Letter from Amasa Mason Lyman, 12 January 1850
San Francisco
Br Woodruff Dear sir
in haste I sit down to write you a few lines. my
health is good and has been for the most part
since we parted at the bluffs I have accidentaly
herard from you by friends from the east who have
come to the west not for light but gold I left
the lake last april the 11th arived here in May
I have meet since my arival here Br Badlam
when I saw him last he was in Sacrramento
our friends at the Lake were well at the latest
news which was the 15th of Sept '49. of the nesws
generaly you are beter informed than myself
I shall expect when you receive this you will send
me a long chapter of news civil political and
religious one of your long leters and do not delay
I expect to remain here until some time next
sumer when I expect to return to the Lake I
sall not trouble you here with news from the
Lake for you probuably have it later thatn myself
the emigration to California h who have called
at the Lake all speak in the highest terms of
the people and country so as secluded as apeared
the place of our setlement when we first visited it
the it seems to be destined to become the halfway house
on the great thoroughfare across the continent so the
lamp light^e^ede in the Mtops of the mountains is destined to
shed its blessing on the passing denezens of the sourounding
of the soroungding world
