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Satd 27th beautiful morning sun shineing brilliantly, wind about S.W. the snow has fell in debth about 5 feet but no thaw
but the sun in day time it freezing hard every night heard some geese fly over last night saw noneSund. 28th froze hard last
night to day fair & sunshine wind S.E. 1 Solitary Indian passed by yesterday come from the lake had a heavy pack on his back
gave me 5 or 6 roots resembling Onions in shape taste some like a sweet potato, all full of little tough fibersMond. March
the 1st to fine & pleasant froze hard last night there has 10 men arrived this morning from bear valley with provisions we
are to start in two or three days & Cash our goods here there is amongst them some old they say the snow will be here untill
June
Local Call Number:
Banc MSS C-E 176:30
From:
Patrick Breen Diary
Contributing Institution:
UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library