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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23
HOW The "MORMONS" DISCOVERED GOLD IN CALIFORNIA,

until they had gathered between three
and four ounces.
Mr.. Marshall then proposed that the
men should stay with him until the
work he had mapped out should be
completed. promising them as a reward
a plentiful supply of provisions and
tools and the first right to work on his
gold claims. The proposition was
agreed to and also thai none should dis
close h secret of the discovery until
more was learned of it and their claims
made good.
The secret was kept for some time,
but it finally leaked out. The news
being carried from camp to camp until
at last some one wrote of the discov-
cry to Samuel Brannen, who was then
publishing a newspaper in San a
cisco, n from that press the news OF
the great discovery went forth to the
world.
"REMINISCENCES BY ROBBINS.
Charles r. Robbins. one of the early
settlers of Logan, Utah. was a Califor-
MIA pioneer. and was in that state at
the time of the gold discovery. he
gives The Herald the following story:
1T was about Sept. q. 1894. at Bur-
lington, n. j., and / sailed with my par
ents from New York City Feb. 6, 1916,
on the ship Brooklyn, for California,
reaching there Aug. 6, 1916, eight days
after the United States flag had been
hoisted for the first time on the pres
ent site of San Francisco. 1 was a
printers devil when II years old on
Sam Brannan's paper, the California
Star, the first paper published in Cali
fornia, n / sold papers of its first is
sue at 10 cents each. l also remember
of my mother sending me to sell eggs
TO the sailors. 1 found a ready sale at
81 each.
"At the time gold was first discovered
1 was living with my parents at their
home at what is now known as the
corn of California and Montgomery
streets. In company with my father,
john r. Robbins, and two other men,
we were among the first to reach the
gold fields on Mormon Island, as it
was then called.
I was the first boy engaged in the
gold diggings. With a common milk
pan l washed out gold, making as high
as S25 a day. After this | helped work
n of the first rockers used at that
place"
Mr.. Robbins claims the honor, while a
boy, of breaking the first horse to work
in a harness and cart in San Fran
CISCO. His cart was a hand cart from
the Sandwich Islands. This, he states,
was the first vehicle used in San Fran
cisco as an express or transfer wagon
drawn by a horse. He earned with his
pony and cart from S25 to $50 per day.
His father, seeing the success with
which he was meeting. bought a horse,
cart and harness from a ship from
Sidney at a cost of 81, 900. He earned
as high as $50 per day, this being the
second express wagon in San Fran
cisco.
Mr.. Robbins is at the present time
chief of the Logan fire department He
worked when quite young with the
bucket brigade, fighting the first three
fires which occurred at San Francisco.
He said: 4 matured a great desire to
be a fire chief. which ambition was
never gratified up to my recent appoint
ment at this place.
Mr.. Robbins is one of LOgan's most
highly respected citizens. He has been
an active business man all his life, and
was postmaster of Logan for seven
years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23
ssTaken In

Il used often to read the newspaper
aloud to my Wife, said Bert Robinson,
and once l was fairly taken in by a
patent medicine advertisement. The
seductive paragraph began with a mod
est accoun of the sea-serpent, but end
cd by setting forth the virtues of DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
which. it was alleged, was a cure for
all bronchial, throat and lung troubles.
and would ever cure consumption, if
taken in time. The way l was taken in
was this: 1 had lung disease, nj l
bought a bottle of the remedy; 1 was
a stranger to it, and il took me in-and
cured me-" Robinson's experience is
identical with that of thousands Of
others. So true is this, that after wit
Messing, for many years. the marvellous
cures of bronchial, throat and lung af-
fections wrought by this wonderful
remedy, it's manufacturers feel war
ranted in saying hat this remedy viii
cure 9s per cent of Ill cases of con-
sumption, if taken in the earlier stages
of the disease.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23

may travel as fast as he likes or as slow
as he likes, but when he has finished his
trip. every gradient, hill or hollow will
have been accurately marked of on a
lon strip of paper. which is part of the
attachment in question. on the strip of
paper the exact hight of the hills and
depth of the hollows are indicated. The
mechanism is simple in the extreme; it
can be attached to any wheel, or any
other vehicle for the matter of that.
The Importance of the invention in
military practice can be easily appre-
ciated. Hereafter a general contemplate
ing a march can order his chief engineer
to nd out the exact topography of a road
over which the army is to pass. The
engineer. taking his wheel. can ride on
ahead and return in a short time with
an exact profile of the road, so that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23
Record of Rapid Bicycle survey-4,Ooo Yards Along Second Str
ectady, New York.

