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Camp Far West - Letterbook of Captain Hannibal Day (1849-1851) (8 pages)
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Page: of 8
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Comp Far west, Bear Crec%, Gl.
Deconbor 16th, 1269.
Sir,
In forwarding herewith a field resort Lor this date,
I have the honor to report that I have no notico, as yot, of
any vegetables for this Command and have felt obiiced to
guthorice a small purehase of sotatces, a fev days since, at
the very enormous cost of 60 cents per pound. (wont they
onen their eyes at “ashington?) on the strong recommendation
of my Hedieal Officer end for the seurvy cases, of which we
have now twelve and some othera beginning to show symptomse
Gur sick are this day comfortably sheltered in a
los cabin and other similar structures are in progress of
completion for the two companies.
On the first intimation of the arrival at Yorn :
of cur lumber and en offfelal notice of Asste Gs Nasteor
Alton to A.Q.%. MeXinstry that the exact measurerents he
mew not, bub was confident that it would execed his
poguisition, 35,900 feet, Iwas sosewnat spprehensive that
our previous outlay for los cabins and a bexinning ef shincles
nicht prove unnecessary and extravagant, but on diseharsineg
the transcort, 4t was found that we hat pubs about 12,900 feet
of boamis, and I om told by Naj. McKinstry that sore BallO
foot wore landed at Vernon and in use there for butiding
but for whom or by whose authority, dees not appears so that
with this scall sweoly of boards we sh-uld have beon quite
seantily coversd, but for the aforesaid shingles and few
SEGALL jogs for cabins.
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Iam quite anxious to hear from our requisition
for winter supplies and hope that the same. transport (Linesin)
may have been leaded on her arrivin:. down at Benicia, to
return im cdiately, as she has once oastly reached Vernen
and hor Ca:tatn thouzht, might by this date and stage of
whter, be able to ascend Feather liver to “deholns" Ranche
Many eonmlaints are bein: rade in this neiehbdorhcod
of the los: of cattle by our people in and about the mincs
by the hands of the natives ond as the minors are threatening
venzganec, Lt world not be surprising, ere soring, to hear of
an Intion ‘av or rather of the whites making a clean sweep of
every native within re.éh. The statoof ny Cormand, owing to
prosont disease and the effects of last sucrors Sickness, as
well 2s constant fatizue duties unevoeldadle to our present
condition of sheltering ourselves hag not, as yot, pernitted
of any detachment to lock into the mines bor deserters or to
give a show of protection to the whites; and as to beginning
the business of herding eattle or guarding them for men who
geon emsly able for self defence and only loath to gare
property for thoir animels in consequence of the fcolden
harvest they reap by dig ing, I still consider it of doubtful
propriety. When it shall come to taking life, I shall of