The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-04
WARNING PIONEERS.
Two New England Societies Who
Set Up Rival Claims.

The recent visit Of the New England Society OF
California Pioneers has brought 10 light the fact
that they have rival in body known as the
New England Associated Pioneers of 40, and 1t
is evident from perusal OF several documents
received In this city that the two societies are
not on the most friendly terms. The re ason for
this is not quite plain, but the organization of
the excursion seems to have provoked a wordy
opposition on The part Of The officers OF the rival
society. The following from recent issue OF
the Boston Herald Is significant, but loses much
of It's weight in view OF The fact that Captain
Thomes, the President of the visiting society, Is
one Oh the earliest aud best known Of the CALI
fornia Pioueers he having arrived here in Jauu-
ary, 1S43, by The ship Admittance.
The California Pioneers of New Eng land who
Boston last week. l4O strong, were in Chicago Sat
urday. IL had been planned to spend six hours in
that place had prepared to give them royal well
come, but the train was four hours late and the
This merely gave time for visit the Auditorium,
where verbal courtesies were interchanged. The
tourists spent few hours in Kansas City, Sunday,
and then continued on their way TO the Golden Gate
via La Junta, Las Vegas and San Bernardino. They
Will return to Boston about May 18th.
Referring to this party, member of the New
England Associated California Pioneers of '4a
writes to the Herald under date Boston April l2th
The grand excursion TO the Pacific Coast. under
the auspices of the California Pioneers OF New En-
gland, can scarcely be called a success, since only
ten forty-niners went out with the party.
II you add to these the thirteen of those who
went out TO California in the fftIes YOU have got
down to the bottom upon which the fame of this
experiment to-day. or the so ladies and gem
tlenen comprising the party, only twenty-t6ree
went 10 California during the god-fever days say
from '4S to Sd, the balance being ''raw reeruitsi
There not far from l7O forty-nIners now living
IN Boston and vicinity, and about twice that
ber who arrived in the country during the dfties,
and yet out of this grand total of 500 names only
twentythree could be induced to join the party and
go out with 1t. TO my mind these facts ought TO be
made known if for no other reason than to prevent
the pubic from being misled, and the abuse Of
name now too sacred to be trifled with"
han oil flta ~ fla
Pioneers lashes himself into fury, and, with
q great deal OF irony, unDurdens his feelings in
the following manner:
Associate: That portion of the above statement
claiming to have been written by a member of this
society, was most likely based upon the published
list which was issued by Raymond & Whitcomb
the day OF its departure. As an excursion OF Calf
foinia pioneers, it has turned out a fzzle aud
sham.
Personally we do not care, neither does Boston
care, whether this intensely advertised excursion
was misrepresentation from the beginning or not
but we do care for the open-hearted people of the
Golden State VINO are making such efforts to enter
tain these = bogus 49ersl
Well, my dear boy, there is lots of fun in this
world, and heaps of fine music, but for effective
work give tue horn that sells the fish, Faithfully
yours, GEORGE G. SPuRR, Secretary.
The society Of which MIR. Spur is Secretary
aud of which Samuel +. Snow Is President pre-
sents roster OF its membership, showing the
names OF fortysix persons, with the date of their
arrival In California and their places OF present
residence. Heading the list Is the mamie OF Mrs.
Nj. Sinclair. who lives iu Boston, aud who came
overland 10 California, arriving here in Decem-
ber, 1S43. The other names are given in the
order OF their coming and close with that OF
Alexis TorIey, who weathered Cape Horn In the
ship Boston aud landed here IN November, 1649.
IL Is evident from this that they are what they
claim for themselyes-genuiue Argouauts-but
II Is also clear that the society beaded by Cap
tain Thomes Is similarly constituted, and this
renders t little difficult 10 understand the nat
ure of the tlouble existing between the two
bodies
Captain Thomes stated few days ago that In
his party were sixty-hve pioneers, and it is not
DnundS haf ha lat
all In his statement. Further developments Will
be watched with interest