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and came to this place and went to work for six dollars
per day with which I saven [saving] money en ough [enough] to bye [buy] a
share in a House and nearly provisions enough for Winter.
With a prospect of making from six to eight dollars a day when
we can work. do you see I am pretty Comfortably situated
for the winter. I went to Cold Spring [Springs] about a week ago
and polled my first vote and I cannot refrain from giving
you a description of a California Election the poll
was held in a Grog shop and galmbling [gambling] House. when I went
in the door the man that took in the votes was showing a
man a trick with a pack of cards across the Ballot Box.
the trick Consisted of a certain card being picked out by
some of the party which in this case was the King of
diamonds. then some man shousd [should] hold them in a peculiar
way and he would knock all the cards out of his hand
but the one named at the time. he got every thing ready
to perform the trick I entered to vote the cards were
thrown down my vote taken my name regestered [registered] when
the man picked up his pack of cards again and finished
his trick about the same time the bell rung for dinner. when
it was decided the poll should close for one hour a very
interesting debate was got up as to what they should do
with the ballot box. some thought it was best to
lock it up in the back room but others thought
it unconstitutional so it was decided the Box should
remain where it was but a man should stay to watch
it. the man was appointed who jumped upon the table
and sat on the Ballot Box and called hastily for a glass of