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Show ARGONAUTS AT REUNION Survivors of Famous Death Valley Band in Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, Cal.. Feb. Survivors of the pioneer band of Death Valley argonauts" who crossed the deseret into California 63 years ago. held a reunion here vesterday at the home of Mrs. Jame3 W Brier, one of the par-jty, par-jty, now rf years old Thlrtv -si , ol the band or two hundred, who drank ox blon,i to quench their thrlst in the arid .-3 It sink, were present every living member but one Four generations 01 the Brier fam- j ily attended th reunion; Including Mrs Brier's son. Rev J W. Brier, who was six years old at the time of the exposition and tramped for hundreds hun-dreds of miles clinging to his moth-er's moth-er's hand, after the wagons had been burned for fuel John B. Colton 81 years old, was present from Galesburg, III.. John Groscup of Humboldt county. Cal., was unable to attend on account of advanced age Old records of the trip, massed around at the banquet table, showed that the Javhawkers" as tbev called themselves. left Galesburg. III. pril 15, 1849. The partv was the first to explore Death Valley. |