Show THE BARTLESON 50 BI DWELL ELL PARTY A s out to were sent two ri chiore ore scouts information and five days obtain before these men returned gassed that they could with the information mountains IW in the dirance dl di sance the see fee party then thea decided to throw away all unnecessary nt pack pach their mules and on the oxen on the oxen possessions tho the horses and make a race across desert deaerts pilot peak was as finally reach that point the party ed and from southwest following somewhat made the present line ot of the western pacific railroad nall road in this vicinity then through steptoe valley into ruby huby valley and north through secret pass striking the humboldt tn in the vicinity of halleck according to some borne authorities and beyond elko according to others I 1 the gumboldt num lium boldt with its boggy banks and non lion palatable water was followed to the sink while camped on walker river eight men were sent ahead to explore ane country to tho the south those these men probably reached what la is now called carson lake the indians there were wera friendly and supplied thern them with fish and plue pine nuts captain captain bartleson Bart Dart loson leson ci overweight when he left missouri was v reduced to a shadow and remembering tho delectable things ot that state said boys bois it I 1 ever got ge back to I 1 will not leave that country I 1 would gladly eat out atthe ot the troughs with my logo hogs bertleson left the party part twice and benjamin bolsey was in charge when part of 0 the sierras were crossed some ot of the thal amael emaciated a ted horses were stolen and killed hilled by the horse Ind indians laus the party finally arrived in california without knowing where they were and some thought that five hundred more miles of 0 travel lay ahead mt lilt diablo now famous as a bation point was sighted the san joaquin river was wai crossed crossed and soon afterward they reached dr marshs marahs ranch where the tired trav travelers lors learned that they were ln in el dorado bidwell Is warm in his admiration tor for jimmy john lost tor for two months but finally making his way to fort sutter butter and equally enthusiastic over the treatment 0 of the party by dr marsh strange na as it may seem beem the entire party finally reached fort without the loss of 0 f an Ind individual vidual Bart Dartle lesona sons memory Is lost in the maelstrom of 0 california occupation the kold gold rush and other early events of california I 1 bidwell learned ranching from sutter ageg how t to handle indians dl diew w the contract between sutter and mrshall marshall tor for the building of the mill where gold was flaa discovered wrote tho declaration of the 11 bear flag revolution took in gold out ot ol Bl Di dwells dar bar founded chico became came Cali fornias first candidate Landl date tor for tho the presidency lency and was noted tor for his splendid philanthropy the original party contained two great early western journalists didwell bidwell and father desmet to lo these two men posterity Is indebted tor for most of tho the knowledge ot of the personnel of 0 this expedition and the conditions under which it was made |