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in four or five Miles distance from my plan? wild clover the best that I ever Saw, Much ? than the clover that we use to have in Wales very heavy crops, I commence cutting on the 28th of April it was rather to early then, the following wek it was very good. I made all haste I could to get to Market first: I had to carry it 4 Miles to the River and then a boat to Sac City I had a boat that would carry 50 tons, of hay I made preparation to have 200 tons down in very short time I contracted to have 200 tons Baled with a patent? press, of which I was to pay $6.00 pr Ton, after I had large quantity cut down, Rane came and spoiled much of it on its way down I page torn the Boat got snaged, and had torn through it all over board to save the boat and got it off & The price came down and the price of wood came down, also and I sold some that I could not get pay for I sold to brick makers, they sold the Brick to the Masons, Masons built for Merchants and they failed to pay, consequently I could get no pay, and I was Reduce Most pennyless although I had some property on hand Hay wood Horses hogs & I moved my family to the City My business was Mostly in the City, In Jan h? 64 I left my business to my sons and went to the Mines to try my luck as I came here to Mine. I went to Gangtown?, bought a ?lone?