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Show m T1IE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23.1D20. Discovery of Gold in California and Part Played by Battalion v i Most Comprehensive A 11 ir Farmington, Utah, Writer Details Account of Finding of Metal at Sutter's Mill ; . by J. W. Marshall. Showing . tue tall th wheel was blocksd, tha I raised and the watsr permitted to II a fush turourfh all nlitht, It was Marshall custom to examine the race while the- I water was running through In the mornInf, so as to direct the Indiana wheretoj deepen It and then shut off the water foriI them to work during the day. The water I was clear as cryatal and tha current was swift enough to sweep away the send and II lighter maoriala. Marshall mad thaaa examinations early In the morning while I the Indiana were getting Jhelr breakfast. I In the Jt Baa on one of these clear, shallow water, that he saw some-ItHe and picked yellow. thing bright up. It was a piece of gold! The world has seen and felt the result. The mill sawed little or no lumber. As a lumbar enterprise tha project wsa a failure,, but as a gold discovery It wag a grand s tur-vlvo- r. i i , i -- , ,4 a , t t ( THE who-wen- new coats show variety in length and in fabric. There are 'right long ones and the shorter spon models. ' as ..shown in the sketch. Leather-beltare quite insisted upon as a new feature, and col-orings are happy, rich tones. ae-ngt- ' . s "t j - to The LZZ Sun,din.ihu. error U;the .IjidJiUia.were .employed., to .dig and .cast -- . - T correct . this oft. wegwa It main object of this communication. Is strango that' any person conversant to tills rumor historytiieshould fling ' In face of plainly recorded facta. If is also strange .that newspapers should give apace to such a misleading and in- . - Ae corroborative of the. above allusion race Work and to show to the mill-ta- ll w hat may well be considered conclusive evidence In rrgard to the work incidental to th gold discovery. I will make the following notations, first, from Hie Ufe of a pioneer, by James ti. Brow n, one of t, to the , Califor- I ha four, men Between Jannia celebration, page M uary 15 and 20, the mill wti started BP' It was found that It had been set tool low, and the tali race would not carry Off tlie watcV, which would drown or kill the flutter wheeL To remedy this defect, several pieces of new timber were needed, and all hands were put to work within 00 or fifteen rods of t lie tall race, getting out timbers. - fart of the time 1 waa engaged in directing the labors of a gang ' , ' Corroborative Evidence. e i-- ',, Different Coats, 'ingeniously .Suits and Dresses'-Offer-' .Interesting Introduction r';:'tp:the New Season. ' ' sue-cea- a. If .... And for Those Who Would; Ber. Smartly in Advance I , 'for Spring." ' . - ' talion.'', Correct Repeated Error. ' - fata Farmington, UUfe. EVER.VL iiitertJn Illustrated articles have ben published recently In regard to the proposed Mormon Battalion monument and accompanying a particular atory was the photograph of Harley Moarey of Vernal, he the only battalion said ltali, This-to- article would be much better appreciated If the age of the urvy-tn- g veteran had been given. 1 have heard doubts expraaeed about Me being a regular member of the battalion. Tllrr'a battalion htatory give only John Mowrey'a name, and If aag that the- famlllea of many members of tge battalion were loft at Fueblo, and I siippoae Harley ilowrey was one of I think all who read the B. H. Roberta article In The Tribune of December SR would be pleased td read an explanation as to yfowr,y' hge, .and hie connection with the battalion., I think a law of toumallsm should be, don't arouse at least trjtug to gratcuriosity without . ify And now In regard to the discovery of gold In California, credited by so many persons to mnubrrs of toe. battalion. , Mr. Roberta's article tn The Tribune last month Btated the matter fairly as follows' They participated In tha discovery of gold." But a heading In the Deseret News of The diswords June IS contains th'-scovery of geld in t'alllurma In the ruce tnc batof members af'Hutteps ndlf by of- - Things ew; --N- - For Those Seehihg- Soiuthem Clime: ; By T. B. CLARK, jzy- - - out the cobble rock that was not moved J y . tlie water. January 13. the day fore the gold discovery, Marshall looked for and talked of the probability of gold being there. lie raid, I believe there Is gold In these hills (page 104.) .'The facts are, tost James W. Marshall discorrect asnertlon. . For reference only will Include dates covered the first color; In leas than an six Mormons found color as well'-quotations J have' Ori, file "from several hourhow ,,pf quote from DartleV Tiler's Morsources regarding this question, but as an extreme sample I quote from a writer mon Battalion history, which was pubIn tlie Baturdav News of April 4. 