The record-union., 1897-06-13
A PROPOSED CELEBRATION AND
THE PLACE FOR IT.

The Los Angeles Herald editorlally
suggests that the semi of
the discovery Of gold in 1913 ought to
had so important a bearing upon the
occupation and settlement of California
and indeed upon the world at large,
that the date should not pass unob-
served. The Herald says the celebra-
tion ought to be fitting one and thinks
that one feature of it should be min
eral exhibition, with invitation for
other States to exhibit precious miner
ais at that exposition. But here is
where the coolness and sang froid of
that proposition comes in. We quote
from the Herald" including it's in
excusable blunder regarding the place
of the discovery:
Properly carried out, such an exhi-
bition and celebration would be worth
a great deal to the State. Los Angeles
should be the place selected for the
celebration of this important event. It
might be combined with our next Fiesta
and thus form double attraction.
1t is a notable fact that the actual
first gold discovery in the State was in
Southern California. But the discovery
which brought US to the attention of
the world was made in January, 1913,
at Suffers fort. 1t would be proper to
commence the celebration of the event
by opening the exhibition on the latter
date and Los Angeles, by reason of her
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most suitable place for it, and the city.
too, the most likely to make a grand
success of it.
We admire the spirit of these people
in the south end; their enterprise and
push command admiration. But the
| ceremonial and observance should be at
Sacramento. And these are the rea
sons: Sacramento is the Capital of the
State. 1t was from Suffers fort in this
city that Marshal was sent to Coloma,
where he made the discovery. 1t was to
this city that he brought his find" 1t
was John A. Sutter, the founder of
this city, who sent Marshal out, and in
whose service the discoverer was when
he found the nugget in the tail race of
the saw mill
This city was the chief point of inter-
est and the center of all gathering for
the immigration that Immediately re-
suited from that discovery. 1t was
from this point that the news of the
! discovery was first heraIded to the
world. In the same year this city was
| founded, being the first really American
city in California. The spot where the
gold was found in 1913 is but forty
eight miles distant from this place.
OF course there should be some
observance of the anniversary on
the very spot where Marshal made
his discovery. There is not the
slightest objection to Los Angeles cele-
brating also, nor should any town or
city in the State omit some ceremonial
on that occasion, but it should not be
| tagged upon any Fiesta or be made
second to any other celebration nor be
postponed from it's proper date in Jan
uary to meet the desires of the Fiesta
people
In this connection it is worth while to
call attention to the fact that last year
the Record Union presented this very
matter of the observance of the semi
centennial of the discovery of gold, and
urged that steps be taken with a view
to proper observance of the date. Since
then the Record Union" has again ad-
verted to the subject as we'll as to the
semi-centennial of the founding of this
city, which occurs in the same year,
| jects of thought and planning in Sac