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813 July Tuesday 12th

Here I am on the highest summit I ever was yet. 9000 ft high can look all over the country can trace the road for miles each way can see no less than 25 trains and some has 50 wagons 5 yoke each started at 11:00 camped on little sandy having been straped for a month or so was relieved by finding a $5.00 gold piece while hunting in the red dirt and gravel for gold as it looks like gold bearing dirt according to all accounts. feed very poor Dis. 14

835 Wed 13th

Left dry Sandy at 11:00 20 miles to big Sandy no water no feed dry Sandy and dusty - Big Sandy a clear handsome stream camped on it no wood came near having a fight with Edd Patterson he carried his gun with him all the time here or else he'd get whaled feed poor or not any Dis 22