History of California . metal to the surface. Henry W. Bigler, afterward of St. George, Utah,made what was probably the first record of the world-renowned discovery. The entry in his diary read asfollows: Monday, 24th. This day some kind of metalwas found in the tail race that looks like gold. Sixdays later he wrote: Our metal has been tried, andproves to be gold. It is thought to be rich. We havepicked up more than one hundred dollars worthlast week. Associated with Bigler were AlexanderStephens, James S. Brown, James Berger, William , and Azariah Smith, all ex-members of thebattali
History of California . metal to the surface. Henry W. Bigler, afterward of St. George, Utah,made what was probably the first record of the world-renowned discovery. The entry in his diary read asfollows: Monday, 24th. This day some kind of metalwas found in the tail race that looks like gold. Sixdays later he wrote: Our metal has been tried, andproves to be gold. It is thought to be rich. We havepicked up more than one hundred dollars worthlast week. Associated with Bigler were AlexanderStephens, James S. Brown, James Berger, William , and Azariah Smith, all ex-members of thebattalion. I give the names as they appear in James HENRY W. BIGLER Henry W. Biglcr was born at Harrison, Virginia, August28, 1815, and died at St. George, Utah, November 24, was a member of the Mormon Battalion, and was withMarshall at Coloma, January 24, 1848, when the gold findermade his world famous discovery. Mr. Bigler was the firstto record the fact that gold had been found in narrative. curne ?. MORMONS IN CALIFORNIA 183 S. Browns Life of a Pioneer. Some of the richestgold finds on the American river were by these menand their comrades who took part in extending thearea of the original discovery. Mormon Island, inthat river, became noted for its diggings. A numberof the battalion men, while working on Sutters land,shared the results of their labors with him and hispartner, Marshall, who furnished provisions and toolsfor the prosecution of the enterprise. Afterward the em-ployes operated independently on claims of their own. One of the most enthusiastic promoters of the goldexcitement was our friend Brannan, who stirred SanFrancisco (at first indifferent) to a fever of agitationover the event. Coming down from Sutters fort, wherehe had a store, he brought with him, as did others,gold dust and nuggets from the placers. Gold! Gold!Gold, from the American River! shouted Brannan, ashe strode down the street, swinging his hat in one hand,and holding in the oth
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