Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-10-26

embarcadero Of Suffers Fort Deyonu.
or the new city Of Sacramento, which
ever you pleased. Here our boat jour-
ney ended, and we set out to cover
the three Or four miles to Suffers
Fort.
Suffers Fort was situated at the
edge Of the live oak park. We found It
to resemble real fort, with high
walls, bastions and a single gate at
each end through which one entered
to large inclosed square, perhaps a
hundred and fifty yards long by fifty
wide. The walls were not pierced for
guns, and the defense seemed to de-
pend entirely on the jutting bastions.
The walls were double and about
twenty-five feet apart. Thus by roof
ing over this space and dividing it
with partitions Suffer had made up
his barracks. blacksmith shop, bakery,
and the like. Later in our investiga-
lions we even ran across q wooden fac
tory, distillery, a billiard room and
bowling alley! At the southern end
OF this long space stood a two story
house. Directly opposite the two story
house and at the other end of the In
closure was an adobe corral.
The place was crowded with people
A hundred or so miners rushed here
and there on apparently very impOr-
tant business or loafed cOntentedly
against the posts or the sun warmth of
adobe walls. In this latter occupation
they We're aided and abetted by a
number of the native CalifOrnians.
Perhaps hundred Indians were lead
ing horses, carrying burdens or en-
gagged in some other heavy toll. They
were the first we had seen, and we ex-
amined them with considerable curl
oSity. A good many Of them were
nearly naked, but some had on por-
tons of battered civilized apparel.
Very few could make up full suit of
clothes, but contented themselves with
either a coat, or Il shirt, or pair of
pantalOOns, or even with only a hat,
as the case might be. They were very
swarthy, squat, villainous looking saw
ages. with big heads, low foreheads,
coarse hair and beady little eyes.
We stopped for some time near the
sentry box at the entrance, accuStom-
ing ourselves to the whirl and move
ment. Then we set out to find Nc
Clellan. He was almost Immediately
pointed out to rs, short. square, bust
neSSlike man, with hard gray face,
dealing competently with the pressure.
A score of men surrounded him, each
eager for his attention. While we how
cred. awaiting our chance, two men
walked in through the gate. They
were accorded the compliment of al
most complete silence on the part of
those who caught sight of them.
The first was Californian about
thirty five or forty years of age, man
of lofty. stern bearing. swarthy skin,
glossy side WhSkers and bright super
ciliOus eyes. He wore a light blue
short jacket trimmed with scarlet and
with silver buttons Il striped silk sash,
brooches of crimson velvet. met below
by long embroidered deerskin boots.
A black kerchief was bound crosswise
on his head. entirely concealing the
hair and flat crowned, wide, gray
hat heavily Ornamented with silver
completed this gorgeous costume. He
moved with the assured air Of the arts
tocrat. The splendor Of his apparel,
the beauty Of his face and figure and
the grace Of his movements attracted
the first glance from all eyes. Then
Immediately he was passed over in ia
vor Of his comnoniOD
The latter was shorter, heavier
man, of more mature years. In fact,
his side whiskers were beginning to
turn gray His costume was plain,
but exquisitely neat, and strange
blend Of the civil and the military.
The jacket, for example, had been cut
in the trim military fashion, but was
worn open to exhibit the snowy cas-
cade Of the linen beneath. But no
body paid much attention to the mans
dress. The dignity and assured calm
of his face and eye at once impressed
one with conviction of unusual nnnh'"
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