Gold Rush Era Letters

each man nearly averaged half an oz. of Gold each working day which is considered fair wages here. Some of our Company Went to prospect to the Spanish Bar and returned of working 18 days they did not more than average per oz. a day there are 5 of our Men to work Below the dutch Bar and about 8 miles of Sutters [Sutter's] Mill average alike they return on Saturday the 20th of Octo. [October] H. A. Higley Started for Sanfrancisco [San Francisco] on Tuesday 9th Inst. carrying with him 102 oz. of Gold to be Sent to Capt. A. H. Bowman & M. C. Mordicea of Charleston S. C.