New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-11
THE ARGONAUTs OF l49.

The men who laid the foundation of the
etate Of California proud Of their tteIhe Pioneers
They look on all who came after them-dating rom
B49-as Garpetbagg and interiOpers. Accordingly
Bret Hares lecture the memorable epoch of the Cali
lornia Gold Fever does not much please these
sristOcrats Of emigration The Bulletin, Of san IRAN
sisco voices complaint which may be general when 1t
saws that the genial lecturers types Of character are
abnormal and exceptional, not natural nor general
THIS seusveness criticism, which Is peculiar To Can
lornans one would suppose scarcely be understood
By the rude herd who view the Golden Land from the
cold distance Of the Atlantic proyinces but 1t may DC
better comprehended perhaps, after reading the follow
ing eloquent tribute which me b~t'eE" pays " sue
memory OF the Argonauts;
Outlaws locked here from every quarter as once they
bad hOcked 20 Texas--as ID turn they nave hochs4
10 evBry new state in the Union Many men VINO mao
led proper lives at home became reckless ana mmoraA
here. Good were slow IN coming WIN tRet re-
hDing influence. There was only IeeDle cnols , ~
political organization and throughout greater portion
otthe mining region there were nc d sontb
Of law Successive lrrupuons OF Sana"en lsisnI' % LII
american and Mexican adventurers mlxed VIII or op
posed the American and European elements ieI VIUs
81 tins apparent chaos the Oruea a. ao3s
81 the American character generally pfevaneI 1
hates we're elected Dy ~ go reSeTreS ~ Them
sovereignty. whose decisions iu oasoS $1,000 here
obeyed more implicitly IMAM o-iay pecause 3 en
was no resort OF appeal ~ rnnnla1 neetfngs and
universe y respected Property was SAFER tah today,
burgaries and highway roDDeres were coin
SaTI and me ran class very seldom molested any man
who OF them. When J!loy became wv as -
tle orderly class MtAr @AhoS0
stablitT huetuatlOn unrest; there was strange I'LL
ling nj races: there was daring XplOratiOn INTO Wiz r.
sons there much building aud leaving III seei .eIe
was hardship. discomfort, and peril there wsaS 49,
cissifides OF fortune attended by much rnhapphess
and ending in mental moral wreck where they ulu
not end IN a bloody tragedy; there were hlaly pio
furesnue contrasts and much material fOr rohahcti
oefry ana humOr But through all these the sietl4he
fafts Of the American and European character t
orally shone preemineut. II It had not been 80, CiloI
MA would be wreck to-day instead OF the orderly jail
nd prosperous state she Is The State was not Ounned
q run1ansn that was an excTesenee when the hIHeI
and better Glass; when enough aroused. united % throw
on And the intelligent and adventurous OF 40 are
sof btdden by the Thousands aud thousands
- them took back % the old homes IN the East the
Seans of Independence Other thousands bought farms
d hslned 10 build ciries In what formerly called
e. We5f Michigan and Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin,
~ eo,ut our pioneers all the ranks OF their most
eeu o ns.sfn aud estimabie citizens. They built
ne ,tses md towns OF California, il mountain roads
- ouedncts They pushed the Held OF mineral disc0v-
e. mo every Territory from Mexico 70 ALASKA rom
Nevada 70 wyoming daring the savage Indian u r
- yctic cold ia search Of gOid ana SILVER: Ihey
srsed f oath and laid the track OF the raroAa across
80 $500 5nonntains. shall they not nave DetteI
SO - ',{ than a witty epigram ~ a curt sAtIo