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SOURCE: California State Library, Small Manuscript Collection
Submitted by William (Rick) Bisbee on August 25, 2011
[Bisbee Family Connection Genealogy Website]
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From Timothy Bisbee to his parents
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Pine Grove  Dec. 29th 1865

Dear Parents:

Yours of Nov. 3d was duly received.  I have neglected to answer untill the
presant partly because I was buisy at work and partly to answer you
question respecting the Northern Star.  I returned from there yesterday.
We have got no prospect there yet and I don't know as things look any more
favorable for digings than they did a year ago yet we are going on and in
hopes to strik something by and by.  I am quite positive there are good
digings there but we may never bind them.  Think if I had my money out of
there I should keep it but it hard telling what I should do.  Just now I
have rather got the blues and in fact I have been down on the country ever
since I came back.  Think if I can ever get settled up that I shall get up
and travel.  I have been working for a company ever since got back with the
promis of $3.50 per day and get grub.  But I got pretty good board and hold
my own pretty well.  Still weigh my regular 160 lbs.

Byron is at San Francisco.  We talked some of taking machienry north and
going into the cabinet buisness.  But machienry is very high and it is very
doubtful about our doing it now.  By is talking some of going into buisness
at the bay.

I was glad to hear that you were well and that the products of the farm
bough a good price.  It seems that fat sheep are in good demand up under
the mountain --just as I expected-- They say that fat sheep are also in
good demand at the northern mines and C. Barrett & the Adams boys think
they will make a good thing by such being the case.  I don't know whether
you will be as fortunate by the demand in your vicinity or not.  Doubtful I
think.  I am writing at the old cabin.  Wm. Heald has just been in.  He is
now at work at the Lone Star.  He has not been at work much the time since
I came back is not as steady as I wish he was.  He is too easily influenced
for his own good.

We have had considerable cold weather but not much snow.  It is good
sleighing now but not many sleighs.  The stage comes in evry day on
runners.  J.S. Barrett is shomaking.  L. Ford is at work mining.  He talks
of going east in the spring if he gets settled up and he probably will.  He
goes back to stay.  E.A. Stetson is at work at his trade.  He is the best
shoemaker in this part of the country and has all he can do.  I took supper
with Mr. Barrow & wife last night.  He is working in his claims.  She
appears very well contented but think she would not like to live always in
the mountains.

I am not working this week.  Thought I would take it easy between Christmas
& new years.  I don't know as it makes much difference whether I work or
play.  I have got to get into some buisness where I can have something to
look after before I can be contented but I don't want to start (continued
cross-wise on the first page) into anything more here.  Write often and
keep me posted on things at home.  Give my respects to all inquiring
friends.  T.H. Bisbee