June 22 Sunday – Sam wrote from Aurora to Orion about work on the “Annipolitan” and “Flyaway” claims. He drew a picture of a successful mine in relation to his claims. After mining talk he wrote:
…. I have been here as long, now, as it is in my nature to stay in one place—and from this out I shall feel as much like a prisoner as if I were in the county jail. I believe I have not spent six months in one place (unless I was in Keokuk, that long,) since 1853—ten years ago—and God knows I want to be moving to-day. Well, this is the first time I have uttered a complaint since I have been here, but it is not the first time I have felt one. Christ! how sick I am of these same old humdrum scenes.
Those Enterprise fellows make perfect nonsense of my letters—like all d—d fool printers, they can’t follow the punctuation as it is in the manuscript. They have, by this means made a mass of senseless, d—d stupidity out of my last letter.
I received $25 from you nearly a week ago, I believe. I am sorry it has to come from the school fund,
—for I am afraid it might be called for, you know. Did you get my letter about the business of Barstow
—and his letter?  
Do not hint to Gillesp anything about it. Put all of Josh’s letters in my scrap book. I may have use for them some day. If you should ever remove the long desk from your office, don’t forget to take out my letters and traps from the middle drawer. You have heard nothing from your last quarter’s salary, I suppose. It is time now to begin your arrangements for a supply of stationery for the Legislature, I should think. I have quit writing for the “Gate.” I haven’t got time to write. I half intended writing east to-night, but I hardly think I will. Tell Mollie I will not offend again. I see by a Boston paper that Colorado Territory expects to export $40,000,000 (bullion, I believe,) this year. Nevada had better look to her laurels.
Your Bro.
Sam
[MTL 1: 220]. Note: William Martin Gillespie (1838-1885) was planning to start a newspaper. See source notes.