every obstacle in the way of heavy ordn-
ance or supply gOn can be known
and provided for long before the troops
even start on their way. Or while the
army is on the march the engineer can
ride ahead and leave his records at vari-
Gus stations along the road. his general
thus being able TO have placed before
him. en- route. the exact description of
the road ahead of aim.
Under orders from General Cobb of the
Third brigade Pennsylvania militia. a
survey of the road around HaZelton,
Penn. connecting all the camps and the
points. was recently made. A
method of rapid road sketching was
adopted. and 1922 miles were surveyed by
of a bicycle equipped with a cy-
md a compass. 1t required 10
hours to do this alone. and the distances
directions were then drawn out on
paper. The elevations were all derived
from barometric levels. This work Oc-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23
How's ThisP

We offer One Hundred Dollars re-
ward for any case OF Catarrh hat can
not be cured by Halls CatarrH Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J.. Cheney for the last 10 years. and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and inanciaEl
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm. 9t
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesa-c Drug
Eists. Toledo. o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per
bottle. sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23

The device is the invention of John
nectady, n. Y. 1t is simple enough. 1t
consists primarily of two parts. a cylin-
der revolving mechanism to carry the
strip of paper on which the record is
made. and a device TO make the record
The sylinder revolving mechanism is a
slender. horizontal shaft. The cylinder
is turned by means of a belt attached to
the crank axle of the bicycle. As the
cylinder turns the strip of paper is I'M
rolled from a spool. The marker hang
ing by means of a pivot and controlled
by a complementary mechanism, adjusts
itself to the position of the bicycle.
When the bicycle runs down a hill. the
marker moves toward the lower edge of
the paper strip; when the bicycle mounts
a hill. the pointer travels toward the
upper side of the paper. Naturally, the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23

movements of the paper are in proper
ton to the size of the prominence or de-
clivity along which the bicyclist is NOV
ing. 1t is. so to speak. the antithesis of
the various picture charging apparatus
or paragraphs. The paper on which the
record is made is marked off in parallel.
horizontal lines. The scale is gagged so
that every foot marked of on the paper
represents 1872 feet of road. The vertical
scale is 400 TO one. SO that if a hill shown
on the paper strip is one inch high. the
real hill of which the marking is a min
AZURE picture. is 100 inches high. 1t is
thus very easy TO calculate the distance
and hight of every grade passed over.
One of the illustrations shows 4 record
of 1900 yards along Second street in
Schenectady. n. Y. This was made with
out any trouble to the rider. who passed
over the route indicated at considerable
speed. 1t exactly agrees with the records
formerly made by surveyors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23
An Ancient Office.

The sheriffs of London bear. perhaps,
the most ancient offices in the king
DOM. 1t is supposed to date from 1889
Edward " gave the citizens the right
to elect their W sheriffs, who had
jurisdiction over the county of Middle
sex also. Recent legislation has ere
alter a Sheriff of Middlesex and also q
sheriff of the county of London, but the
citizens still elect two sheriffs of tie
civ
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23
Consumption Positively Cured.

Ar. r. B. Greeve. merchant. of
Chilhowie, Va, certifies that he had
consumption, was given up to die.
sought all medical treatment that
money could procure. tried all cough
remedies he could hear of, but got no
relief: spent many nights sitting up
in a chair: was induced to try Dr..
Kings New Discovery. and was cured
by use of two bottles. For past three
years has been attending 10 business
and says DR.. Kings New Discovery is
the grandest remedy ever made. as it
has done so much for MIN and also for
others in his community. DR.. Kings
New Discovery is guaranteed for
Coughs. Colds and Consumption. 1t
don't fail. Trial bottles free at Z. c. NJ.
/. drug store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23
A BICYCLE SURVEYING MACHINE.
Which Enables Any Wheelman to Accurately
Survey the Roads Over Which He Passes.

