. The argonauts of 'forty-nine, some recollections of the plains and the diggings. tah; andJames S. Brown and William Johnson, Salt Lake City, Utah, all Mexican Warveterans, and ex-members of the famous Mormon Battalion, which was mus-tered out in California, in 184S, are the only survivors of the gold discoveryparty now known to me. Peter L. Wimmer, of San Diego, Cal ; and WilfordHudson, of Grantsville, Utah, also of that party, were living, according to TheCentury, in 18il; but I do not know whether they are living now—1895. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH. 94 A CASE AT THE WHIPPIN(;-POSn\ may be worth re
. The argonauts of 'forty-nine, some recollections of the plains and the diggings. tah; andJames S. Brown and William Johnson, Salt Lake City, Utah, all Mexican Warveterans, and ex-members of the famous Mormon Battalion, which was mus-tered out in California, in 184S, are the only survivors of the gold discoveryparty now known to me. Peter L. Wimmer, of San Diego, Cal ; and WilfordHudson, of Grantsville, Utah, also of that party, were living, according to TheCentury, in 18il; but I do not know whether they are living now—1895. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH. 94 A CASE AT THE WHIPPIN(;-POSn\ may be worth relating, as indicative of the social stateof the time. One e^ ening, as we were sitting aboutour generous chimney-tire, a guest dropped in upon usfor the night. He was a striking character—young,dark complexioned, dashing, of splendid physique, andof pleasing, cultured address. He was partly dazedfro m t h edrink, but in nonchalantgave us hisbrief as fol-had belong-to a detach-Unitedlars, whichi n g theseason toWhen nearof the Cali-O r e g o ntook Frenchappropriat-t h e best. 2Jv/y0|^n4^fe e ff e c t s ofa n e a s \- ,ni a n n e r ,s t () r \, i nI o \\ s : Heed, he saitl,m e n t ofStates regu-was ciOSS-plains thatO r e g o n .the junctionfornia andr o ads, heleave, and,ing two ofarmy hors- es, had made his wa\ to the (jolden State. Justnow, he had emerged from the culminating scene in aseries of other adventures. There were many -cattleroaming at will on the plains about Sacramento thatwinter, and wagons and other team appurtenances wereeasy of access about the city. From these sources hebecame possessed of a four-ox team, on the same princi-ple that he had become possessed of the two Govern- A CASE AT THE WHTPPTNG-POST. 05 mcnt horses. Thus ccjiiippcd, he souL^ht and obtaineda load ot tVeiii^hl toi- the mines, foi- whieh he was toi^eeeix e a doUar ]>er pound for transportation. lUit hedi\erted from the proper destination, and tetehed upat Mormon Island, where he sold bo
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