Show AT THE GOLD COLD celebration utah pioneers are honored by tile golden state san francisco jan 25 regarding the utah pioneers who were with marshall when he discovered gold sn in california in 1848 the chronicle says there are but four survivors of the men employed at marshalls marchalls Mar mill at colonial coloma to whom lie showed the gold he had found on the millrace ou on january 31 21 1618 1818 these thee four pioneers arrived in the city yesterday morning on tho the overland train from ogden I 1 ac guests of the association of california pioneers they are 11 II IV bigler william J johnston azariah smith and james L brown they the were received by a committee consisting of of J U H jewett president of the association general IV IL II pratt john S hittell and almarin B paul the visitors are installed at the russ buss house II 11 W bigler is suffering from a bad cold and his cough was so distressing that lie he was able to talk very little lie ile is over 83 years of age but is still apparently sound and healthy before starting tar ting for san francisco lie he had a tage stage ride of miles to milford the nearest clearest railroad station to his home at st it georae Geors re utah llis his mind is still ketive and his memory excellent while his ais hearing is unimpaired james L brown who is about 70 years of age lives at salt lake city ile he is the author of a book in which he tells the story of the discovery of gold and some interesting incidents in connection with the important event azariah smith came all the way from manti sanpete county utah I 1 to attend the jubilee ile he considers himself im quite a young man still ta though I 1 ough his hair bair is white with the frost of 70 winters william J Johnston the fourth diem member of this remarkable party is tall and of stalwart appearance carrying himself erect and with something of a military air lie he resides at raymond N al the four rode in the procession in a position of honor especially reserved for them they are all Alor cormons mormons mons by the way aseere as were most of the men who worked at butlers Sut lers mill at the time of the discovery of gold |