One Langdon had the only express office, and brought letters and packages from Sacramento.

I paid one dollar simply to get my name on his letter list, and when a letter came I had to pay one dollar for bringing it up, as there was no Post Office at Downieville.
Newspapers were eagerly sought for, such was the hunger for reading.

The Western folks bought the St.Louis papers, while Eastern people found the New York Tribune a favorite.

One dollar each for such papers was the regular price.

It may seem strange, but aside from the news we got from an occasional newspaper, I did not hear a word from the East during the two years I remained on Yuba river.