Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-06-29

oa'rol the Fr,,. - sss
rnarauSins Indians. Will iti,'-r asai.s
served under General See e mere as
~ charge of all the forrsss 5 10 "a;
war, on the frontier eS During n.
Late in the fall N.
Grss, Fsasned the Rocky r rroi.ia
eat difficulty was 2 -li.oun'aias
crossing them. The me- pe'iencet /,
newed rough way up the ca. le',ossJ
tains and by means Of -S s.eer mon.
the wagons to the SUNNI, ,'Vss haus:
question however, once ~. Inc s,su
was how they were going n vel we're y
.ne otner side. After mr ~ go Gov,
verSy they devised a srS -. coit'p.
worked admirably. The hue s 'sa
tree was tied 70 the Ts..H ~ 4
wagon, and with the rones al al, Of saa
cd that were used in he .s ,H siilcs.
began the perilous descent, In ~. thy
tops retarded the speed Of the .Is ,'ss.
and acted as brakes, thus s az Naso's
from destruction as thev Ing nea
perilous descent. "-'s u.
From there to the coas, -.
was somewhat easier. Tbe,. .yInel
to hew their way rs before ' s,. -
knowledge that they were drsv; WI o:
10 their goal imbued them viii ~
spirh-the craze for digging n. :. -
yellow ore that meant susteS,, ~. us
life for them in later wears ''''' ~
Late in the month of Oc,os..
completed their long trip. Which ~ +.
taken a little over six months nd ~
had accomplished task that few ,, ~.
had before done, and which will 80
be attempted again under he s ,,S.
circumstances. They at oncs ~,..
to work and "struck il rich .. ~
people termed it in those DAYS m
day long the men stood with hoo,. =" =
in water up to their hips and y,sh.i
the precious metal. This Ordeal =.
in and day out was hard on The -.
stitution of even these STURDY ~.
II was more than Joseph Enpley,Ts
stand, and on the afternoon Of Fetn.
airy 10th, 1880, he passed away Ms
was a sad blow to the other nenb.,
of the party, but they grimly stuct !.
their task for four years. Mr. Fr,.
was buried in California.
When that time was up they a.
cided to return to their homes in ii,
East. Instead of coming overland a
they had gone, they decided to make
the return trip by water They said
down the Pacific coast until the lst.
mus of Panama was reached. The,
for few weary weeks they again hsy.
ed their way to the coast, this tin,
the eastern.
Isaac KEYS Strider died on NAY Il
4 1851, at Newtown, Nevada count
I Nevada, three miles from Nevada Civ
and was buried there.
The party landed in New York il he
summer of 1855. Those who retErt
ed, as we'll as the two who had iis
had made their fortune, acCumulail
during their stay in the West, seven
thousands of dollars. This amount . |
those days, was considered an exec
tionally large sum of money li:a II
Engle at various times while 10 q
West would send nuggets home 70 3
sister, Miss Lydia Engle, who tr
married Raleigh Moler. Mrs. N'a
had these nuggets made into rings
which she mas two at the present tlns
After the return home, Jacob tit
served four years in the Civil Nna
the Confederate side.
There were manv Others who VII
from Shepherdstown and vlclrq
about the year 1883 or 1854 III.
not quite certain what was the eIS
date. DR.. Richard Parran, Jo;:a
Reinhart, Benjamin Hoffman AMI
German by the name of KlOth ven
far west as independence, Mss't'
on the train, then hikei the RENAME
Of the distance across tine plans
dependence was as far west as u
railroads extended at that early 'H
DR.. Parran did not go west N gus
Of gold. but went more on actolm
his failing health. The change Of u
mate did him good. He retufnA
this county several years later =
lived in the house which is now ogt
by Robert Miller, near the Nofi.A
Western passenger station IN SlT
herdstown. The German, Ki0ia'
turned and took up his abode ID
house now owned by D. D. Pea-,;..
west of Shepherdstown. losep1 ~ H.,
hart, who was an uncle OF I. 'i
Reinhart, Of this place, lost u: ~ y
for gold after he reached CaIi!'.,-s
and turned his attention TO tnS ~
needs of California. He retuIn''
short time to Jefferson cOuaNj
gathered together quantities Of ~!
fruit trees and vines and return.
! California. In planting these D: gI
ably started the orchards and 'I, "a,
which are characteristic Of the Uy's
State today. Mr. Hoffman, IL VIZ ,.,
recalled BY some of the older f',. 80
of this community. owned ana o.rn De-
the old Hoffman mill, along a.: -,
mac about three miles east o.
herdstown. He gave up his Vo.s.
went West to seek his fortune -
ter his return several years '' ~
ttinued the operation Of the n'.-
Why raise a crop Of wheat
and run the risk of losing Il
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