The following was posted recently on another list. Perhaps it would be of interest to others? >Letter from California (1850) > The following interesting letter was received by Mrs. S. A. Colvin, of >Spencerburg, from her husband, who left his county with the Pike train last >spring. The news it contains is not the latest, but is of general interest >to those of this section of the State who have friends in California on >account of its particularizing names. We omit that portionof it which >relates to the trip across the plains. It is dated..... >Nevada City, Upper California, County of Yuba, Oct. 6th, 1850 >I found here a number of my old acquaintances who came out last year, to >wit: Robert Shaw, Dudley Phears, Harvey Wilson, Isaac and Joel Riperdan >Macur Ocheltree and C. F. Kirtley of Palmyra, Mo. I also saw George Ogle, >D. J. Almond, Henry Crow and Dr. B. F. Todd, who came this year. They were >all in good health, except Ogle, who looked quite badly, but he was able to >work. George told me he had seen T. Ford a few days before on the Yuba >river, he was well, but had had bad luck, he bought some cattle to sell >again and had driven off by Indians. >As there are many here who had realtions and friends in Pike and adjoining >counties, who may be anxious about them, I wish you to send a copy of this >to the Banner and Record, at Louisiana, and have it published, and keep the >original yourself. I will tell you their names and places of abode at >present, so far as I know: Mr. Crow and Co., are at the mouth of Feather >river with their cattle, J. Z. and T. H. Jameson of Lincoln county, Mo. are >on Yuba river, 25 miles distant, Z.W. and Robert Brown, of the same county , >are on Bear river, 15 miles , Ephrian Culloip, Dennis Grandfiele, B.A. >Williams, H. C. Reeds, John F. McNutt, Wm Coffee, George Hammock and J. R. >Myers of Lincoln, are here at Nevada, J. W. Gilmore of Lincoln, on the >Yuba. I will now give the names from Pike: J. P. Patterson of Paynesville >is here, John Worthley and William F. Jacobs, are on Bear River, 15 miles. >Leonard Peck went with Crow to Mr. Vernon at the mouth of Feather river, >also James T. Eastin, T. C. Johnson, William Doake, and Richard Ficklin. >Francis and William Mc Manama, from Scotland county, with Crow. J. W. >Gillum of Lincoln is at Steep Hollow. >I sent by express to Sacramento City for letters, but did not get any, nor >have I received a single line from any one since I left home. I concluded >not to write till I got news from Sacramento, but being disappointed in >getting letters, thought proper not to wait any longer, thinking you would >be anxious to hear from me as soon as possible. Martin Crow received a >letter bearing the sad intelligence of our affictions in the death of our >little babe, and Sarch A. Corker. I did not see the letter, and could not >learn the dates of their >