The Newtown bee., 1905-03-03
California In 'A. INTERPRETING ST o R Y FROM THE DIARY OF GLOVER HAWLEY, Hardship and Success.-Sunshine e
 and Shadow. PREPARED FOR THE BEE BY E. l..
 JOHNSON.

l bar. Neafe and I start down the riv- CT to Straight Bar. Pass 20 bars that are draining with races, distance 14 miles. Arrive at p. m., and find Trask bar all taken up. We then go on one mile below to prospect.
 August l, We go down the river and bargain for one-third of claim for S20O. Neafe now starts for Foster Bar and I for Oak Bar up the noun tain. Take dinner at Pearsons, $1 50 Saw snow on the Buttes. Very Walm day. Get in just at dark, we'll tired.
 August ?, Curtis and I, after divid- ing and drawing lots for our share of the bank diggings, go to work on Mo- 6 drawn by me and take out $15,5O. August 3, Curtis and I work in the forenoon and get S9.5O We then sell out to Bob and Hill for one ounce
 Sunday, August 4, This morning l pack up and start at II 2. m. for Slater Bar 15 miles with 25 pounds. 1 meet a man hunting Indians. Soon after l meet Doolittle who had been chased ! it is very unsafe for me to travel alone. A dozen men were out after Indians. | camp at Oak valley with two men.
 August 5, Start early after our breakfast of beef, tea, etc., with the two men and get in about 10 a. m. Neafie gone up yesterday after me. The camp of Trask was visited, Sun day morning, by very large grizzly 1 bear, eat up flour, pork, etc. Came gain last night and was shot at but got away.
 1 August 6, Neafe came in to-day with Curtis. To-day we work, filling bags with sand and putting them in the dam. Curtis starts back after our camp equipage.
 August ', Neafe, Wright and my self finish the dam and go out and prospect and find but little gold. August 8, Dan gets in this morning l having stopped on the hill all night. \ Wright and Harris use the rocker l with me this forenoon and get $5. August g, Neatie and Dan go to Eos ter Bar to get beef cattle. I opened the day in trying to find a crossing on the river.
 August 10, We build a bridge of l poles and cross over to find bank dig gings opposite our camp. We try it and get about $6. Neafie and Dan get l in with two oxen at Wombas Bar. They bring me one letter from A. N Hawley dated May 31. and one from Joseph H.
 Sunday, August Il.
 August 12, Wright, Harris and my self work the rocker and get $55.50, or &s18.50 each, being quite satisfactory for our new bank.
 August l3, We begin at sunrise and work off 25O buckets and get $8O. My Share is S2666 Our digging is through sort of burnt or volcanic substance and quite rich.
 August IA, Four of us work to-day and get $16.5O each.
 August 15, We all five of us work to- day part of the time washing gold and get about $40 or S8 each. A few drops of rain fell in the forenoon.
 August 16, Work four of us and get S43.5O. S1O87 each.
 1 August IT, To-day Neafie and Dan work for me in the forenoon and I go to Oak Bar for the machines. They get out for me SIP 50 in the forenoon and then go to Wombas to butcher an OK. Neatie comes upon a grizzly bear and runs himself almost out of his shoes with fright. Getting this week l S9O 50. Expenses S10.
 Sunday, August IS, To-day return from the Buttes, get in at sunset. ! August 19, To-day we all work ir the forenoon. Afternoon Neafie and Dan got under the bush, get S950. August 20, To-day we all four work on our rocker and get S9. 25 each.
 August 2l, Wright, Harris and my self work in the forenoon and get S5 2 each Neafe goes after flour. After noon, Neafie and I go to Foster Bar tC look after a claim.
 August 22, The claim does not ans wer our expectations. I buy bucket for $3 and a palm leaf hat for $1. Or our way up we find a sonora and he beau in deep trouble. We get dime on the tent on the hill and stay fol our machine to come from Oak Ba but are disappointed. We get int camp after dark over a dark, rock. trail.
 August g, Neafe, Dan and mysel get S28 or $9.33 each. Wright an
 Harris go for another rocker.
 August 24, Neaie, Dan and mysel work early and late and get $44 o s14 67 each, making in all this wee s45 each. Expenses this week BIO.
 Sunday, August 25, Stay at home i spite of all.
 August 26, Neafe goes to Oak Ba
 to pack the machine. Dan and 1 ge s14.5O. Joseph Hawley arrives in th
 forenoon.
 August 27, Joseph, Dan and myse]
 get in the forenoon $14.25. Our lea
 appears to run out and we prospec f, some.
 r August 28, Joseph, Daniel and m! self get S195O this day. Neafie ge1 am this night with the machine.
 August 29, We work but little t'
 day. Begin to be troubled to fin good dirt. Neatie, Joseph and myse