1918. as lished in 1881, page 332. U aaya that th ii California they still hold to flour mill was built about six miles from follows; the Idea that one Mr. Marshall wds the Butter's Fort, and the saw mill about first man to-- discover gold In Sutter's forty-fiv- e men miles. Ha elves the name, of nine that worked on the sawmill when mill race on the 'American river, the facta are a member of the Mormon and Head and tall race,.aix of them working on the mill race eawltalion numbers' and three something shining on the bottom of the , In describing how Marshall found the Mormon soldiers shook ditch and picked It up: not knowing Just gold, he says; Marshall caught tlie bird. .hat it was he showed It to Marshall, theI bush,now alii who had It tested and It proved to be quota four paragraphs from ' Bishop Whitney's History of Utah, vol- - I gold. ume 1, published In 1892, page 1, of Index In explaining the plain recorded fact How Gold Waa Discovered In Callfor- on tlie aubject I first quote from the Satnla." 1314, 24, of Fags 381 shows that Marshall suNewt urday Evening January under tlie heading, Important events In perintended the erection of the saw, mllllI in the asllttis valley of Coloma. It gives church history, by Andrew Jenson, tna names of the nine men tn same as sistant church historian. Of the sixteen the Tyler book does, three of them events occurring on January 24, of difand It adds: Butter also an- ferent years, two of the Items are ae After I 1848 Gold waa discovered In ployed about a dosen Indiana.' follows: how the water ran through th I Butter's mill "race. California, which, had stating been dug by the Mormon battalion boys. tail race during the night Ume and' of II Thla discovery soon put the whole country Marshall's examining the results, he says: Mr. Marshall walked along the tall race, 1898 A grand In g fever of excitement. celebration In honor of th discovery of and his eye caught eight of some yellow I gold In California fifty years before waa metallic partlciea on the rotten granite held in San Francierv. Among the special bedrock of fthe race. He picked up aev- - II Invited gtiests In attendance wer Elder era! of them, the largest of which were- I beJames S. Brown of Salt Lake City, Henry about the size of wheat grains. Hewer I W. Bigler of Ht. 'George, Asarlah Smith lleved but did not know that they were as gold. Subsequently they assayed II of Mantl and William Johnson, who, members of the Mormon battalion, wer and the- fact of th great discovery was all present when Mr. Marshall first dis- verified. covered the precious metal at Sutter's mill. California, In 1848. Bigler Was Told First. ' Yet that same issue of the Evening ' The first record of the finding of the occur sermon a which in News contains gold was made by Henry W. Bigler, a these words: . "Remember that the MorMormon, now a cltiaen of. St. George, mons discovered gold In California, and Utah. To him, among the first. Afar- -. new In world the great shall announced hla discovery. A diary thus opened a west. The gold was discovered early in note in Bigler's Journal made on the same 1848 by discharged members of the Mon-mo- day, runs as follows: 'Monday 24. Thla battalion. day some kind of metal was found in the tall race that looks like gold. General Bid well Quoted. Another note of January 30, which was reads: 'Clear, and has been all The leading article of the Century mag- Sunday, week. Our metal has been tried and azine for December, 1890, Is by General to proves gold. It is thought- to be John Bidwell. a California pioneer of rich. We be have picked up more than a 1841, which tells bow Marshall became hundred dollars . worth last week.' associated with General John H. Sutter, "Thus was originally chronicled-.thwho built the mill wher gold was found. renowned discovery at Coloma Marshall waa to build and run the world The Bidwell arUcle does not give Mar- mill and have a share of the lumber for shall' s age., It says be went to Oregon hie compensation, the article says. California the next year, Marshall succeeded tn building tha mill, in 1844 andIn to 1848 he went through the and that a very good one, too, of the kind. It had war to lta close c as a private." Improvements which I had never seen In Mr. Mar-- 1 The writer well remember saw mills, and I had had considerable exMs shall old Mr. friend, visiting Bigler, perience in Ohio. But the mill would not the latter at that time In Farm- residing run because the wheel was placed too . V tab. , , low. It was an old fashioned flutter burton, The historical facts which I have given wheel that propelled an upright saw. Tho be Peo- lo of our many may disappointing gravel .bar below the mill backed the pie, but fair pln.v and honor to whom water up and submerged and stopped the honor is due should be our motto in this, wheel. The remedy was to dig a channel . . or mill race through the bar below to asI in ay controversies. have shown that the discovery - of conduct away tlie water. The wild Indiana of tbe'mountatns were employed to gold was brought about by four agencies nine white men, three of them non. do the digging. Once through the bar Indians, water and Mr. Marthere would be plenty of fall. The dig- Mormons; shall. There evidently were no teas than ging waa hard and took some weeks. As of White men and InIn number twenty Boon as the' water-begarun to through dians, and it is an nbsurdlty to claim that one, or ull of the six battalion members first discovered the gold, ft is sufficient to sav, as Roberts says,, that '"they i participated. As to the battalion monument, it eer- ' 1 would be a unfortunate and great tabby wrong for anything to be Inscribed on' It that would give Marshall's relative or friends, the people of California, or anyone else just cause to be offended. , e worliLB . foe pita Ju there are, itraightline, loose .back motels ; belted and tailored styles, and and ripple effects to choose from. A plain jacket with checked skirt offers a pleasing combination and is refreshingly new. Taxiety.