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Show 1 2 PERSONAL ADVENTURES digging on the canal; \vhy, that's easy, con1 ... fortable employment, compared to digging here for gold. Anywhere else, you may hope to go to some sort of a hon1e at night, and go to sotnething like a tolerable bed, where you may lie down snug and warrn, and sleep out your \veariness. But here, why every hour you sleep, you are losing; and that notion keeps you from snoozing even when it's too dark to work. However, I've n1ade up tny n1ind to stick to it till I've made enough to go back to the ' States' independent; or, at any rate, a little more so than when I carne out. Ah ! here are our boys." I looked out and beheld the party coming down the ravine, with crow-bars over their shoulders and '"'ash-bowls under their arms. Van appeared glad to meet with me again ; and, I must say, that, notwithstanding the inordinate selfishness brought into action by the peculiar circurnstances in 'vhich the miners were placed, the esp1~it·de-corps of the volunteers prevented and alleviated much snffering amongst individuals. They cordially |