Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11
lead to progress. Man never strives unit
the days of adversely are upon him."

lead to progress. Man never strives unit
the days Of adversely are upon him"
Some California "reminiscences.
Mr.. Boyer has led a rough life during
his time, having been one of the early
settlers of California on the rugged slopes
of the Sierras and having been among the
pioneers Of Oregon at the crucial time
when America and Great Britain were
struggling for the possession OF that state
He has lived an open life In every sense
of the word, and he is q man. even though
his position now would not indicate 1t
whose forcefulness and resourcefulness
marked him for a leader throughout his
life.
Mr.. Boyer has many interesting remi-
niscences to relate concerning the event
full days of the rejuvenation Of California
His memory Is clear and distinct In refer
ence to the Dennis Kearney sandlot cpl
sode, the political agitation which fol-
lowed the shooting of Mayor kallock OF
San Francisco by Charles De Young, and
the subsequent killing Of De Young by
the son of Kallock; the business and
labor agitation and the war on the
fnobs." as the rich capitalists were
termed by the unfortunate during the
Safeguarding craze when the Comstock
mines were making millionaires in a few
days and sending others to death by muir
der and suicide. foremost among whom
was the president Of the great banking
institution known since pioneer days as
the Bank Of California.
For some time the very stability Of the
state was threatened, such men as ID. o.
Mills and others Of that class leaving the
country and taking their capital with
them. During these exciting times Mr..
Boyer was publishing the American Pa
eigners must be kept from the ballot box
until they know our laws and speak our
language"
Mr.. Boyer was in the midst Of the in
tense excitement created all over that
part Of the country. and particularly In
San Francisco. about this time by the
alleged discovery OF diamonds in Wyom-
ing. the greatest fraud ever perpetrated
In the west and which was subsequently
exposed by Prof. Clarence King Of the
government geological survey. who pune
tured the swtndle by proving that the
diamond fields so-called had been salt
ed" The perpetrators OF this fraud had
gathered up large quantities of cheap dia-
them in the alkali plains of Wyoming.
Eventually the swindlers were arrested
and punished and the excitement abated.
Mr.. Boyer speaks OF his acquaintance
with Mark Twain, Bret Harte and other
literary men OF those days. the shooting
earlier duel in which Terry killed Broder-
lex; the celebrated trial of Sara Althea
Hill on the charge of fraud IN attempting
to establish a claim as the wife Of United
States Senator Sharon, and many other
startling and interesting incidents which
made up the eventful decade from the
los TO the sos in California. AS repre-
sentative of the Philadelphia Times he
had an interesting interview with James
Marshall the discoverer Of gold in Cali
fornia, who died a poor man in 1885.
Mr. Boyer had an intimate acquaintance
with Henry George during the time that
gentleman was editor of the San Fran
cisco Post and was one Of the few friends
to whom Mr.. George submitted the manu-
script of his celebrated book. Progress
and Poverty" for inspection and criti-
cism. and which Mr.. George wrote while
In the enjoyment of q municipal s,necure
as city gas inspector. He recounts how