The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-29

TELLS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Lie in the Mines and the Effect
Of Surroundings on
Religious Men.

THO following interesting letter, tell
inr OF the hardships OF the forty-nlncrs
N California, was written by Mr.. Peter
Tinslcy, who Is still living near Forest
mn pnrk to Mr.. William D. Peinberton.
the grandfather Of Mr.. w. l.. Slaughter
who loaned It TO The Timcs-Dlspntcr
Curtis Creek, Alta, Cal, Oct. 20, 1884, II
(Rcdatcd Nov. 4. 1sa9. and nnished.)
Mr.. William y. Pcinbcrton.
Remembered Frlcnd,--Your letter OF
tho 14tll of June was received a few days
since, and can assure you 1t affords
mo no little pleasure to reply to It, not
wlthstandlng have nothing OF interest
to communicate. | am glad that had
the chance OF giving you something In
my last letter which induced you to call
It "intercstlng," and am also glad to
hear that by some ! am thought OF
enough at times to- Gull forth tho inquiry,
"whcrc is hc?" etc. AS you SEQ by the
superscription. l am at Curtis Creek,
and where, say you, IL Curtis CrcekI' IA
Well, ! will cndcnvor to answer this
question, and tell you how came here.
After leaving Panama on the 21st OF
April last Tor thereabouts, as cannot
remember dates with a great deal OK
preclsion) we had a pretty good time ut
sea until 9th OF May, when. In conHe-
squcncc OF ourS getting short OF water.
wo had to make port at Acapulco. Or
Acapulco l need say nothing. or only
that II is an old place, once much cele-
brated for It's commerce, and now much
worse than most persons would think.
It was in 1887 visited by an earthquake
and nearly destroyed. but tho houscs
which escaped the shock were pulled
down and single story houses erected IN
their places. The fort which commands
the entrance to the harbor. still stands.
showing the effects OF the shock It then
received, as It Is now very uneven, hay
Ing the center. much higher than tho
northern and southern corners, cracked
through and through.
Mexicans Stop Pipes.
Having gotten GUY water on board
with no little difficulty, In consequence
OF the Mexicans having obstructed the
pipes which conducted the water TO the
city from the mountains during the last
few years to prevent an American whale
ship from getting water we put to sea.
and was once more on THE deep blue
sea- on the list OF June. During the part
OF our voyage between this place and
Cape Saint Lucas, we had nothing very
remarkable to happen. but some very
severe gales. and IN few" thunder and
lightning. We were then compelled to
put into the land again In order TO get
water and provisions, as we were very
nigh out OF both, making the harbor on
tho afternoon Of the 26th OF June. This
place is very barren in It's general APP
( pcarance. nothing growing except cactus
ana q kind OF grass which appears never
TO have had life. The cactus here are
very large and some very handsome. we
here watered our old brig" laid in about
thirty tons OF ballast, butchercd and
1nrked some twelve or fourteen head OF
cattle, and put out to sea on the LIST
day OF July. We then ran out for few
days, and lacking towards the land. came
very nigh being wrecked of Cape Laz-
aro'' on the 10th July. The captain wns
las was usually the case) drunk. and the
sand bars making very far out Mt this
place, we came within few rods OF the
sand-bars and rocky shoals before any
OF the passengers saw them. The order
then came from the first mate, Ready
about" We were then the first time In
dangerous situation, strong wind
blowing us right on towards inc shoal
and scarcely room enough to turn our
old and stubborn craft, the surf almost
dcafening and the spray almost reaching
our bows. The passengers. many OF
them were very much frightened and
put on their life preservcrs, caught hold
OF pieces OF timber. ETC., In order to be
prepared for the expected water launch"
but happily the time had not yet arrived,
and we came round and off az we went.
Many of those who looked tho soutcst.
also looked the palest, whilst many oth-
ers with their still fear-stricken counte-
nances denied the slightest alarm and
booted at the idea Of fear, saying that
they could not, though the vessel had
sunk. but their countenances betrayed
them.
Search for Water.
AS for mo, was never before nor
have ever since been so alarmed, and,
indeed, think II we do not fear death
We have no great pleasure In life. Hav-
Ing on the Goth OF July examined our
water, we found that We had very little
and concluded that we must put in for
more, entering a place callfd "San Bar
tholomews.' latitude 81 minutes "a SEQ
onds. longitude 1l5 seconds. at which
place wo expected to find water, 1t be-
Ing an old Spanish mission Gas marked
on the chart by which the captain was