Gold Rush Era Letters

[Written upside down] I wish you to send to the Signal and pay the postage on the letters sent by meu and get them. he requested me to write – my letter to Mattison gave A true detail of the Country – and to Bearley in A Stuyle [Style] congenial to his own Editorials

I am in company yet with Bowens Killey and Canoroey they are all well. also Mr Burson and Wm Gougar [William Gougar] are traveling with us. We have not seen Carroway for 6 weeks we sent him in Co with Mr Joseph Zumwalt and a number of others to prospect the gold region on upper part of feather river [Feather River] the report is favorable and we are on the line of March it is full nearer the valley and much easier getting out in case of early storms of snow than here – I shall return quite early in the fall to [?] Hon cut [Honcut] and if it is sickly on the Coast or Istmus I shall remain till I think it prudent to return. My health is good tho [though] rheumatic pains I aluded [alluded] to in my last letter have nearly left me. We live very comfortable for miners all of us anxious to return to the land of Civelezation [Civilization] and the bosom of our friends and should we be so fortunate – that day will truly be A hapy [happy] day – yet the satisfaction of Knowing and feeling that our financial affairs are perfectly solvent and above the reach of [Clun's?], cheers me in every effort. I regret to hear of the course of my friend Wm E Little [William E. Little] – I was in hopes that James would appreciate his fathers [father's] advise [advice] the last words I ever spoke to him was, that it was imposible [impossible] for him to realize A fathers anxiety – he but little thinks that it was for the purpose of enabling me to meet the demands at the time or before they ware [were] due that I have made an exile of myself but let it rest now till I come home. I approve of the plan of Pain taking the funds. Take good care of yourself and family and may god bless and protect You is my constant prayer Your affectionate husband

R J Boylan