Describes gold mining on Tuolumne River and advises against coming to Calif. Turner also discusses a deal he made to sell produce to the miners and how he was elected sheriff.
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John C. Turner letter : Hawkinsville, Tuolumne River, Calif., to Peter G. Johnson, Cayuga, Hinds County, Miss. : ALS, 1850 Feb. 2.
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