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 a secret police and appointed delegates to attend a mass meeting at Sonora^* (some twenty five miles distant) where report says they have arrested a band of from one to three hundred robbers and murderers Made a little over twenty five dollars each the last four days

Sunday 2 ist Mr N Waddams died of fever —

Friday 26th Mr. Hibbard left for San Francisco & the States thoroughly disheartened and sick of the country — the work on the flatt goes on very slowly it is almost impossible to keep the holes free of water — those on the upper flatt cannot be worked

Monday 1 2th [August] Went about half a mile from camp to see a couple of Mexicans who had been murdered during the night, they were both killed with a crow bar — probably by one of their companions as three bars were found on the ground

Monday 19th Having found it impossible to work our holes on the flatt, Fairbrother Lee and myself started off early in the morning in search of better diggings went to Carsons ^^ first (about ten miles) from there over a high hill to Cayute Creek (one mile) from there to McLeans Ferry (half a mile) found nothing that my partners thought would warrant us in remaining — in the evening returned to Carsons Stayed all night with Abbot and Lawrence

Tuesday 20th Returned to Murpheys one of our partners along with two others are sinking a hole under Fletcher's direction

Sunday Morning 25th Fairbrother, Hall, Lee and myself start off on another prospecting tour in the evening camp on the Calaveries below Norma [Foreman] ^^ Ranch — 17 miles

Monday 26th Remain prospecting different bars

Tuesday Morning 27th Went down to the lower [Foreman] Ranch nine miles farther prospects anything but flattering

Wednesday evening 28th Camp at the upper Ranch

Thursday Morning 29th Fairbrother and Hall both tired out, leave us and start for camp at Murpheys Lee and myself determined not to give it up so borrow a small cradle and go to work to make expenses

Friday and Saturday — do —

Sunday Morning Sept. ist Returned home, a couple of Ounces better off than when we left

Tuesday Afternoon 3D Lee and myself pack up a tent some clothing cooking utensils &c. on a waggon and start for the Calaveries again — in the evening camp on Douglass Flatt.

Wednesday 4th Reached the Calaveras in the afternoon get our plunder down to the place we prospected

Thursday 5th Get the tent up and things a little snug

Friday 6th Go to work make but very little

Saturday and Monday do