The pioneers of '49 A history of the excursion of the Society of California pioneers of New England . an interesting reminiscence was told of thedays when this beautiful hill was shunned as not worth the trouble of climbing unless it wasdesired to ascertain if any hostile Indians were abroad in the valley. Only one regret wasexpressed, that distant friends could not be there to share in our enjoyment. After dinner there was a rush to obtain copies of the bill of fare to send home, and Mr. Mer-rill handed one as a souvenir to each member of the party. In visiting my Pioneer friends Ihave not fo
The pioneers of '49 A history of the excursion of the Society of California pioneers of New England . an interesting reminiscence was told of thedays when this beautiful hill was shunned as not worth the trouble of climbing unless it wasdesired to ascertain if any hostile Indians were abroad in the valley. Only one regret wasexpressed, that distant friends could not be there to share in our enjoyment. After dinner there was a rush to obtain copies of the bill of fare to send home, and Mr. Mer-rill handed one as a souvenir to each member of the party. In visiting my Pioneer friends Ihave not found one who does not still retain this memento of our Pasadena dinner, and whodoes not show it with pride. Fatigued with the hospitalities that had been showered upon us at San Bernardino, Red-lands, Riverside, and Pasadena, and surfeited with the dazzling beauties of this semi-tropicalregion with its perfume-laden air, golden orchards, and flower-crowned slopes, we found sleepmost welcome; but in dreams we saw again the rugged canons, the barren hills, the weirdSierras, and the wilderness of DRIVE ALONG THE ARROYA SECO. 50 PIOJ^EEBS OF 49. CHAPTER VII. BIOGRAPHIES OF OUR LEADING MEN. O, wad some power the giftie gie us,To see ourselves as ithers see us ! — Burns. WHAT was our surprise at breakfast next morning, to find on our tables copies of anillustrated edition of the Los Angeles Tribune, with long editorials, and pictures andsketches of the lives of our leaders. Before we left Boston Captain Thomes had received aletter from the editor, Edward S. Gill, asking for photographs and biographical sketches,which were sent; but we had almost forgotten this, and had not looked for anything more thanvery brief mention of individuals. Instead, Mr. Gill used all the material sent, and addedcomments of his own. I reproduce abridgments of the sketches, which are reliable, so far astheir historical part is concerned, although some of his conclusions are, perhaps, rather tooflatter
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