Caldwell Letter, 8-28-1852

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	Negro Bar Aug 28th --52

My Dear Wife

I embrace another oppertunity 

of in forming you that I am now quite 

well the weather is now getting a little cooler 

espetialy the nights which makes it much more 

pleasant it is very healthy at this Bar at 

this time although we hear of some sickness 

at other places I was up to Beals Bar 

last week and it was quite sickly 

at that place there had been some 

Deaths from Cholera Morbus it was thought 

to proceed from undulging to excess in eating 

melons which is brought to the mines in 

great abundance all of our friends were 

well I saw P J Norton Grove Galiger 

Syrus Thompson & Jagus Hulbund they were 

all well J M Smith is mining about 

a mile above this place he was here 

yesterday for some Bread he is in first rate 

health and in fine spirits he is doing well 

at mining they expect to to turn the North fork 

in the race on Monday next and as 

the River is very low they expect to 

get it thouroughly drained and some of 

the Companies are expecting some big 

strikes no doubt some will do well 

while others will be disapointed