Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-22

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/, 1s47. 20 the latter part OF June, 1915.
The error which Nr Blown calls
attention 10 wss based ou paango
that has been much quoted in local
publications, ami tho utB'aurc OF
which appeared in awidriy.f,aI ssriu
Of articles OF few years ago in the
CcNipy Mlgosmo on the God De.
coveryi "hcnry W. Bislsr OF b.
George, Az,flah smith, oi Msn., DO
Ubh; ami Peter H. WINNER, Of San
Dlosu, California, are today The ihfco
survivors Of the parry of w0tkmcu
whore pleasant shovtls iut brought
10 light tho auf.irrous wealth u Cali
f5rnin.n a few months ago WIN.
Johnston, of Sew McsIcl, wrote that
be was silll living aHl bic letter was
published iu the NtwF ns hu Is not
residing On Utah, be was uIi named boz
our article On the 2liu. Now
Mf. Brown comes iorwati with
the Information that Mr stephens
is yet residing 10 Weber county and
hlmt,lf IN this city. 10 is with more
than ordinary satisfaction that We nn'
nounco these additional facts % tho
public, and i1rtuc courtesy % enabling
w to DO 30 Mf. Brown has our iua1sr
We rtrarI Che pamphlet referred 20
as worthy the importance which The
autnor Gays has teen aitlchod 30 10 by
the California Pio1eer' society, TO
author was on sue grJuui as Tho time
aud therefore speaks from pru1ual
knowledge. 10 bears evidence Of boiling
a more authentic aui accurate account
OF the discovery Of gold Ia California
than 10 coniuiuoi in The histories Of
that state now oKiani, Including that
OF "A. pa. Bancroft, aud BE- therefore a
correction of their statements. For
this reason wo give bfoi summary
OF tho narrative and sJms extracts
thofcifom.
Mt. Brown relates how tho Mormon
battalion members decided to stay IN
California Rnd Geek employment Tor
the winter o. lsil.s, aui Tsciles that a
number Of them were hired by 5utter
aud Marshall. Six Of the Battalion
AlcE. hirphcuf "a. w. Bislgr, Jamul
Bsf. Or, AZ ran 5nitf, Wm. JohHs,0u
and JAMES b. BtDwl--built a cabin
near tho Jaw mill az Col0ma, and dli
their own cooking. Mr. Brown tells
how, on tue day before the drcJvtsy
was made, Mr.. Mamhail communicated
10 him his views that u bed u rock iu
tho mill race contained gold They
got a pan aud washed some Of the
sand, gravel aud bedrock (tho latter
scaled or with a plckl, but their
search was uusuccosaiu. Mr. Mamhall
was not satisfied, however, and said
hu would turn Ina the water 10 run all
night, aud would shut 1t Oh In the
morning h look Tor tho metal.
Thus u appears that the discovery
was not accidentally made while
examining some damage 20 the tall
race, but was the result Of deliberate
search. When Mr. Marshall shut tine
water OF Ia the morning SIR. Brown
remarked TO his companions, "Oh, he
IA going 10 IND a goli mine this morn.
ing.H Mt. Browns narrative thou
says
Nothing but smile of dorision slol,
over the faces of thu parties pruHnul We
40 our breakfast and wont 90 work
james hHrgUr uud myself won't tu tht
whipsaw, aud tho tUst uf tho mon somt
oight or ton rods OH from tho mill. Wa
close NO the mill Anu stwpt but was also
close 20 tho tall race. whore could dircc
tho lndInus thtt Woru tuuIu. This was
January 20, ISIS,
just whom wu Eot partly t1 work, horj
/ came Mr.. MarsuAu with UIs old wool
/ hat In his hand, and stopped with
| lu HlN ur Uieut yards uf 600 HANplt
! and exclaimed, "HnyH | h1yU EDs huI
uow" L. bolus tho nearest Co HIM, and
] having moro curiosity lh1u thurUs. ui ihi
| mon, Jumped from tho pic aud stopped
/ 90 him, aud ON looking Boz bic hat discpy
| cred Say ton or twelve HualrH Ul VIVA
| proved Co Boo gold. 1 picked up th
| largest plUgo, worth about fifty C1uH, aul
/ tested % with my iro,h, and Hs 10 did uD
give, hold 10 aloii aud exclaimed, "Gold
| boys, golir AZ that lhUv all droppt.
their tools and gathered around Mr
| Marshall,
Mr.. Brown then details how hotes,ey
the metal by hanmeriug II aud by
heating, and again declared tina, Il wa
gold. lilo tayG
AZ this juncturo an was excitement
| and an repaired % tho lower uui Of tHI
! tail race, whore We iOuud from thrnu 9.
| s.K inches OF watUr flowing over tup ho.
! Of tho roofs, Ia which ihurD were uruyIo..
/ aud uillr pockets, over which tho water
| uuului iu tho gluT0 NJ the sunlight us d
/ shuuu over tho mountain peaks. JHmu
| Berger Was thr ur.i man 90 sVy n scale u
/ tho muDI HoBuopvi io pick 10 up, bu
/ found s0uo dlulrulty in getting hold u
| b.. as DOES ung1rs would ulur the water
] hlt An finally succeeded. The next tuau
] Go lind piHtH Wha a., W. bElUu boo used
/ Dis Ilrk Euiu,r. tIuE ituu tuu pa.ut ufthg
] bHUu thuu EHlIuE his iuuuuEUr over It
! placed 10 lu hs Doc hand, Aud gs wU
! learned how t1 look iur Dr., ASH. glIuurHI
| uudar thu water and Boo tnD rays OF thU
] sun, wu worn aIl rewarded with 10 low
! srllHs. l.na pa. uIH uI,u into % HmbI
| vial that Wus provided hy N4uhull, and
/ We mndo him tlu custodian, W0 zoe
/ paaiui our visits Tor tbrpy nr four morn.
] Tugs tD th1 tail rU0, each um. collecting
] some moro of tho precious WuaI, uull
I $50 uuI Tlihurul somewhere between
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