The herald., 1893-12-31
GENUINE OLD-TIME MINING
A Unique Feature of the Great
Midwinter Fair.
The Days of Gold, the Days Of Old,
the Days of 40.
Many Califorpia Notab,.sA Interested in
tho Enterprise - soms Interest
Ing Deta,.n Of the I'm
dertaking.

Special correspondence to the HERALD.
SAN EhANoIsco, Dec. .20.-Probably the
most. attractive feature at the midwinter
exposition will be the old log cabins in
.fhe 40 mining camp. The proprietors
of this enterprise have secured the
cabin that United States Senator George
@. Perkins built and lived in at Thomp-
sons Flat, Butte county. The cabin
now belongs to Major Frank McLaugh-
lin of Oroville, on whose mining prop
erty it now stands. Senator Perkins has
given permission to exhibit his old home.
and has certified in writing that he
alone built and lived in the cabin 3S
years ago,
Another cabin that will certainly catch
to eye and awaken long-slumber.
ing memories 10 the one built by and in
which lived millionaire John w.
Mackay. 1t Was while he lived in this
cabin that Mackay made his first big
ficate that the cabin is the genuine artl-
Gle.
These cabins, az we'll as those of Marx
W6Ah, UuoJOi DOWAiOt uho AOtSa oHh0hb
Joaquin Muriatta and Alvinza Hayward
will be turned into perfect museums.
wherein will be displayed relics of olden
times, when mining WAS in its primitive
state.
The promoters of the '49 mining camp
At the midwinter exposition have made
strenuous but fruitless efforts to secure
from the state the cabin in which lived
James w. Marshall, the discoverer of
gold in California. The cabin is located
at Coloma, Ell Dorado county, and the
government will not permit of its being
moved. However, the visitors to the
40 mining camp will see fac simile of
the cabin and the Ieabelle grape vine
surroundings. All the interesting and
important implements owned by Mar
ahall have boon gathered and will be ex-
hibifed in his CHbin in the mining camp.
There is his saddle, quaint old hand
sewsd and made affair; then there is
his level, . compass. an anvil and score
of other things made by himself. This
show will be most interesting.
The first fort built by Geneaal Sutter,
now standing outside Of the city of Sac
ramento, will be reproduced in minia-
ture on the grounds o. the 40 mining
camp ct the midwinter exposition. The
reproduction is now in the COURSE of
construction and will, when finished,
cover an area of 10 feet square. This
masterpiece will be exhibited in the
came log cabin whore allthe old General
Sutter relics will be. Most of the curios
are now the property of the Sacramento
Society Of Pioneers. Among them may
be cited the only boot In existenee
which WAS once worn by General Sutter.
1t 'is . clumsy affair, with q thick wood
en- sole. The generals spurs and the
saw with which the logs we're cut for the
eutter mill will be displayed. Then,
again, the frat cannon ever fred by
General Sntter in California will belch
forth ct sundown each day ON tho
grounds Of the mining camp. These IN
teresting relics will be added to consid-
erably from the collection At Sutter
fort.
There seems TO be no end to the list of
attractione Of the midwinter fair. 1t was
only short time ago that Sam Davis,
the well known writer, secured q con-
cessiOn for Q Newspaper to be run on the
grounds Of the exposition. 1t was his
proposition to run a daily "Disembow-
sler," or something of that sort, which
would cause . lynching bee once or twice
. week and make things lively in gen.
eral. Right ON top of chat the executive
committee WAS asked to enlarge the
newspaper concession 30 ~ to embracea
typical 40 mining camp ss well. This
request, made by such men as Major
Frank Mclaughlin. the Oroville mil
lionaire miner, United States Senator
George @. Perkins and Louis Glass, who
is at the head of the phonograph COM
pany OF this state, was granted. As q
result, visitors to the midwinter fair
will be treated to view OF real miners
doing practical mining with sluices,
rockers and all the parsphernalia used
40 odd years ago. 1t is the object of the
promoters of this affair to have every
thing perfect and in the spirit Of the
daye Of 40. The cabins and shsnties
will be roughly made of logs and shakes;
the dance house, saloon, theater and ey-
erytbjng else about the camp will be in
keeping with the main idea of realism.
The location of the camp ie on the
north slope of Strawberry hill, the most
advantageous situation thai could be
procured.
President ]. j. Valentine, of Wells.
Fargo q Co.'S express, 10 very much in
terested in the enccees of the 40 mining
camp, at the midwinter OK position. He
has seen az much life in Q mining camp
% any Of the old-timers, and he looks
forward to the present enterprise TO stir
up memories of pleasant put wild days.
Mr.. Valentine has caused all the agents
OF his company located throughout this
state to accept free of charge all pack
ages Of less than 20 pounds for forward
ing to the '49 mining camp, midwinter
fair. This concession 10 greatly appre-
ciated, as it enables the people from all
sections not reached by the camps
agents to forward any relic they might
have In their possession. The people of
the 40 Mining Damp company insure
all relics they receive, and guarantee
their safe return to the respective own
ere within 80 days after the close OF the
exposition.
The charred remains of the cabin oc-
cupied by James King of William, at
Placerville, Ell Dorado county, in l648, |
have been secured by tie managers Of
the 40 mining camp and will be placed
on exhibition on their camp grounds at
tho midwinter exposition. The cabin
was being treasured religiously by the
oldtimers OF Ell Dorado county until
eight years ago, when, in some mysteri-
oua way, It caught ire and one OF the |
Oldest relics Of bygone days was almost |
completely effaced.
Theremnants of the cabin, however.
and \ iull-size painting of the old pio- |
neerMill recall the stirring times that |
preceded and followed his murder in the |