DOCUMENT NO. 33.

Telegram from Zeke Kilburn, New Centreville, to Winston and Mack, Emerson’s Opera House, San Francisco, Cal.:

NEW CENTREVILLE, Dec. 28, 1878.

Have you vacancy for active and energetic advance
agent.

Z. KILBURN.
(9 words 30 paid.)

DOCUMENT NO. 34.

Telegram from Winston and Mack, San Francisco, to Zeke Kilburn, New Centreville:

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28, 1878

No

WINSTON & MACK. 
(Collect 30 cents.)

DOCUMENT NO. 35.

Bill sent to William Beauvoir, United States Hotel, Tuolumne Hollow, Cal.:

Tuolumne Hollow, Cal., Dec. 29, 1878.

Wm. Beauvoir, Esq.

Bought of HIMMEL & HATCH,
Opera House Block,
JEWELLERS & DIAMOND MERCHANTS,

Dealers in all kinds of Fancy Goods, Stationery and Umbrellas, Watches,
Clocks and Barometers.

TERMS CASH.  MUSICAL BOXES REPAIRED.

Dec. 29, One diamond and enamelled locket......... $75.00
One gold chain........................................... 48.00
_______
$123.00

Rec’d Payt.
Himmel & Hatch,
per S.

PART FIFTH: 

DOCUMENT NO. 36.

Letter from Cable J. Dexter, Esq., to Messrs:  Pixley and Sutton, San Francisco:

NEW CENTREVILLE, CAL., March 3, 1879.

   Messrs. PIXLEY & SUTTON: 

GENTS:  I am happy to report that I have at last reached the bottom level in the case of William Beaver, alias Beaver Bill, deceased through Indians in 1861.

In accordance with your instructions and check, I proceeded, on the 10th ult., to Shawgum Creek, when I interviewed Blue Horse, chief of the Comanches, who tomahawked subject of your inquiries in the year above mentioned.  Found the Horse in the penitentiary, serving out a drunk and disorderly.  Though belligerent at date aforesaid, Horse is now tame, though intemperate.  Appeared unwilling to converse, and required stimulants to awaken his memory.  Please find enclosed memo. of account for whiskey, covering extra demijohn to corrupt jailer.  Horse finally stated that he personally let daylight through deceased, and is willing to guarantee thoroughness of decease.  Stated further that aforesaid Beaver’s family consisted of squaw and kid.  Is willing to swear that squaw was killed, the tribe having no use for her.  Killing done by Mule-Who-Goes-Crooked, personal friend of Horse’s.  The minor child was taken into camp and kept until December of 1863, when tribe dropped to howling cold winter and went on government reservation.  Infant (female) was then turned over to U.S.  Government at Fort Kearney.

I posted to last named locality on the 18th ult. and found by the quartermaster’s