The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-23
FoRTY-TWo YEARS AGO.
4 Story Of Pioneer Days in Arkansas- Many of the Old Veterans Gone
 10 their Long Reef.

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 Many of the Old Veterans Gone
 10 their Long Rest.
 Col. J H Van Hoose, cf Fayette- vile, wiring to The Fayetteville Democrat under date of April Is, says:
 This day, forty two years ago, your father and mine, with many others of our town and county, who had heard of the gold discoveries in ihe then far off land of California, left this town with OK teams to cross the plains, aud were eix months on the journey.
 With the assistance of oDr friend, H. J McRoy, wEo was one of that par y, I will give the uames of those we can remember who left here on that day.
 From FsyetteviIe-Capt. George North, H. J. McRoy, Calvin Holmes, John Benn, Oscar Benn, Ben San- ders, C4ddie Stokes, Fl. Freyschlag Henry Freyschlag and Misses Bur- band and Kate Freyschlag, George Callahan, Jim Cartwright, John Cline, old man Award, Judge Hiram Davis, Fred. Simms and Dock Gun ningham.
 White k yer--John Van Hoose, Peter Mankins, George Lewis, Ma than Lewis, John Lewis, James P. Dichersop, Nathan ThArp, Jacob 1 Strickland and Nathan Crosby. Marrs Hill-Your fatLer-S. B Marrs, James Devin, Mack Devin, Thomps Edmiston aud his brother and Mir. Whan.
 Cane Hill--Rankin Pyeatt and son, Porter Pyeatt. James McCul- loch, Dr. McCuiioch, Mir. Hall and his wife and preacher called "Horse | Wilson, old man Han and his son, John.
 St. Paul-Hiram B. Summers, young John Summers snd a man named Mckinney.
 Huntsville Burt Sanders, George Sanders, Joe White, Allen White. Benton CouDty-Capt. Lewis Evans I and his son Lon, Kindrick Crumbley, l George Crumbley and Bill Mallett. | My father and others who went from the Middle Fork of White river left the creek on Sunday, the 18th of April, aud came to this town, and we'll remember it showed that day. ca Monday, the 18th, they started | from here toward the setting sun. The party met in general rendezvous on Grand river near Ross home and there organized by electing Lewis l Evans captain, and Peter Mankins one of his lieutenants. From there they journeyed west via Pueblo, and turned north passing by where Den | yer now is.
 l Several of the party died on the route--of those who went from White river, Nathan Lewis, Nathan Tharp and Nathan Crosbey died bs- fore reaching the end of the journey Oscar Bmn, Of this town, also died on the route, and MT. Calvin, ol Benton county, was drowned in Green river and young Pyeatt died on the ship while returning home.
 I know of but very few of those above named who are living to-day. We know the following only: OuI friene, Jack McRoy, Uncle Pete Man kins, your father, Squire Marrs James Devin and Rankin Pyeat', Burt Sanders, George Sanders, Wm Irwin, Ed. Freyschlsg and probably one of his sisters, yet in California and Calvin and Henderson Holmes, also citizens of the golden state, srt living.
 There were very few mule teami in that company, the greater portion of their wagons were drawn bl oxen. There are few now living O this first company of adventuroul spirits who bent down the grasl
 making the first trail between thi
 county and the state of California ant
 their names should not be forgotten
 they ought really to have a fre'
 pass given them by the Pacific Rail
 road company to California and baai again that they might pass over aDt through the ssme country to tn
 same place iu six days that then con sumed six months steady travel. NJ doubt they would he astonished a the changes made in the country be tween Fayetteville and Sacramento , City since they made that long an' |