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THIRTY YEAR OLD THODGHTSAnd Facte tor New Albanians Wlto Went to Califor* nia and Who DidNot Go,Thirty years ago, the California gold fever was at its greatest height, and many £»ew Albanians had a very severe attach of the disease. On the 22nd of March, 1850, the steamer Telegraph took aboard, bound for the gold regions, Messrs. B. F. Lemon, George Tatapew, Hugh McKay, Josephus Cook, T. J. South, Thos. Knight and George McC Unlock. On the 27th of March, 1850, the steamer Courtland left the city wharf with 120 passengers bound for the gold regions of California. Among them, then residents of this city and county, were judge D. M. Hooper, Esq. Leslie, Capt. Summers, John Shellers, Wash Carter, H. 0. Cannon, P. T. Greene, John O. Greenet Chris. Fox, John Kafius, James Austin, Pres Hickman, C. W. Angel, Pres Genung Jonas Genung, Geo. McDonald, Malcolm McBride, Wesley Armstrong, Jaa. G. Shields, Ja*. McCowen, Jno. Gavin, Chris. Moser, Dan Cline, Alf. Nuneruaeher, William Hun-oilman and others whose names V?e fall toget.These brave men left their homes, families and friends, buoyed up and encouraged to cudure the hardships and privations of camp life and a trip across the plains among the savages and in the “diggins with the hope of ultimate wealth.We can imagine seeing them now bidding farewell to wives, fathers, mothers, children, sweethearts and friends, singing as theyleft the shore—Kow‘r the tSm« to chance your elltoe.Oir? up work and tasking,All who choose be rich as Jews,Even without asking.Every one who digs and delves,All whose arms are brawny.Take a pick and help you rselvrs.Off to Cadiforny.(.old it got in pan ami jot..Soup lurreen or ladle,Basket, bird-cage and what not.Keen to a c radle.Choose your able-bodied men,Navies bold and brawuy,lt;ilrc them picks and spades and thru Off to Caiiforny.When these parties left the Telegraph and Courtland they made the trip by overland route on foot, some of them taking their wagons drawn by oxen, while others had no conveyance for their baggage. 1 this account all who started together did not remain so. Some of them reaching the diggings in five months, while it took some of them longer, generally reaching their destination in August.Of course they had many hardships, but had also their fun. Jim Austin was the life of the party, he was a natural comedian, who by bis jokes, singing, reading, preaching, etc., always kept the boys in an roar of laughter.One of the curiosities of the trip wa* a wagon body made by judge Hooper, large enough and water tight, to be used as a ferry over the unfordable rivers. The body was made long and wide, projecting over the wheels of the wagon.When the partv reached a river the body
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New Albany Ledger Standard
New Albany, Indiana, US
Sat, Mar 27, 1880
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