, being within ont
 foot of the plates of our store. assist at making a coffin for a man dead al the New York hotel nearby. We still this eventful week.
 Sunday, January 13. This morning is fine and clear. The water exactly the same as yesterday. Sherman Pearson and myself go trip to Sut , ter's fort, the buryiDg ground, ant ! other places not under water but GOV cred with tents and people drying tn,
 contents of their trunks. One woman ; drying 30 bars of dust averaging 16O, dollars each. amounting to $4S, ,0OO. get letter from Asa this day. ? January IA. The water two inche 2 lower. We take the boat down tn, flats to pick up drifting property Afternoon clouds up and begins u rain with very high wind. A mum 3 Der of buildings blow down in tn, night, one of them l had worked on. ] pass the night comfortably at the hos pital.
 January 15. Water one foot below
 high water mark. go in the boat l O in ho Ci1 nf ho and get out some pork and coffee, al
 wet. Thermometer 45 degrees.
 January 16. Water is only two inche . lower than yesterday. stay in door : all day. learn that Fremont is al under water.
 January IT. Water is Is inches belov high water mark. Sherman and col
 lect drift wood in the afternoon. Rail
 some in the night.
 r high water mark. We collect drif
 wood in the afternoon.
 l January 19. Water is only thre ] inches lower than yesterday and fl 5 several feet deep in our store. w l have nothing to do but be patient. r Sunday, January 20. Neafe comes il }. from his expedition to the mines hay ing had but little success. Clear ant r pleasant. The water is this afternoon v three feet below high water mark. } January 21. Some rain and rathe g cool. Keep in doors all day in th' d hospital. Water settles this day eigh e inches. Board at Jackson's hotel ha' e been $25 a week. It is now $50 ant t full at that. Meals $2, lodgings $2 t Other hotels $1.50 meal or $25 week
 January p. Clear and pleasant to
 day. We move from the hospital t
 the China building adjoining our own r and mess MT Allen and Pincshomar : January g. Cold rain. Wind iron {, the south. Keep house all day. Wate . falls slowly.
 :, January "A. Rain, cold and unpleas Q ant. Afternoon more pleasant. January 25. Morning cold with som 7 rain. Water on the rise again, slowly r Afternoon no rain. MT Backus come . in. He is in company with Allen. Q January 26. Drizzly rain. The wat CT stands about as yeSterday-say on a foot on the store floor.
 Sunday, January 27. Pleasant.
 send Asa letter by Pony Express.
 January 28. Fine day. We rent the
 Chinese house at $1OO month an
 store for $75 month. MT BackuS I with us in company.
 V January 29. To-day we pick up drif V wood with the boat. Some smar
 showers of rain. l got we'll wet wit
 one.
 January 30. Warm and very pleasant
 Thermometer stands at 5 in tn