A few days from minor's Life
A few days from minor’s life.
January 10th,1849
Today is a big day for me and very exciting.This morning in partnership with my friends George and David, I left all that I had behind and joined the great migration, heading to West. We’re in the ship Natalia. We’ve sailed out of New York harbor. We are going to Ameria with confidence that we will be successful in excavation of gold and we will strike it rich. There are any kinds of people on the ship, from low class to higher; also, I think here may be criminals or pilferers. I think so because everyone who knows about the gold, which was discovered in Ameria, would want to become rich. For me it's like I won a lottery because it is free, so I can go there, dig the gold up, pay nothing, become rich and go back. Absolutely astonishing!Our way will take up to five months and I've already experienced a sea sickness. I don't have any idea about Ameria, but I hope the best.
May 19th, 1849
It took months to get to Ameria, but we are here finally. I stopped in the hotel that is only one in the town. The afternoon of this day was not very bright. I'm kind of not glad because there are a lot of people. I'm afraid that gold won't be enough to all of us. I just want to dig up gold for about $3000 and go back home.I miss my family very much, and I'm afraid that maybe I can't handle it.
May 20th, 1849
I enjoy myself far much better than I expected. My partners and I are ready to go on fields and we have everything that we need for digging and camping. If good luck attends us, I’m confident that the enterprise would be advantage to us all.
May 27th, 1849
We walked with the burros, at night cooked our suppers, rolled our blankets around us & lay down on the ground to rest, and slept soundly without any fear. We passed over some hills that looked dry & barren being burnt up by the sun & the long droughts that we have here. We reached the diggings, being surrounded by holes dug. We couldn't find a claim for us. At first
January 10th,1849
Today is a big day for me and very exciting.This morning in partnership with my friends George and David, I left all that I had behind and joined the great migration, heading to West. We’re in the ship Natalia. We’ve sailed out of New York harbor. We are going to Ameria with confidence that we will be successful in excavation of gold and we will strike it rich. There are any kinds of people on the ship, from low class to higher; also, I think here may be criminals or pilferers. I think so because everyone who knows about the gold, which was discovered in Ameria, would want to become rich. For me it's like I won a lottery because it is free, so I can go there, dig the gold up, pay nothing, become rich and go back. Absolutely astonishing!Our way will take up to five months and I've already experienced a sea sickness. I don't have any idea about Ameria, but I hope the best.
May 19th, 1849
It took months to get to Ameria, but we are here finally. I stopped in the hotel that is only one in the town. The afternoon of this day was not very bright. I'm kind of not glad because there are a lot of people. I'm afraid that gold won't be enough to all of us. I just want to dig up gold for about $3000 and go back home.I miss my family very much, and I'm afraid that maybe I can't handle it.
May 20th, 1849
I enjoy myself far much better than I expected. My partners and I are ready to go on fields and we have everything that we need for digging and camping. If good luck attends us, I’m confident that the enterprise would be advantage to us all.
May 27th, 1849
We walked with the burros, at night cooked our suppers, rolled our blankets around us & lay down on the ground to rest, and slept soundly without any fear. We passed over some hills that looked dry & barren being burnt up by the sun & the long droughts that we have here. We reached the diggings, being surrounded by holes dug. We couldn't find a claim for us. At first