SUNDAY 8th /50
Having done all our business at this place in the way of Gold diging, We thought best to Set out in Search of Some place to Spend the winter. With this in view we Started on Mules about 11 0 Clock A M on Friday for Mokelome Hill distant about 30 Miles, taking a N-W Cours. We arived on Saturday Morning having one night to Sleep on the road inconsequence of loosing the trail on friday afternoon, by going up the North Branch of the Calaveras Several Miles. But we percived our Mistake and turned about ariveing at right track by Sun down where we camped for the night beneath a large Oak and beside the beautiful Stream of water the North Branch from the Hill we decended the Mountains to the River (Mokelome) where we found our Friends Atwood, Small, Pane, and Wrightington very busily engaged in turning the Stream with a force consisting of 19 Men. We remain with them to day and expect to return tomorrow I am happy to Say that Our Brotheren have extablished religous Meetings here and I had the pleasure of hearing two exclent Sermons to day one by Brother Atwood, and another by One Mr Harris of Ten. There is a vast extent of Country here for opperation in the way of gold diging. But all the richest Gulches are dug out. But Still I think that Miners will do full as well here as at any of the digings this coming winter.