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lai iu wiicic me w iiitc tapj^u wavw ^kissed the pebbly beach cn the Paci- n Ac’s ;unlit coast, and sang the soft lul- a laby of a murmuring sea or where the storm king in his wrath ground the e I old ocean to fury, and gold, bright yel-i low gold was found. The rush was as £ the charge of a mighty host. In wa- f gons. on foot, on horseback, everywhere the tide set to the western bor- t ders of our state and their vast 6 throngs “crossed the Rubicon” until c the plains were whitened with their I covered wagons and tents, and they entered the dark portals of an'un- £ known beyond, some to pass the arid t waste, others to leave their bones to s mark the pathway of those who fol- a lowed. It was many days, days of ter- I rible suffering, before these prisoners f of a trackless plain saw the light a breaking and the golden land appear c in view for which them had longed £ with yearning hearts and looked for I with eyes dimmed by expiring hope £but seen at last.Despair gave way to joy too great 1 for utterance. The Eldorado had been £ reached, and with the Bailey family 1 . their dreams were realized. jThe Budget-Gazette, along with 1 Mrs. Veal’s many Linn county friends I wish for her many more happy birth-, days. I’
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Brookfield Linn County Budget Gazette
Brookfield, Missouri, US
Fri, Feb 26, 1932
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Robyn P.
AZ, USA 12 Jun 2018
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