Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-06-21
Death OF TEE OLD PIoSEKa.

Sut,sr, 90 we'll known - chief among
the early pioneers Of emigration from
the United States to California. he
died at Warrington on Friday last after
about Q weeks illness from infamma'
ton Of the kidneys. His widow is rssid'
ing 1t present At Litiz, Lancaster eoun-
~. Pennsylvania, to which place his
remains have been forwarded for inter.
msnt. He vas born in Switzsrland,
March I. 1903. consequently was past
n years Of age at the time Of his death.
He arrived In New York in July. 1884.
and thence went to Missouri. Although
born In . foreign land he was naturally
qualified to b an American. and imbued
with the true American spirit OF bold
advancement and adventure, hs bent
his steps toward the far west. and
located in Missouri. where he laid out
the town Of wsstiort. which soon be-
came Q thriving settlement, and for .
time he was engaged in the Santa Fs
trade.
In 1899 he organized . company and
started across the continent, with the
intention OF founding IN American col
ony In California. Having passed the
Rocky Mountains. he met . party Of
packers. who represented that the Indi-
ans In Sacramento Valley were very hos
tile, and no was dissusded from continu-
ing ON the route through that valley to
Ysrba Busna. a. San Francisco was then
called-ths point Of his destination. he
was advised to 90 to Astoria, Oregon.
where hs would in al likelihood find q
vessel bound for San Francisco. On
his arrival at Astoria no found no
vessel bound for Yerbs Buena, and
took passage on o that was about sail.
ing for the Sandwich Islands, where he
expected to find conveyance to his place
Of destination. When he reached Homo
lulu, however. hs found himself again
disappointed. and after waiting six
months took pssssss on . vessel
bound for Sitka, where hs remained
several weeks and finally chartered q
vessel and sailed for Ysrba Busna.
Whom he entered the harbor he wa
refused the privilege Of landing. or even
taking ON board water Or provisions. BY
reason Of his vessel flying the Russian
Gag. the Captain Of the Port inform.
ing him that this was not q
port Of entry for foreign vessels.
Upon representation that the vessel had
put In there in distress. and that sup
plies were absolutely necessary. twenty.
four hours were given for rsplsnishing
the ships stores. The vessel then pro.
cesdsd to Monterey. the only port Of
entry for foreign vessels In California,
and General Suffer presented letter. OF
introduction to General Alvsrado. Hs
also made known his intention Of found.
ing . colony in the Sacramento Valley.
Governor Alvarsdo was only too glad to
have some person COLOMBO that valley
and subdue the hostile Indians. and
thirty.thrss leagues in the Sacramento.
American. Feather and Yuba rivers were
assigned to the General. He proceeded
TO . point near the present site Of the
city Of Sacramento. built an adobe fort
and there. with . colony Of three whites
and eight Kanakss. founded the settle
msnt Of New Helvstis. Subsequently
he constructed . sawmill on the south
fork Of the American river. II was in
the water race Of this mill that gold was
nrst found BY ]. W. Marshall. one Of
Suffers employees. early in ls4s. the
history Of which and the stirring events
which followed form an important chap
ter In the history Of q country.
From that time forward his history
became the most noted and remarkable
Of all the pioneers Of California or the
Pacific coast, and Captain Suffers
settlement, New Helvstis, was the
nucleus around which gathered the sle-
msnts OF civilization and development.
Toward Suffers Fort the earliest immi-
grants across the Sierra Nevada dragged
their weary way. and there they found
assistance and shelter. the weary and
hungry never failing to receive from
Captain Suffer and his fellow ~oolonists
the most generous treatment. Tho
world knows the rest, and how from
this commencement Subsequent notable
events followed in the carly history Of
the country. until finally the great gold
discovery was made a. . natural eonss-
qusncs. forming . grand sensational era
in the history Of the world. Tuthill's
''History OF California" thus relates the
incident Of the gold discovery:
On the 10Th Of January. ls4s. Marshall
observed some glittsring particles In the
race, which he was curions enough TO ex-
amino. He called hye carpenters who
were ct work on the mill to see them, but
though they talked over the possibility Of
it, being gold. the vision did not infisme
than. Peter l.. weimar claims that be
wss with Marshall when the first piece Of
the "ysllow stun" was picked up. II was
apsbbls weighing six pennyweights and
eleven grains. Marshall gave IL 10 Mrs.
wsimar. and asked her 10 boil Il in saler.
stus watsr and see what came Of Il. Az
abe was making soap at the time, abe
pitched 10 into the soap kettle. About
twsnty.four hours Afterwards IL was 1ished
out and found all the brighter for It's boil
Ing.
the specimens below and gave them TO
Suttsr 70 have them tested. Before suttsr
hsd ouits satisHsd himself % 10 their