The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-11
WILL CELEBRATE
THE DAYS OF '49
ROMANCE OF OLD DAYS TO BE
REPRODUCED MAY 1928
AT SACRAMENTO

The editor is pleased to acknowl
edge receipt of mplimentaries" is
sued to himself and lady by the off
cials of "Days of 49," Sacramento
California, effective throughout the
six days of pageant and play and gooc
for all the remarkable attractions and
''Bret Harte Night" special feature
for newspaper men.
Unfortunately the comps did not
arrive in time to make it possible t1
reach "Sutter Fort by prairie
schooner over the old trail To jour-
ney to such an event by steam OF
even gas would spoil the romance
and illusion completely. For instan-
ce the sordid custom railroad COM
panies have of demanding cash for
fare is wholly out of keeping with
the generous hospitality of Jim
Bridger and Kit Carson. So we must
be content to follow the trail with
Emerson Hough in "The Covered
Wagon in "The Post" and take in
"Gold Rush Pageant" "49 Style
Show and the rest, through the As
sociated Press reports.
Stories sent out to the press tell
of some of the wonderful things
that are being done in Sacramento
to prepare for the eventful week of
May 1928.
Romance Revived
The "Days of 49," around which
are written the most romantic chap
ters of California's history, will be
revivified in a gigantic six-day cele-
bration in Sacramento. The entire
city and surrounding sections are
today bristling with activity in prep
aration for the event and no detail
is being overlooked in the determi-
nation accurately to depict the thrill
ing annals of the Gold Rush period.
For months the California state
library has been collecting facts and
to insure a f1awless re-
production of the life. customs and
historical features which
have made the ''Days of 40" a
household expression throughout the
United States Under the leadership
IF the Sacramento Chamber of Com
nerce men and women throughout
he expansive area traversed by the
sOld Gold Trails" are bending their
energy to the task of developing
hose facts into a celebration of vivid
'ealism.
"Gold Rush" Styles
So genuine is the enthusiasm of
Sacramento citizens and their desire
@ faithfully typify the true spirit
# '49 that they will discard modern
lress and revert to styles of the
Gold Rush days Some of the most
of the male population
re even now vieing with one another
or the honor of exhibiting the most
crop of '49 whiskers,
While women are blossoming out In
tyles that were in vogue during the
eriod Of the gold rush.
Many thousands of dollars will be
expended in the construction of min
no towns. duplicating those of the
sold Rush times, with their bizarre
ppearance and seething action.
treet cars and automobiles will give
ray to ox-carts. prairie schooners.
tage coaches and burros as means
f transportation over the principal
usiness streets. All sections of the
Id mining country have contributed
reasured relics and paraphernalia
,hich are now being assembled into
most extraordinary exhibit.
Surrounding Sutter Fort, most
amous of 40 land marks. will be
Iusters of Indian villages inhabited
Y real indians. The fort was the
rst interior settlement by white men
! California, and when one of Gen.
utterss men discovered gold it be-
anne the rendezvoux Of gold-frenz-
ID thousands. 1t is around this old
,ructure. with its colorful historic
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