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01ielutoylt;rr.9iV•jihmtiiN «f * Mifaaki.One of oar citboas, Mr. Jwepii Mfirriil, ?u with many others, some three yettiiinw, attracted to the land of gold. . 'Ho labored fiiitiifiilty and accumulated somo moatis. At Swi Frwieisco, he ctubbeii his mean* with. several others, anil purchased a vessel for the purpose of procuring a ear-' go of livo hogs from some of the savage islands in the Pacific, near the Sandwich group, where those animats abounded in plenty, m a wild stale : thi* speculation promising well from the fact that fresh pork commanded some 50 cts. per lb. in the Sari Francisco market. The vessel reached its destination : the hogs, were found mid procured on termi even more favorable iUnrx was hoped, and everything promised well. The vessel wanted tome wood, in contracting for which, some difficulty was occasioned with the savages, the result of which was that as (he vessel was about to deport, the savages foil upon and murdered the Captain and one of the hands. This threw the expedition into ti oubie, on account of the property, the upshot of whicli was, that the vessel' and .cargo passed into the hands of the U.States consul, and was soUl without our fellow •ilucn realizing any thing for his venture He worked his way back to Sun Francisco, where he arrived without* ecnt of means, and where lie has again gone to work, j1 determined not to give it up so, hut lo make hii pile over again.'Jt
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Kenosha Telegraph
Kenosha, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Jan 13, 1854
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