SUNDAY MAY 5th 1850
Through the Mercy and goodness of our Merciful God we are again permitted to behold the beautiful Month of May with all her Rosies and posies. Such at least as California affords, although they bear not the varied callers and perfumes that once delighted our Sences in the highly Cultivated Gardens at home. Still God our heavenly farther Shows us Much Mercy in beautifying the land of California as he does, this wicked place, this Gambling hole, this School of Robers and Merders, that the Power of God might desend upon this Place and give the dry bones a Shakeing.
The Wet Season is now entirely over and the water in the earth is fast falling. Sow that a party of Men have been enabled to get one of the holes down on the flat. they where at work yesterday and took out five Ounces. Our 2 pumps of 20 feet length are completed and we intend to recommence operations to Morrow Two rumers have been circulating through the Camp this week and have caused a considerable of excitment. One was that three or five frenchmen came into camp on Saturday of last week, with 24 pounds of Gold which they had accumulated during the week at Some place unknown to any but themselves. Parties have been out all this week in Search of the place but without Success. The Second report was this two Mexicans came into Woods digings very Much disabled. they told the following Story. They Said that five of them Set out from the Senoreing Camp about three weeks previous for the Snowy Mountains about Sixty Miles distant. They Succeded in finding a very rich place, and in a Short time dug 400 pounds of Gold, and to keep it Safe they beried it in Some Seacret place.
Shortly after Indians discovered them and attacted them. The Mexicans hid from them, and at night returned, dug up their gold and beried it in a More Secure place, where they thought no one would find it but themselves. they then Set out for Woodes digings for help, but on their way they was again attacted by the indians, and three of the five was killed.
The two remaining ones, arived at the town Some what disabled as before Stated. a party of 500 Men Set out Shortly after armed and equiped for war, the Mexicans went with them. One of the Expresses arived on Tuesday last. Got one letter from Mrs L of Sing Sing. I am thankful to hear thet they are all well, dated February 18th 1850