. The argonauts of 'forty-nine, some recollections of the plains and the diggings. were quite com-municatix e, and gave us a flaming account of the dig-gings, backing up their words with a liberal displav ofthe shining nuggets. This was the first real, tangibleproof we had had of the existence of gold in before believed; we now knew. The effect wasravishing—sent the mercurN of our spirits boundingup to the extreme limit of our mental barometers. An. Till-: gh1:knmt()rn ci^T-f)Fi<\ 57 eldcrl} member of our party, upon viewing the yellowmetal, eould not restrain his enthusiasm;
. The argonauts of 'forty-nine, some recollections of the plains and the diggings. were quite com-municatix e, and gave us a flaming account of the dig-gings, backing up their words with a liberal displav ofthe shining nuggets. This was the first real, tangibleproof we had had of the existence of gold in before believed; we now knew. The effect wasravishing—sent the mercurN of our spirits boundingup to the extreme limit of our mental barometers. An. Till-: gh1:knmt()rn ci^T-f)Fi<\ 57 eldcrl} member of our party, upon viewing the yellowmetal, eould not restrain his enthusiasm; but, caperingabout like an exuberant school bo\, and shying his hatinto the air, shouted: Glory Hallelujah! Til be a richman Net/ In marked contrast with this little episode,the words of the plaintive ditt} of the gold-miner,which later actual experience had suggested, came tom\ mind times many and oft: They told us of the heaps of dtist,And the lumps so mighty big;But they never said a single wordKow hard it was to dig. Along the Humboldt River, we were annoyed moreor less with the visits of squads of the Digger Indians;a type chiefl} distinguished for their tilth} habits, re-pulsive appearance, and pilfering propensities. Theirinflictions upon the emigrants up to this time had beenchieriv in the way of persistent begging and pettystealing; but, later in the season, their depredationstook a more serious turn, in the wa} of running offand slaughtering sto
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