A Hundred Years of Rip and Roarin Rough and Ready By Andy Rogers (1952)(Hathitrust) (117 pages)

Cont'd I'd rather fight, dance and love Than to throw dirt above. I shot dice While my dog had lice. *®JOHANN AUGUSTUS SUTTER" SUITERTS F 0. You might rightly say “THE STAR." Briefs of his fabulous career. Sober or drunk, he was famous and great. October 14, 1849, Sutter proudly, with his mustache and goatee, rode his white horse, leading the procession to the Governor's palace. Sutter, the man who paved the State of California with gold, and as True Magazine says, “The man that borrowed California." He was carrying the California admittance papers, picked up the pen and put his name, the first signature, to the California new Constitution. Let's go back to the man, drunk or sober, he was noble. Captain of the Swiss Guards, he saved the life of King Charles. It was Sutter who set up the Santa Fe trail, and @rove the Mexicans out of California. His first impulse was to take a drink, if he was not broke. Born in Switzerland, in 1803, he took to chasing girls, early in life. He married the wealthiest widow. Sutter became a dry-goods clerk and started dealing in silks. His drinking was unlimited. He talked fast enough to cash a few more letters of credit on his defunct store. He bribed an official to give hima passport, dated May 13, 1834, and left town. Warrants were sent out for his arrest, but he got a quick get-away to New York. Upon arriving, soon mingled with the Pennsylvania Dutch as corn doctor and peddler; also tended the bar rooms. Left for St. Louis. His nimble tongue got him other people's money. WAS CLAPPED IN THE BRIG He got himself a string of wagons for a wagon-train to Santa Fe, yet not a dime of his own money was used, as he had no dime to use. He would lose everybodies shirt but his own. When trouble came to him, he did not give a dam. His trip was full of hardships. For two days he and a Prince celebrated at New Orleans. Sutter returned to St. Louis in 1836, with four loaded wagons to trade. It took him days to talk a man out of a store, using the store's name, Lucas and Cavenaugh, had a sale, selling goods below cost (Westport.) They say that on April 15th, 1838, on riding out of town like a hero, instead of a no account rascal. Attached himself to a caravan of the American Fur Company, going to Wind River, seventy heavy loaded wagons, 200 horses and mules, shot buffaloes to use the skins to make boats to cross the rivers. With the Companies whiskey, Sutter was a good fellow. He met hundreds of Indians, and had a supreme way with them. He acted like he owned the world. He knew Indians. At Wind River, he brought an Indian Boy, who had been the property of Kit Carson. Later, being short of whiskey, he left the boy aS deposit on a keg of whiskey. He headead West to the Hudson Bay Company, and was known to make better headway than the old timers in travelling the unknown country. Figuring that he could not make California in the winter by land, he boarded a ship for Honolulu in December. Broke, Merchant William French, took Sutter around. Sutter Google 50 was anxious to get on his way to California, but there were no ships for months. French told Sutter to wait a couple of years and he wouldn't have to buy California, the Mexicans would give it to him to get rid of it. Had a fine time, mingling with Princes. What Sutter wanted, he talked them out of, and got anything on jaw bone. Not remaining sober delayed him, sobering up, he reached San Francisco (Yerba Buena, } July 1, 1839, seeing twenty mud huts. He was given forty-eight hours to clear out. Talked Commander Mesa out of a keg of wine, to take him to Kontery. With Governor Juan B. Alvarado he got along fine. Alvarado took Sutter for a sucker, he was looking for some one. Promised Sutter an Empire. Says Alvarado, "I can't give you what you want now, because you are not a citizen of Mexico. Go take what you want, come back in a year and you will have done all that is to require citizenship. I will give you deeds to land." At Yerba Buena, showing to Commander Mesa, his papers, Sutter made a deal with WV, Hickley, of the firm of Spear and Hickley, on a cargo, and made a profit of $3,000.00. Sutter called on Vallejo at Sonoma; on meeting the worthy, he did not take off his hat, and a Mexican snatched it off. Sutter was wild, but kept his mouth shut, as he figured he might want to get Vallejo to fork over some money to him later. Vallejo was Military Commander. August 1, 1839, Sutter got plows, etc., loaded the schooner Isabella, and a yacht Nicholas, by an unusual deal, and went to Sacramento via San Francisco. On his way, 200 Indians showed up ashore with war paint on. Sutter rowed ashore and had a pow-wow with them, lasting for hours. The Indians were dumbfounded at the nerve of Sutter, and he wound up by talking the Indians into going to work for him, including the whole er a His big mouth got the best of everyve The boats got stuck and stranded on a bar, as they did not know where they were going anyway, they landed, thinking the place as good as any. The actual landing was where 28th Street now is, in Sacramento. Sutter named the camp Nueva Helvecia. Sutter's Empire was born. On the boats were white passengers, Fred, Hugel, Louis Morstien, and Henry King, Indian Slave Boy Manaiki, and his girl, Pablo Guitire, and three Europeans. Sutter in debt, head over heels. 1840, Sutter started to build his Fort of Logs, 300 by 160 feet. He made one error in construction, by using pre-digested grass, to be found in oxen chips, generously scattered over the prairie, which worked fine, but everytime it rained, it stunk to the high heavens. 1841, Sutter purchased the Russian Colony of Fort Ross, California, for $30,000, not even having a dime. The down payment was $2,000, but Sutter talked them out of that. Included in the deal was guns, cattle, buildings, powder, plows, uniforms, and a prize of 22 ton ship, which Sutter named Sacramento. Deal was made in July. By December, Sutter scraped up the $2,000 down payment, 4500 cattle, 1500 horses, 2000 sheep, herd of hogs, ships on hand. He now owned #50,000.00. Then they came, even part of the Donner party.

