Myton Free Press | 1918-01-03 | Page 7 | Two "Forty-Niners" Live

TWO FORTY LIVE All There Is Left of a Party of Gold Seekers That Included I Men I Danville Donville HI With With the d death ath of ot I William Givens Ghen at nt C Center Point Ind Iud I recently S. S P. P White of Paris announces announces an an- that only he and find Rome Rollie E. E V WIlhoit of ot Stockton Cal Col remain of ot the original ICO lW men who left this county in ISm 1843 for the gold fields of ot California The party known as tho the Forty left late in 1849 1843 soon after the discovery of gold The trip was made In prairie schooners und and unda anda a n number of ot the party died before the plains were crossed Several remained In the far nr West some of them winning winning win win- winning ning fortunes but the greater grenter num ber returned to their former homes bOUles having failed In the enterprise e. e A c t