The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-31
TiIrnEAD nNNANzAKING.
william Chapman RaistOn and His
Early Life in this Vicinity.


of California, which took place last Friday,
having lent an additional interest 10 the
fate Of this remarkable man, We
took some pains in learning some facts
connected with his early history in this
locality, where he was born and first
started in business. The short notice in
morning cOtemporary, stating that Raj
ston had left this city a'poor young man
in lSi1,is a mistake. he was well to do.
He may have owed Mr.. Thomas Hughes
for II SUIT of clothes but that
merchant tailor well knows that there
are plenty Of wealthy men that are in
the same box.
To show that the subject of this sketch
was not "poor boy we learn chat
his father was II boat builder at
Wellsvilie, Ohio, in 1917, and at that time
was considered wealthy man. After
the close of his school days, in which he
was bright, genial boy, beloved
| by all who knew him, for his
many good qualities he was secured aposi.
ton by his father, Us second clerk on 4
steamboat plying between Pittsburgh and
the southern ports. Young Rulston was
very tender-hcartcd, and would rather
suffer himself than sec those around him
and near him suffer.
In l847 W. G. Rulston, in company
with Captain Samuel Tyler and james
f. Deuth, all Of Wellsyille, OHIO, con-
tracted for the building of the steamboat
Constitution, with Dunlevy Il McNaugh-
ton for the hull; Phillips ~ Go. for the
machinery, Nc, and Hughes X IIunc-
Tor the cabin, all steamboat builder,
of this city The steamer Constitution
had capacity of 100 tons, and was the
largest boat on the western waters ut that
time. She was completed in 1913 aud
left for the ST. Louis and New Orlean-
trade, and was successful under the
management Of Captain Tyler and W
c. Ralston in the office. Sometime
during the year 1870 they sold the
steamer and with large portion OF
the proceeds left for San Francisco
California. having sometime prcviou.
paid all the building claims on the boat
We might here add tina. Mr. jaime,
Stewart had the contract for painting tho
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and New Orleans. "ur informant learn
| ed lately Of the death of Captain Tyler
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after the breaking out OF the excitement
ATTENDING the discovery of gold in Cali
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seek his fortunes IN the h.d"T"io '.'
Panama. Very early in hj- career lc
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soon amused hand'om" competency
Stock operations and mining enterprises
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Inflated Bank OF Cah'orniaa clerk ""'h
it was quite small institution. .R,-,on
in the course of time rose to be cashier,
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S2,OOOOOO to S3,UOOOoo, the bans under
his management. soon became IL
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Bank OF California, rs our read
ors are now aware, became in
tcrns,od in ,u manner Of enterprises.
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legitimate domain OF the banking busI-