The record-union., 1893-01-06
ARGONAUTO OF '49.
Men Who Sought and Made Fortunes
in the "Diggings."
They Still Cherish Fondly Memories of
the Days of Old. When They
Dug for Gold.

1I6 lOuIIu diluudl TtuulOu anu DduNu6I
of the New England Associated California
Pioneers will take place at the Revere
House, in Boston, Mass, on Wednesday,
the 18th instant. All forty-niners.
whether members of the organization or
not, are invited to be present.
Secretary George G. Spur, who has
written for the RECoRD-UNIoN a number
of "reminiscences of the argonaut days in
California, and whose father was buried
in the grounds of the old Sutter Fort in
this city, has favored this paper with a
copy of the invitations to the reunion and
banquet.
The association was founded on the
memorable event of the journey made by
a number of gold-seekers who left their
homes in New England and sought the
'diggings" about Sacramento, which was
then the center of trade for the mining
section, as it is now for both the mining
and agricultural industries of the northern
half Of the State. Once a year the sur
viving members of
THAT ARGoNAUT BAND,
Now numbering l24, meet and join in an
old-fashioned hand-shake. The fires are
again rekindled; the camp song and stO-
ries of the dear old mining days again
touch the heart, as the chorus of The Days
of Old, the Days of Gold, the Days of
'49,' is joined in by the grizzled pioneers,
to whom the memories of the past come
back like half-forgotten dreams.
The days of gold-digging were full of
strange and exciting experiences-eXpe-
rienceS that would be Just as new and
strange and exciting to the present-day
miners as they were 10 those staid New
Englanders forty-three years ago.
COMMITTEES, ETC.
The committees chosen to manage the
banquet and reunion this year are as fol-
lows:
Reception-N. NJ. Hunnewell, Edwin
Litchfield. George w. Slade, Joseph p.
Blake, Robert Parkin, David A Hodg-
don, Augt. A. Dole, James \. Grant.
Isaiah Graves, James c. Eddy, William
Whytal, Shirley A. Elsbree.
Ladies' Committee of Reception-M
Mary Sinclair Davis, Mrs. James H. Ben
nett, Mrs. Henry l.. Lawrence, Mrs. w.
B. Wilbur, Mrs. Joseph Holmes. Mrs.
bury, Mrs. stephen A. Cornell, Mrs.
Benj T. Griggs, Mrs. Noah p. Burgess,
Miss Pauline Rowe, Miss Mable Snow,
Miss Helen Dole, Miss Blake, Miss w. IL.
II. Hall.
On Invitation - Lawrence, Mcclure,
Stevens, Child, Smith, Mason, Blake,
Fletcher.
Chief Marshal, Soloman S. Rowe;
Aids, Alexis Iorrey, Samuel I. Manson,
w. Cranston Taylor.
On Banquet, Music and Decoration
James H. Bennett, 10 Market street, Bos-
ton; George 6. Spur, SO Commercial
street, Boston; Sol. 5. Rowe, / Beacon
street, Boston; Marshall Russell, Brook
line. Mass.
THE GRIZZLY BEAR FLAG,
The society's emblem, will be set at sun
rise and allowed to float over the Revere
House until sunset. The Treasurer and
Secretary may be found in the reception
room from II to 3 for the transaction of
such business as may come before them.
Badges and tickets may be found in
charge of Mrs. Asa Barker, in the ladies'
reception room.
NEW MEMBERS.
Nathaniel Lincoln, Wiscasset, Me-,
bark Grecian, Cape Horn, l45 days; ar
rived at San Francisco January, lS49.
Z. A. Sherman, Oakland, Cal, through
Mexico, ll5 days; arrived at San Fran
cisco May. lS49.
James c. Eddy, Fall River, isthmus, IS
days; arrived at San Francisco August,
1S49.
II. R. Hildreth, Lynn, Mass, ship
York, Cape Horn, los days; arrived at
San Francisco September, 1919.
Frank S. Stevens, Swansea, Mass,
overland, 1877 days; arrived at Sutter
Fort September, 1S49.
Franklin Gray, Fall River, Mass,
bark Mallory, Cape Horn, 189 days; ar
rived at San Francisco September, 1849.
Lafayette Nichols, Fall River, Mass,
bark Mallory, Cape Horn, l89 days; ar
rived at San Francisco September, I849.
Jerome Dwelley, Fall River, Mass,
bark Mallory, 1S9 days; arrived at San
Francisco September, lS49.
H. E. Pierce, Belfast, Me-, overland,
184 days; arrived at Sutter Fort, Septem-
ber, 1849.
Lafayette Allen, Oak Hill, Fla, over
land, 154 days; arrived at Bidwelrs Bar,
September, 1849.
w. H. H. Hall, Chelsea, VT, ship New
Jersey, Cape Horn, l64 days; arrived at
Ssn Francisco October, lS49
Nathan II. Chandler, Worcester, Mass,
ship Constantine, Cape Horn, I49 days;
arrived at San Francisco November, 1919.
Benjamin P. Hazeltine, Jacksonville,
Fla, bark w. o. Alden, Cape Horn, I49
days; arrived at San Francisco April,
1850.