| Show AT THE GOLD COLD celebration utah pioneers pioneer A ar lio llono nored roil by br the tb goldea state san francisco jan 31 regarding the etab utah pioneers who were with marshall when lie discovered gold geld in california in 1848 the chronicle says there are but four survivors of the men employed at marshalls marchalls Mar mill nt at coloma to whom he fie showed the ibe gold he had found on the millrace on january 24 1848 these four pioneers arrived in the city yesterday morning on the overland train from ogden as quests of the association of california pioneers they are it IV bigler william J johnston azariah smith and james L brown they were received by a committee consisting of of J 11 jewett president of the association 80 general W IL II 11 pratt john S hittell and almarin B paul the visitors are ini installed ai the russ houes 11 II IV higler bigler is suf suffering ferin g from a bad I 1 cold and his cough was so distressing that ho he was wa able to talk very little ue tle is over 83 bearg 0 age but is still apparently sound and healthy heal thy before starting tor for san francisco he had a stage ride of miles to milford the nearest railroad station to his home at st george rutih nis his mind is still active and his memory excellent while his hearing is unimpaired james L brown who is about 70 years of age lives at salt isalt lake C city ity lie ile is the author of 0 a book in which he tells the story 0 of f ae the discovery of gold and some interesting incidents in connection with the important event azariah smith came all the way irom rom manti sanpete county utah to attend the jubilee lie ile considers hi himself mi quite a young man still though his hair is white with the frost of 70 winters william Willia iii J Johnston the fourth member of this remarkable party is tall and of stalwart appearance carrying himself erect and with something of a military air ile he resides at raymond N NM M the four rode in the procession in a position of honor especially reserved tor for them they are all mormons cormons by the way as were most of the men who worked at mill at the time of the discovery of gold |
