Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-09
Suffers MiLL-sCENE or TIE DiacOVERY OF GOLD, l848

Gav.rnn.prt au.I bound to it ~ his ale
.i.u".. E,., AEON al; u"casi00S, such was
!.i>!,... zee. ;u,;4:1--thr citizens ami institU-
lions ga Tive United States, that whenever
AZ. party %. iWciiean citizens. civil or
military service, v!sitet; bim,
Ms CSHouEpEn iiosrTrtGrrIrs
Were urj!urmIy and cordially cxten!ci to
1u..'rl and when the country surrendered
to The American forces the Genc!al, who
had been for some time convinced oi the
instability oi the Mexican Government,
uaGn request. did. on ihe llth Of July 1916,
hoist th;' American flag, accompanied with
a salute or artillery from the guns ii The
fort. Soon after this Lieutenant Mission, OF
the United States Nay, came NJ ana or
.san;l., =. s..-ri:,,n for suffers fort, princi-
paliyoat al mi. iurmcr forces of whites ami
indians, and gave Genera! Suttcr the coH-
mand. which he maintained until peace re-
turned lie was then appointed by Com
moIorc Stockton AicGide Of the district
and Lv General ktIrn"y Indian Agent
with salary OF 500 Il year; but q single
trin in discharge of his duty as Indian
Agent cost him 81 600 and he resigned 50
improbable an Office.
General Suitcr was now in the full tide
of pr0spc.i,y Ills settlement HTi c"ui.n-
ued TO 1r1w and his properly to 2ccuEu-
late. ana! the Latter part ot JanulTy, lS!S.
lie llal th.n completed his establishment
at the .or;; had performed all the ccndi-
tons of his grant of land; had, NJ an eX-
pcl.c Of ut least %, 900 cut L race OF three
miles in iaqg,h, and nearly completed 4
Touring u,iit near the present site Of the
toxin ni Brighton; lad expended towards
the erection of q sawmill near the town ui
| ColOma, about $4,000: had SOWn over
! .0G0 acres in wheat. which promised Il
Weld OF 40O05 bushels, and had made
| prcparations for other crops was then the
! owner of 5000 head of cattle, over 2."J1
| horses and mules, over 1000 sheep, ana
! 1900 head of hogs, and was then in u1diS-
! tlirbcd, undisputed and quiet possession oi
| The extensive lands granted by the Mexican
/ Government Bat q sad change was about
to take place in The affairs OF the ed lip-
necr \ grand event was about to trans
! pirc, which, while il would
DELIGHT AND ELErrRGFY THE WORLD
| At large. was destined to cheek the groHtil
Of settlement at Suffers Fort. General
Suffers mills were soon 10 cease their ope-
ratiuuS lis laborcrS and mechanics were
| soon to desert him; his possessions iaS
riches. his hopes were soon TO be scattered
and DESTROYED before the impc;uGus charge
pf llc ;..,iti hunters The immediate eject
WAS that s;atter W..s deserted hY al. AiS
mechanics and lah'rerS. White, h&t;,Nd ana
Indian. The mills, thus deserted, became
deaf loss; hc could not hire !339r 5f
iuyll,rr n..;at uc mature his cruTs, o. reaI
nd5 a >l.til par; ri the rircned grain. Few
han:., ,.cr, willing l. work ipf even al
,,airga oJ gjid day. as he jaa'.sJr;1u:
c8t;la make more tlaH tI,ag IL tli" mines
consequent oi The gol discovery here wa
aIi immerSe Immigration, composed OF al
classes Of men, many Of whom seemed tC
! have no idea of the rights OF property
The treaty between the United States an'
Mexico guaranteed to the Mexican wh'
should remain in the country protection
G oi his property, and Sutter regarded himsei
! IS lou0v entitled 10 thai protection, eithe
as Il Mexican or q citizen of the UnlJe'
! States. and that he held strong claim upei
his country's justice. Ills property va
' respected for q season; but when the gro
) flood OF immigration poured int9 I.