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Page 8 sending her any answer to her letters to him - I don't think that John has quite forgot you yet - as he often with me speaks of you - I gave him your notes and he undoubtedly intended to give you a long letter in answer for the whale at this place. But as things have happened it was impossible for him to do so he having hardly two hours notice previous to his leaving and was therefore again obliged to ask me to apologize to you for him - and wishes to be remembered- we have been as happy together as two brothers not having had cause for a harsh word - and which I hope we never shall- you do not know how much I have missed him during the two and three days since he left - I can assure you in regards to adviseing any one to come out here as I have said in Fathers letter- I hardly know what to say- Every thing is so constantly changing here- that nobody even the most clear sighted think of looking farther ahead than a month at the most Rents- Clerks and agents contracts all ends in four weeks time and are then again renewed or stopped as the case may be. since I have been here wages have fallen from#10 to #5 not on account of the gold being any scarce but from the great rush of people that have come here within the last few days- tomorrow they may be lower or higher- What is the reason that John Westly mention him at all I shall write him if I have time after this you and Mother must expect nothing but a line or two from me and if you should not hear from me in two or three months you must not worry as the mail arrangements are so poor that its an even chance of you getting more than half of my letters if I should go to the mines- I received the Bundles of Papers which were a feast of themselves