-a- I y semi-tailore- . X d . In the gowns , for spring, 'taffeta, leads and offers some strikingly . original creations with " plaitings and ( rufflings, and" flowers and bows enough to please. Some have overskirts demurely wide' with narrow skirt beneath, and all have thfe new short sleeve length. ! , , r i : I I An Interesting Purchase of.Bag'TopsiWill Make Bag an lnexpensiveJtem ' a ' . ' ,1 ? ' Very attractive Green Gold'.Met'aT Bag Tops in new designs and beautiful. id ji are exceptional values' at. r shapes ... 1. j , , i - , , v . , It , I f '' . . , The Ribbon Section specializes in ribbons for bag making. is now showing, an even' more extensive line than ever bec r ,u , f , The Newe'st in For early spring wear. Fashion dictates wool sport hose to be worn with pumps in the new brown. t A new , lot in heather mixtures has just been . received, in the Hosiery Our Shoe Section Prides ' - 4 . T. .' . l, ... .... The charming new ,4 Pump i abonn at the right. exceptionally greasy wjth full Louie' it high heel and turned sole, It cornea, in .patent kid and also i dull kid. One-Hol- Tie It . ' ' - ' , A Quite the neweaf thing. in footwear ia the Baby Louis heel, which the debutante will find charming . to wear. It, ie ehown below. .Its height ie exactly one and . inches, with a Louis cut. Baby, Louis' Pumps are showa Kid and Batin. ' w -- Shoe Section, Main Floor. J -- . , That, the, .Valentine . Party may be a happy -- - Parisian Origin seledcd group of hats which owe their style EARLY- INSPECTION ADYiSED - f! - those wonderful French artistes. In hair 'cloth', satin, duvetyn,' or ribbon.' 'Trinmed with straw, celophane. beads, wool floss, etc. .Jo oae-four- th V. That Frankly Admit Their , , 'I Printed georgette makes effective smocks and blouses. In 38 and 40- inch widths, it is priced at ..$3.85 and $3.75 NEW HATS ' . I - :n .Iridescent,, glowing, shimmering fact; a world of adjectives might be applied to the new sport silks being shown. Mallinsons and other prominent manufachave some interturers of exquisite-silkesting new things to show in sport silks. s I ; I ' Placer Gold in 1841.' . Spring underwear, too, is making its appearance in the popular Futurist make.' Also the famous Sterling Knit Underwear in the finest mercerized yarns ia flesh and white. ' , Itself in Having Always for Its Patrons the Very Latest Conceits. It Announces Today t the ' - J . Following Arrivals: Good Looks a i -- 511 Section. Priced at Section. a , It is Interesting to read in the Bidwell article how gold In paving quantities came so , nearly to being discovered tn California before (be American occupation. - It shows that placer gold was discovered In 1841 and 'Worked several year, but 'only small amounts were procured.- - This was) ? Calcium .Wafer. In the mountains about twenty -- miles I .You might i look at ' half a dozen northesKt of the mission of San Fernando or sav miles from Dos Angeles. ,M ft girls ' who have made their complexions Bidwell fifty went there In 1845 and on his re-- I ! i turn he prospected within a few rods of) where rich placer workings were .later found, but he says Butter's business kept him too busy to engage much, In gold seeking. Bldwell's closing paragraph . acknowledges an overruling power in regard to the gold discovery. It la as follows:' H is a qurstlon whether the United States I could have stood the shock , of the .great rebellion of 1881 had the California gold e , . discovery not been made. Bankers and business men or New York In 1834 did not hesitate to admit that but for the gold of California, which monthly poured Its five or six millions Into that financial center, tha bottom would bave These- - timedropped out of everything. ly arrivals so strengthened the nerves of trade, and stimulated business as to enable the government to sell Its bonds at a time when Its credit was Ha Ufa blood and the main reliance by which to feed, clothe and maintain its armies. Once our bonds went down to 38 cents on the dollar. ChUiema averted a total collapse, beautiful bv' clearing their skin with and enabled a union to 'com f Stuart Calcium Wafers and be puz- - forth from the preserved great conflict with only sled to decide which is the prettiest, j four billions of debt Instead of a hundred It i remarkable what happens when billions. The hand of Providence so plain, I those unsightly pimples, blackheads, ly Sfen In the discovery of go4d la no less ete., and the tnuddv, oily appearance manifest tn the time chosen for Its ac-- 1 compltshment. , disappear. Beautiful (kin is lovely in tThe Onturv Magazine and' Brown the extreme. and .Tiler's books above quoted from are Stuarts Calcium Wafer bring in a In tbs Salt Luke free public library.) i short time a more beautiful complexion. Bv cleaning put the pores, throwing Coavalescence after pneumonia, tyo tt all skin discolorations, thev do phoid fever sad the grip is sometime tbrir work of beauty building alnm-- t merely apparent, cot real. 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