Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07

May, father of the present DR.. May, constituted
the bulk of the improvements In this section of
the city"
THERE are many interesting buildings and
sites In the intended civil center area as
well as some close by. At the southwest corner
OF Third street and Pennsylvania avenue is a
landmark kown Mades' Hotel which, Incl
dentally, happens to be the only frame building
on the Avenue between the Capitol and Twenty
first street going west For many years it was
conducted by Charles Mades, and it here
on June Is, 1880, that Gen. John Augustus
Suffer died. He was one of the earliest and
foremost California pioneers and it was in his
milrace, in 184S that gold was discovered by
one of his employees, John w. Marshall 1t led
to the great scramble for wealth. particularly
in 1849 and also contributed greatly in en-
couraging emigration TO California and the
Far West, ultimately resulting in the admission
of that State to the Union on September 9,
1850.
At this time Washington went gold crazy
along with the rest of the country, and the
glowing reports published in the National In
telgencer resulted in the formation of party
for the purpose of going to the gold fields. 1t
was agreed at the meeting, held in hall on
E street, that the party should organize on the
principle Of a military corps fully uniformed
and equipped and drilled az light infantry.
The armament of each was a rife, pair OF
pistols bowie-knife and belt Ratchet, bag
of stockings, and pair Of blankets Each mem
Der paid in $780, and with stock cash capital
of about $25, 900, the expedition was most COM
pletely fitted out
Those who formed the party were: y. Colds
borough Brlff, president and captain; Gideon
Brooke vice president; Benjamin B. Edmon-
ston, treasurer; A. H. Parish, secretary; Henry
Austin, surgeon; Alexander Garrett, ensign;
n. Z
George A. Young, John Cameron of George
town, William Jewell, jr., of Georgetown, and
Edward D. Slye, board of directors; Thomas
Williams, John NJ Farron, H. j. Queen, George
Byngton, j. T. Coumbe John T. Dom, WasI4-
ington Lewis, w. N. Barker, David Fowble, j.
NJ. Marden, Stephen Culverwell, Joseph Muir
ply, William H. Lloyd Robert Slight, Thomas
j. Grif1ths, Oscar B. Queen, Richard J. Culver
WE'LL l.. A. Iardella, Henry Vermillion Columbus
Mcleod, Thomas P. Kingsbury, Charles G.
Morley, Laurel, Prince Georges County, Md;
John Bates, Stephen j. CasSin, Georgetown;
William Truman, James A. Ennis, William
Pope, Richard Washington, WeStmoreland
County Va; J. H. Barker, c. G. Alexander,
King George County, Va; H Carter Dorsey
and F. P. Windsor, Alexandria; W. P. Hilleary,
Charles Bishop, F. N. Magruder, John v. Ennis,
j. I. Ennis, James Shaw, Josiah B. Hills.
Thomas B. Scott, Isaac E. Owen, D. r, Wall,
Charles Fenderich, James Wardell, Georgetown;
Augustus S. Capron, Laurel Prince Georges
County Md William Franklin, Charles Reed,
Josiah C. Willis b. F. BurChe Joseph c.
Rely and Matthew M. Tapprell privates."
A N old account says: 1.-THE company left here
Monday afternoon April Q, 1849, and were
escorted to the railroad depot by the Washing
ton Light Infantry, their departure being wit
messed by a multitude of friends"
The National Intellgencer published an ac-
count Of their departure the day following say
ing: The scene was In high degree affecting
The pioneers proceeded to Pittsburgh where
wagons tents. etc, were procured and a steamer
was chartered 10 take them to st. Louis the