The newest use of the bicycle is as a
surveying machine. Not merely a ma
chine TO carry a surveyor from point to
point. but as a machine which performs
in Itself the mechanical part of the sur
veyors work. The United States army is
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of adopting
this machin as an adjunct to tactics. By
means of an attachment the exact topo-
graphical characteristics of a road may
be ascertained. with no other exertion on
the part of the surveyor except a ride
along the road in question. The rider
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23

cupied a great many hours. n yet the
survey was so quickly made as to estab-
Ish a new record for rapid york. With
the new invention, the entire work could
have been lone in the time it would
AVE taken a rapid bicyclist to cover the
distance on his wheel.
1t is also proposed that this invention
be applied to mapmaking. The value OF
road maps would be considerably en-
hanced II all the grades could be shown
as well as the distances. BicycliSts as
well as wagon drivers would value high
ly a map of this character. inasmuch as
it would tell them what work they or
their horses would have to do.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23
BuckIen's Arnica saive.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers. a Rheum,
Fever Sores. letter, Chapped Hands.
Chilblains. Corns and all Skin Erup-
tons. and positively cures Piles. or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed TO give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 20 cents per box For sale by 4.
G. III. /. drug store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23
No Wonder Sic Thinks It.

Chicago News The queen of England is
accredited with saying that she is afraid
the American republic will not last much
longer"
so see: but she hasn't had a fair
nance to judge. You know she never
sees any Americans except those who are
introduced at court"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23

-. GRAY'S LAXATIVE
PELLETS will cure any case
of recent or chronic Consti-
patton.
Don't disturb the stomach
at all.
IS eents.
Any druggist will refund your money
II you uantit-
GAYS REsEov Co.
San Francisco
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23
The Halves Engraving Co., 72 West
Temple Street.

We are now located at the above
number. with a complete plant for
making half tone ~engravinss. zinc etch-
ings nj all kinds CT color blocks. Write
US for samples and prices before plac-
ing YOUR orders.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23

Nothing to equal Hewlett Bros
Three Crown spices, because they are
pure and retain their full strength,
being ground fresh every day. It is
to your interest to refuse all substi-
tutes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23

date means of raising money. what is
his very first place of cal2 The Amer
lean consulate, almost invariably. I'm
I Gle Sans wandering prOdigalS hin
that it is their fOnd parents actual
duty to ship them home from wher-
ever they nay happen TO be. l believe
that there exists a popular superstition
that a special fund has been set aside
for this very purpose. and thai this
fund is at the disposal of cOnsuls for
the use of deserving citizens who nave
gone broke l know a great many
persons nave at different times come TO
st. Helen's place and claimed as their
rights a portion or portions of this
mythical existence. When informed of
nave not hesitated to hin that L was
m-endacious.
If / had sent home all the persons
who. during my term of office applied
for transportation, l should have been
the means of restoring to Uncle Sans
bosom a very respectable army of err
RAM citizens. To satisfy all the claims
for relief which poured in Upon me in
the same time, 1 should have needed
the wealth of an Astor or a Rockefel-
Ter. | need not tell you that the really
deserving applicants were few and far
between. The great majority of those
who came for aid were either rogues
or S0endthrlftS-
GRATITUDE OF A MILLIONAIRE'S
SON.
Let me give you a few instances.
One day a young man called and prov
ed to me by means of letters and ref
n of unquestionable strength that
he was the Son of a weil-knOWn west
ern millionaire. He had visited Mon
tie Carlo. and had been, as he expressed
it, cleaned out. The gambling had been
don contrary to his fathers expressed
commands. Consequently. he did not
dare, just then, to write home: u he
asked me, as one acquainted with his
position and prospects. to lend him
some money. The story was a perfect
ly straight one. l asked for a day to
INNS me matter over. During the
day 1 investigated my young friend,
and, finding that everything he said
was true, let him ave what he want
ed. The sum was to be returned in a
week; but many a weary week has
gone by since then and 1 have yet to
look upon those departed dollars. I
suppose the young man simply forgot
all about the transaction. Let us at
least be charitable. and hope so.
Confidence men a-many have visit
ed me with this same story; and while
| Will not positively state that they
have never succeeded in victimizing
me. l viii say that I pretty generally
managed to see through their little
schemes in time.
PLIGHT OF A NEWLY MARRIED
COUPLE.
I remember an amusing and yet
somewhat touching case-touching in a
double sense. FOR l will admit. in this
instance, to have bean touched both as
regards my heart and my pocket. A
newly married couple from America
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23
COUPLE.

