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execution came, and he felt assured that he would 

 be rescued by his friends, and probably would 

 have been, but for the arrival of a ship-load of 

 emigrants, who, on being informed of the fact, 

 marched out, fully armed, to see the law carried 

 into effect. 



The prices of everything here are beyond belief; 



Flour, $ 40.00 per barrel. 



Pork, 65.00 per barrel. 

 Pilot bread, .20 per pound. 



India-rubber boots, 50.00 to $60.00. 

 Flannel shirts, 6.00 to $ 8.00. 



Shot, .30 per pound. 



Powder, i. 00 to $1.50 per lb. 



Government tents, 40.00, at home $12.00. 

 India-rubber, 100.00. 

 Freight to the mines, .50 per pound. 



and almost every other article in proportion; for 

 cleaning my watch and putting on a new crystal, 

 $16.00. Yet with these high prices scarcely one 

 becomes rich. Board $3.00 to $6.00 a day, without 

 lodging. Washing and ironing $6.00 a dozen. 



We are in a forlorn condition, almost without 

 clothes, and our mules broken down, yet wretched 

 as we are no company coming by land has done 

 better, and mine is only the second yet holding 

 together. This shows how honorable the men are, 

 for [with] wages from $5.00 to $10.00 per day, 



