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1862 The severity of the winter? the high floods and unclear mom? had financially ruined a large club? of our population?, and a tremendous? mining? excitement springing? up in the Salmon River Country; up Snake Run in Washington? Territory?. and in unclear unclear thereof a large portion? of the laboring population? are far off in that direction/ in hopes to? make up their copes? by a streak of good fortune in the mines. Like most gold excitements this proved to be a humbug? to a great extent?. Yet extensive? & rich mines new opened. cities? & towns? built? up. and a dense mining population crowded in & freed up the country drained? by the Columbia? River and even penetrated? the Region by? the summit? of the Rocky Mountains. Prospecting the Rivers & their tributaries for gold searching? for choice valley for farming. locating? sites for towns and unclear contending with the hostile? Indians. always &? be found? in way to? seek? & harrop? and impede? & came? of the pioneer advance of civilization, I had contemplated going in that direction myself and try & make ok? my?