Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-24

wagons, repairing wagons, making saddle
trees, etc. 1t had two doors, and early IN
184S it was fitted up as saloon and rented
to Peter Slater, who occupied it until late
in 1S49.
&C" represents a room 55x17, used by
Captain Suffer prior to 1S48 as general
storeroom. This room he kept locked, and
allowed no one to enter except himself and
key-carrier or under his direction. Early
in 1S4S room in the fort was much sought
after, and Captain Suffer fitted up the room
marked on diagram as q billiard saloon
and rented it to one White, who occupied
it as such until the fort was abandoned as
q business locality, late in 1919.
ID on ground plan represents the south
gate of the fort. This was Is feet wide,
double, 10 feet high, hung on heavy iron
hinges, well fastened to heavy oak posts
set In the ground and capped with an oak
beam 20 feet high, extending from post to
post. The whole gate was evidently made
by a good workman. Prior TO 1S4S Captain
Suffer kept soldier generally an Indian)
in uniform, as guard at the gate.
SCI Room 17x17, Suffers private sleep
ing apartment, with coed bed, well up
holstered. This room was seldom visited
except by Suffer himself and those who
took charge of his private rooms.
sitting room. Rooms and f were in
charge of Suffers best cooks.
"g' Suffers private Office, 17x17. Here
he kept his books and did most of his bust
ness. George McKinstry was his clerk, and
so continued until gold was discovered. In
this room Marshall held his first confer
ence with Suffer concerning the discovery
of gold at Suffers mill, and here was the
first attempt of the DISCOVERIES to analyze
their discovery and to test its value.
81" The room west OF Suffers Office,
40x17, was used by Captain Suffer as head
quarters for his body-guard. This guard
was composed of Indians, trained at the
Mission San jose, and all were under the
immediate control of Suffer himself,
doing his bidding without question as to
the propriety of their acts. The Mission
San Jose, as early IS 1916, had fallen into
decay, and Suffer, having more thrifty
establishment, secured the services of about
forty of their most reliable men. From
seven to ten of these constituted the body
guard of Suffer, and the balance were used
by him to scour the country. bring in In
dams and others accused of crime, and
generally to act as policemen IN Suffer s
department.
"ip Blacksmith shop, 17x17.
| 81" Coal bin, 15x17.
1n6SS TWO Will n SIIall Oue kuOt
shown in diagram), next north of room j,
were used as blacksmith shop, and from
1S47 10 1850 were occupied as such by our
| fellow townsmsn, Ephriam Fairchild. to
whom we are indebted for many particu-
lars contained in these notes. Suffer sold
these rooms to FaiIchild, by deed dated
| November 6, 1S47. with twenty feet of
ground in the fort. fronting the rooms.
"k' Room on west side of fort, next north
of blacksmith shop, 40x17, wGs from 1912
| to the fall of 1S4S used by Suffer as store
house for wheat in bulk In the fall Of
1s4S it was rented to James Cary, and he
fitted it up as boarding house. In this
house was held a celebrated trial, the cir
| cumstances of which are worthy to be re-
| corded. We get them from an eyewitness.
Late in October or early in November, 1S4S,
| a resident of the fort, an immigrant from
| Oregon, known to our informant only by
| the name of 1.-THE White Horse" under
took to fence in an open space in the fort
| shown in diagram and marked q. G. E.
Picket, also resident at the fort, and since
a we'll known character in the State
| claimed the open space, and, taking the
| Law into his own hands, knocked down
the fence put up by the other. white
Horse started to rebuild his fence and
Picket interfered, an alteration occurred
and Picket shct and killed his antagonist
There were then some eco white men al
the fort. There was a man at the fort
named Tanner who was there acting IS
Sheriff By appointment of Captain Suffer
he took Picket in charge, deiaining him as
a prisoner. Picket refused 10 submit. bui
Tanner was stalwart, courageous officer
fitted for his place. ana b disarrned hi.
! prisoner and Compelled him TO Submit.