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the money in brother Freers hands I presume is so that
you can get it when you want money. I hope you
will make yourselves comfortable and contented make
some arrangement to get a good suply [supply] of wood and be
as careful of the timber on the lot as possible -- we have
not had any rain to raise the water in the ravines yet.
I fear that we will not be able to get any machinery
before Spring on account of bad hauling since writing
this, five teams loaded with quartz machinery have passed my
cabin going up about nine miles. There are three quartz veins
that will be worked within three miles quartz is all the
rage now the streams are nearly all dug out. I think
by what I can learn that most of the quartz that is
worked by good heavy machinery are doing verry [very].
I shall continue to write home every mail. I sent a
newspaper from sanfrancisco [San Francisco]. I hope you will continue
to write I look for some reason for my not getting any
letters since July. I do Know my darling wife would
not neglect me -- There has been some daring roberies [robberies]
and horrid murders comit [commit] in this vicinity done
by Mexicans the mode by throwing a lasso around
a mans neck and then putting spur to the horse
drag the poor fellow off into the chaparals [chaparrals] -- We all go
in companies and go armed to the teeth -- You are aware
of my bump of Caution. I assure you I shall not expose my
self I have A rifle a comon [common] pistol and have just purchased
a fine Colts revolver at Sacramento for $40 so you see I
make quite A formidable appearance