Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-10-01

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at l o'clock Wednesday, and the at
tendance was larger than on any
former occasion of the kind in the
Basin for many years. People were
there from nearly all parts of the
county. The funeral sermon was
preached by G. S. Kingsley. George
Anderson was born in Kentucky,
March %, 1880, and was therefore
aged 56 years, 6 months and z days.
When boy, or young man, he went
to California, and thirty-three year.
ago was engaged in an Indian war
in Southern Oregon, and was wound
ed in the side, the ball was not taken
out, and that wound was the cause OF
his death. When the Indians went
on the warpath Anderson went up,
. alone, from Jacksonville to near the
head of fork of Apologize creek to
warn party of miners and prospec-
tors of danger. Judge 7. S. Hart
of this place, was one of the party.
He was relating the circumstance not
long ago in the presence of Ander-
son, whom he has been intimately ac-
quainted with for many years, and
Anderson informed the Judge that
he was the man referred to, and then
"reminiscences were related that would
have convinced him that Anderson's
statement was correct, even if he had
not known him to be truthful man.
George Anderson arrived In Pioneer,
this county, early in 1863, with his
wife, the first lady arrival in that camp,
and the first, or among the first, in
Boise Basin. Albert Anderson, son
of deceased, now a young man, was
the first child born in Pioneer. Mrs.
Anderson died in the early days of
that camp. Deceased leaves a wife
ia daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. n. Car
penter of Garden valley, ard to whom
he was married several years ago)
besides several small children. An
derson is the last of the early pio-
J neers of Pioneerville, and has been
known for many years as the oldest
| timer Of the Basin with but very few
: or no exceptions, outside of Joseph
S Branstetter, who was with the Grimes
: party, the original discoveries of gold
r in the basin. George Anderson was
I universally liked by everybody, and
/ especially by all the old timers of
\ this county, many of whom knew him
Y in California and Southern Oregon
: when beardless young man. The
e old timers felt almost as if they had
e lost brother. George. as he was
e familiarly known, was of jovial,
e good natured, companionable dispo-
sition, and whenever he would come
to this place, or airy other town of
p the Basin, he would very soon draw
:, around him crowd of old-timers to
If give him friendly greeting. One
IS by one the hardy old Pioneers are
l, passing away, and the past few years
the relentless old mower has been
n cutting them down until now their
e ranks are very thin. 1--WE know not
b. what day or an hour may bring
'r forth" At times the wound Ander-
- son received thirty three years ago
- would annoy him considerably, but
aside from that he was a strong,
: healthy man. Only a very short
t time ago George Anderson presided
l. at the Democratic County ConNen-
v ton at Placerville, IN good health and
l. spirits, and after that visited this
ID town, and was as jolly aud full OF
meriment as ever he was. News
Ia reached here Thursday that he was
to in critical condition, and at half
s past nine O'clock that nj ght Hon
S Steve Dempsey, of Centerville,, ar.
n rived here with the sad news that he
. was dead,