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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1964
Page
8
An open letter recalls pioneering forebears who rushed to California in 1819 and describes hard travel by oxen to reach gold fields. It notes Joe Burgess, a great grandfather, as a child in a sod-fenced cabin who faced a grizzly bear in early frontier days.
Joe Burgess and Joseph Hamer, bound apprentice and friend, plot a secret 1848 overland trip to California after gold discovery news. They face a slave-like apprenticeship tight bound to a miller in Lowell Illinois, buy a sturdy wagon and four yoke of oxen, and plan their escape to the gold fields.
Mrs. Anna Christensen, formerly of Gradtimzer, arrived April 1 and now resides at Goot Samaritan home in Estherville after wintering in California. Mrs. Louwinna Jensen of Emmoetsburg also returned from California, while Ness Hamilton came back from three weeks with her daughter and son in law, Owen Cools, in Spencer.
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