Correspondence (incoming) - S

Matt Sherman San Francisco May 8/63

San Francisco May 8 1863

My dear sir I much regret that my time has been so constantly [engrossed?] since I had the pleasure to see you, that I can remain but a [few?] nine days in California and that this is to [deprive?] me of the satisfaction I had hoped to enjoy in making another visit to Sacramento. Mr [Conway?] and myself have determined to go by the [one?] land [?] [home?] and [are?] having a [carriage?] fitter up for that object - [we?] propose [leaving?] here on Wednesday [next?] stopping a few days in [?] [?] we [shall?] [see?]. Make a [halt?] of a few days at Salt Lake; a proper introduction to Brigham Young would be a good thing to

have and [night?] [from?] [a?] [protection?]. I shall feel greatly obliged if you will send me the letter you kindly offered and any others you may think useful. Regretting that I shall not have the pleasure of again [discussing?] personally with you matters pertaining to your most [inviting?] and wonderful state. I can only avail myself of the [admission?] to say that I shall at all times be happy to be of service to you in New York [and?] beg you to command me when I can [be so?] Truly and respectfully yours Matt Sherman [?] Gov' Stanford Sacramento

Redding, Cal.Sept 22nd 1889 Hon Leland Stanford, Sissons, Cal.

Dear Sir:- Your telegram informing us that your self and Mrs. Stanford would honor Redding with a visit on your way home and that you would wire us the date in due time, has been received and our people generally have been made acquainted with the result of our invitation. I can safely speak for all in saying everybody is highly pleased and all feel that redding has been honored by your acceptance. Especially are the good ladies of Redding complimented and delighted with the promise of and the prospect of meeting Mrs. Stanford. It is my own, as well as the rest of the committee's, desire that all of te ladies may be present on the occassion of your visit and as we have no daily paper I would like if you would give me as much notice of your coming as possible also as to the probable hour you will arrive and about how

long you will be with us. I do not ask this notice of your coming for the purpose of making elaborate preparations not arranging for any conspicuous display as your coming looked forward to as a friendly social call. We want all to meet you and all to take a part in extending to yourself and Mrs.Stanford a cordial welcome and to give them a chance to demonstrate their respect for both of you in a manner that will be in keeping with our expressions as set forth in our invitation, in which pomp and display will be conspicuous by their absence. [Respy.?] Frank W. Smith

this country yet business is dull, money scarce, and very, very few have as yet made money in the Reese River region. I believe this will ultimately be a very rich country but it will take time and capital to develop it, there [are?] too many claims, the mining districts are honey combed with prospect holes where ledges or good indications of ledges have been found yet but few of them are being worked in a manner calculated to fully develop and prove the value of the claim. The expense of living and the limited means of the majority are perhaps good reasons for this, and besides, the mills have not been successful in exacting the metals from the ores. Lately the Oregon Mill at Austin have adopted the mode of roasting the ores before working which has proved very successful, added to this the same company have sunk on one of their ledges down to the water level and discovered very rich rock which works at their mill seven hundred dollars to the ton. The ledge is small varying from one to two and a half feet but as far as [prospected?] at this depth the [sickness?] is universal, the success of this claim gives [renewed?] confidence to the people for [there?] [are?] many ledges which show much better [near?] the surface than the North Star of the [Oregon?] Company did. This place is a very promising mining district discovered last fall but like others struggling for want of energy and capital, I do think it will be prosperous this summer. I made a mistake in coming to Reese River last summer, I was at the same time, too early and not early enough, I could have done well at [?] where I was posted in mining claims, and where they had a [ready?] market, but at Reese River there was but little money for investment and assessments and expenses would [accumulate?] I consider myself Two Thousand Dollars worse off than last spring, but still I am in good health and good spirits