Il remember an amusing and vet
somewhat touching case-touching in a
double sense. FOR l will admit. in this
instance, to have bean touched both as
regards my heart and my pocket. "A
newly married couple from America
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23

Florida Fruit Chewing Gum has a
delicious flavor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23
Mr.. BROWNS NARRATIVE.

James S. Brown. another Of the sur
vivors gives an interesting ccoun of
the discovery, agreeing in the main
with that of Mr.. Bigler, but describ-
ing additional Incidents:
After the members of the Mormon
battalion were discharged from the SER
vice Of the United States they went
Immediately to Sacramento, and after
overhauling their outfit found it unfit
for the journey they We're contemplate
Decorah-posten., 1898-05-27

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men 6rantris ibarsr: Ron, Mpniieur!
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lag al Stripen / afrita fluttsr hi
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paa.

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bar ppiunoet en- mn Saarbsbanblins2z
maabe. 5an bappe Isst Marts til,
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Decorah-posten., 1898-05-27
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2unois at Snbiana. Otter Sammen.
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poltttt, ION er Gste umeritanit. Giers
bet, ipm itilte Rprben os Spben, er
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bebrs - ben bitre Sslelie, iom be fats
tise nGrebe mob be riee, bespnber at
at ipinbe. Wi0ion9rer er tommet
frem os bar tilbubt Hesierinssn peuse
ION Stette, og be bar eiprt bet | ben
iamme 4anb, bppri ben fattise Manb
er tommen ps bar tilbubt ben i'm per-
ionlige Sienefte unber Sanerne. Sm
bet enb er iuu, at rise 5plts Ssnner
gierne bill bli ReierpepHteerer, iaa er
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Poiter / Saren os pmboro pda Slads
ben, ba be bill foripare 2anbet % b.
paa Slagmarten meo ben famine Sens
sipenbeb ps 8iligbeb. Tom ben fatttse
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8t itaar peb ct 8enbepunft | Dor
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life l9ngere babe en- bemotratif eler
en- rspublitanit ubenrigspolitit; men
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bar paret / England % andre 2unbe
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famine, bpiltet parti Der eno bar
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Tom Ismmer iie ben m9gtigite Hes
publit paa Soroen, % ON en- ener ans
ben af pore 0iplomater gisr Vumbes
Der, bill ineen fable pad at itieloe belle
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-02-04
TOD SLOAN'S SUCCESS
THE LITTLE AMERICAN JOCKEY HAS
TAKEN ENGLAND BY STORM.

His Peculiar Style Of nitirs riAisuisd At
First, But His Npnsreus Victories uns st
Last Convinced the Britons That There
IL SOM ethinr HsnarkabIs AbsuI Him.
Tod Sloan. the ss-pound American
jockey from Kohomo, Ind, has taken
England by storm. Almost ~ much 80
as did Mary Anderson and Loie Fuller.
When he first reached Great Britain
and exhibited his peculiar style OF rid
ing English turfmen laughed loudly at
his queer Workmanship, as they called
it. But the little American has won so
many races in such brilliant style that
the foremost horsemen OF England
have como to the conclusion that thore
must be something in the peculiar
style they ridiculed at first that enables
the tiny American jockey TO win races
on horses that are ten to one shots in
the betting.
With the sudden change OF opinion
on Sloan's riding came n wave OF pop
ularity, and the little American is pic
tured and interviewed in the leading
English papers almost every day. The
latest number of the Illustrated Sport
ing and Dramatic News contains the
following;