The sun., 1894-02-04

ner is tho hunk and in another the table tas-
ali the liz ht when the door % is shut. SUB" N''''
,,Ai1E ,A1Eottfher Tier cabin wss occupied Tor time BY
Miner Ssy.r wsen Max MAJ oSy WAS sn as
drltted into the newspaper business. AS a re-
porter he was very uncertain duantity. as he
into frequent trouble. It was far less work for
to walk our BOOKS to Est Tie ac 'n'n
Major Downie, a weli-known pioneer minor
S % Ssgrs S cPuR he
Interesting figures in the camp His house
was built OF logs. lust as II used to stand In the
winter. The Major was up in Washington
Territory hut he welcomed the idea OF re-
turning and seeing many old friends. The
sea voyage, however. proved too much for him
and he died on the way.
Perhaps the most attractive feature Of the
camp to the. Eastern tenderfoot will be the
museum, which is stocked with relics Of 40
oos q S s the sn SsTnsPss5s 81 sod
atColoma. Here is a level that ho mado him
self and q rocker in ,whichhe panned out gold
used until the day OF his death. Marshall saw
hundreds OF men grow wealthy through his
that he made. aud he died u recuse in his
cabin, embittered by the failure OF the state or
oovsry that lie made In suffers mill race. Near
these these relics are few charred timbeIs OF The
SsPH Sr of 0 the ssn A'PT FfaDds S % Sho
tried to clear the moral atmosphere OF this
city and was shot down in the streets An
early picture oil King hangs on the wall
Kings name Is among the most noteworthy in
California history. for his murder led to tho
which. under William 4. 'Goieman's leader
shlp, drove the, cutthroats and balot-box
this picture 10 the portrait OF starr King. who
crystallzed the Union sentiment here at the
mental in y raising ga an % enormous @ IS fund fund for til.
Sanitary Commission. On the walls are also
pictures OF man many other celebrities. ,p copies OF
old california Theatre bearing the names OF
Eooth McCullogh. John r. HAMMOND. and Joe
rious. picture which contains the portraits of
all the famous Ihrypss Of 80 who
tses es Of ff the Svsh eenefosty o, On mlners
who made their hundreds every day and
Sanse SaTSa o %Gd' RUG dust han En
is i that Oi Lola Iontsz. who had troop q sd,
case which contains number OF relics OF
famous criminals: Here are two Of Wells.
Black Bart. the lone highwayman who robbed
moro than forty stage coaches single handed
Hs Win iaPsSrGa are ehS
which George sontae and his gang used in
Hs F:SG s nSSsPs so s@
on oa aRe and
built fac simil. 10 miniature Of Suffers Fort
RtSacramsnto. This is the lost famous build;
parties stopped after crossing the Sierra. This
was also the rallying point OF the Americans
when the Bear Flag was raised and Fremont
took charge OF tho campaign against the MoXi-
cans. The state has loaned many relies Of
hqtter which will be shown 10 this building.
BACK Of the museum stands the old Concord
coach which Hank Monk. the noted stage
driver, drove over tho mountains from \ ose-
mite Valley for many years Hank was prob
ably the most reckless as well as the most
roads. He was made famous by his expert
ence In bringing Horace Greeley out of tho
Yosemite in winter. The great editor was adj
vertised to appear at stockton for a lecture.
and he had only few hours In which to make
thejourney. Hank agreed to take him through,
and he kept his word. but Greeley admitted
that he would not take another such ride for
any money 1t was n singular fact that Hank
drove stage over those dangerous roads for
forty years without an accident. only TO upset
paratively easy bit OF road. His modification
over this mishap lead to the old mans death.
Drawn up by this coach IL ono Of the original
prairie schooners' In which overland parties
crossed the plains This wagon viii hold at
least half as much as a railroad box car, and
In It c. ii. Huffman. the wheat rancher Of Mer-
ced county. came from Illinois in ~
Over in the corner OF the grounds at the base
OF the imitation Mount Shasta has been ar
ranged model placer mining camp. Here are
and other devices for catching gold. Several
old miners will be at work and will show the
visitor exactly how the gold in 40 was dug
out As tho ground has been salted" with
will have the full air OF realism.
Take 1t all in all this California mining camp
Is worth half days study by any visitor as
everything in 1t is genuine and IT. represents a
life which can DO seen now only in remote
mountain towns.