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remained for 4 Years in New York City and its vicinity and
then came to California (by sea) in the early days of the
Arganous and here I am and it is very doubtly I shall ever
leave the Pacific Coast except temporarilly - There is SO
much excitement here on buisness that a person accustomed
to it as I have been for nearly 30 years can never exist
hardly any where else - My success has been varied enough to
say I have made severall very respectable fortunes since I
have been in America but I assure you it is harder to keep
money than to make it -
I possibly may go this spring to the Territtory of Arizona
if you look on recent maps you will see it lays on the Western
sid of the Gulph of California and north and the west side of
the
Colorada River / (of the west) the southern Pacific Rail Road are
extending their line on toward the Texas frontier and opening
up an immense extent of Wild unexplored country and a district
known to be immenselly rich in Mines of Gold and Silver - I
have mined SO long now I am hardly good for anything else -
and have lived SO long on the frontiers I can hardly live any
where Else - I know James Kennedys adress - but him and myself
have had very little to say to one another since I left home -
nor never will - He has turned out a Miser -
Give my very Kindest regards to any and all of our old
Neighbours and friends in your vicinity. Alas they must be
nearly all dead Robert Jones son Richard I hope is living yet
at old Moydalgan - I will see it yet before I die and the two
old sycamores - and the well and the Garden and the old School
