The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-01-23

the PROVISIONS, they SlIied the mules and
ate them, then they killed the two Indians
and devoured them, aud even after that,
When some of their own number fell ex-
hdu-ted, they ate them. This is almost
too much for belief, but it Is related upon
the authority of Mr.. Edward Dunbar,
who had the story from Captain Sutter
hiuISeit.
The war in Mexico ended with our ac-
quisition of California. As. early as March.
1917, the flag of the United States f'a,ed
over San Francisco, aud troops OF the
United States garrisoned the town.
In 1913, Captain Suffer vas the owner
| of eleven leagues of land. upon which he
had erected various costly improvements.
He had hour-mill supplied by a mill
race three miles long, winch had cpst
twenty-five thousand dollars He had
expended Ten thousand dollars in the erec-
ton OF u saw.mlll One thousand acres
| of bis land was verdant with young wheat.
He owned eight thou>and cattle, two
thousand sheep, and one thousand hogs.
Besides possessing all this property, he
had been appointed Alcalde of the district
By Commodore Stock ton, and 1udian agent
by Gen. Kearney. He was monarch of
all he surveyed, and was held IN high re-
spect, both by his colonists, and by the
United States officers stationed In the
| Territory. This Was Suffers position on
the day gold was discovered on his land
| One of the meu III his employment was
James W. Marshall, native OF New Je--
sey, who, after long wauderlngs on the
! Pacific coast, had enlisted uuder General
! Fremont In the California battalion, from
| which, at the close of the war, he was
! huDorably discharged. AS he was ar eX-
cellent mechanic, lie obtained employment
| from Captain Sutter. 1t was he who su-
| periDtended the building of the saw-mill
! Just mentioned, which was situated at
point forty miles east OF Suffers Fort
In. January, 1913, the mill being nearly
completed, they had begun - saw timber,
james Marshall being the superintendent.
In the evening OF February %, 1918.
James Marshall suddenly RODE into the
| tort-his horse foaming, aud both horse
and rider spatteTed ali over with mud
The mIn was laburIDg under wild excite
ment- Meeting Captain Suuer, he asked
10 BE conducted 10 4 room where they
could converse aiane. The astOnished
SUtter complied with his desire, and they
eutere6 a secluded apartment. Marshall!
closed the daor, and asked Captain SutteT
ii be was certain they were safe from in
trusion, and begged him to lock the door.
The honest Sutter began TO think the man
was mad, aud was little alarmed AT the
idea OF beiug locked In with Il mauiac--
. lie assured Marshall that they Were safe
trum interruption. Satisfied at length
upon this poiut, he took from his pocket
pouch, from which he poured upon the
I half F, off "A AT
metal, with an exclamation that he thought
they were gold
CIV here did you get it ?' asked Capt
Suffer.
} Marshall replied that early that morn
ing, the water being >hu, ud trUin the
nii,l-race, usual, he noticed, in passing
along, shining psrticles scattered about
the bottom. lie picked up several, and
= fndiDg hem to oe metal, the thought had
: burst upon his Iaiud that they might be
] gold. Having gathered about an ounce
: OF them, he had mounted his nurse and
ridden about forty miles TO impart til;
! mnmentous secret 10 his employer, and
: bring the yellow substance to some scien
, tic test.
: Capt. Sutter was at first disposed tC
laugh at his excited friend. Among his
u stores, he happened TO have bottle o
j aqua-fortis, and the action of this power
t fuI acid upon the yellow particles at once
: proved them to be pure gold.
j The excitement of this III ,nIent can Be
I imagined. Marshall proposed that Capt
}, Sutter should immediately mount anc
z ride back with him to the saw mill !; but
: as it was raining hard. the night dark
] and the mill forty miles distant, Captain
s Sutter preferred TO wait till daylight
= MARSHALL, however, could not be restrain.
!, ed. He set out immediately on his return
g At the dawn of day, Suffer started, and
/, when he was Within ten miles of the saw
: mill, be saw before him, coming out 0
! some bushes, dark obj ect, which h
e touk 10 be grizzly bear, but il proved Il
{ be James Marshall.
"What are you doing here 2" asked
/ Sutter.
: Marshall replied that he had been Il
r the saw mill. bat was so impatient t
g see the ca araiB, thar be had walk I'd bac!
d ten miles to meet him. They went OF
;. together 10 the mill aud found all tn
l. labOrers picking up the shining particle
e from the bottom OF the race. Captail
Sutter did not relish the prospect Ii
i soon satisfied himself that gold, in con
; siderable quantities, existed In the DeIgh
). borhood, but as the harvest Was comln
Is on, aud some of his Improvements Wer
l. unfinished, he feared lest his men Shouts
a leave him ia the lurch and go to gol
d digging Calling his mel around hin
n he explained his Situation, and the
n. agreed TO keep the matter secret 10
st xix weeks, when the harvest would b
ID gathered. But such q secret cannot Q
i, kept A teameter, going from the mi