Cont'd I'd rather fight, dance and love Than to throw dirt above. I shot dice While my dog had lice. *®JOHANN AUGUSTUS SUTTER" SUITERTS F 0. You might rightly say “THE STAR." Briefs of his fabulous career. Sober or drunk, he was famous and great. October 14, 1849, Sutter proudly, with his mustache and goatee, rode his white horse, leading the procession to the Governor's palace. Sutter, the man who paved the State of California with gold, and as True Magazine says, “The man that borrowed California." He was carrying the California admittance papers, picked up the pen and put his name, the first signature, to the California new Constitution. Let's go back to the man, drunk or sober, he was noble. Captain of the Swiss Guards, he saved the life of King Charles. It was Sutter who set up the Santa Fe trail, and @rove the Mexicans out of California. His first impulse was to take a drink, if he was not broke. Born in Switzerland, in 1803, he took to chasing girls, early in life. He married the wealthiest widow. Sutter became a dry-goods clerk and started dealing in silks. His drinking was unlimited. He talked fast enough to cash a few more letters of credit on his defunct store. He bribed an official to give hima passport, dated May 13, 1834, and left town. Warrants were sent out for his arrest, but he got a quick get-away to New York. Upon arriving, soon mingled with the Pennsylvania Dutch as corn doctor and peddler; also tended the bar rooms. Left for St. Louis. His nimble tongue got him other people's money. WAS CLAPPED IN THE BRIG He got himself a string of wagons for a wagon-train to Santa Fe, yet not a dime of his own money was used, as he had no dime to use. He would lose everybodies shirt but his own. When trouble came to him, he did not give a dam. His trip was full of hardships. For two days he and a Prince celebrated at New Orleans. Sutter returned to St. Louis in 1836, with four loaded wagons to trade. It took him days to talk a man out of a store, using the store's name, Lucas and Cavenaugh, had a sale, selling goods below cost (Westport.) They say that on April 15th, 1838, on riding out of town like a hero, instead of a no account rascal. Attached himself to a caravan of the American Fur Company, going to Wind River, seventy heavy loaded wagons, 200 horses and mules, shot buffaloes to use the skins to make boats to cross the rivers. With the Companies whiskey, Sutter was a good fellow. He met hundreds of Indians, and had a supreme way with them. He acted like he owned the world. He knew Indians. At Wind River, he brought an Indian Boy, who had been the property of Kit Carson. Later, being short of whiskey, he left the boy aS deposit on a keg of whiskey. He headead West to the Hudson Bay Company, and was known to make better headway than the old timers in travelling the unknown country. Figuring that he could not make California in the winter by land, he boarded a ship for Honolulu in December. Broke, Merchant William French, took Sutter around. Sutter Google

50 was anxious to get on his way to California, but there were no ships for months. French told Sutter to wait a couple of years and he wouldn't have to buy California, the Mexicans would give it to him to get rid of it. Had a fine time, mingling with Princes. What Sutter wanted, he talked them out of, and got anything on jaw bone. Not remaining sober delayed him, sobering up, he reached San Francisco (Yerba Buena, } July 1, 1839, seeing twenty mud huts. He was given forty-eight hours to clear out. Talked Commander Mesa out of a keg of wine, to take him to Kontery. With Governor Juan B. Alvarado he got along fine. Alvarado took Sutter for a sucker, he was looking for some one. Promised Sutter an Empire. Says Alvarado, "I can't give you what you want now, because you are not a citizen of Mexico. Go take what you want, come back in a year and you will have done all that is to require citizenship. I will give you deeds to land." At Yerba Buena, showing to Commander Mesa, his papers, Sutter made a deal with WV, Hickley, of the firm of Spear and Hickley, on a cargo, and made a profit of $3,000.00. Sutter called on Vallejo at Sonoma; on meeting the worthy, he did not take off his hat, and a Mexican snatched it off. Sutter was wild, but kept his mouth shut, as he figured he might want to get Vallejo to fork over some money to him later. Vallejo was Military Commander. August 1, 1839, Sutter got plows, etc., loaded the schooner Isabella, and a yacht Nicholas, by an unusual deal, and went to Sacramento via San Francisco. On his way, 200 Indians showed up ashore with war paint on. Sutter rowed ashore and had a pow-wow with them, lasting for hours. The Indians were dumbfounded at the nerve of Sutter, and he wound up by talking the Indians into going to work for him, including the whole er a His big mouth got the best of everyve The boats got stuck and stranded on a bar, as they did not know where they were going anyway, they landed, thinking the place as good as any. The actual landing was where 28th Street now is, in Sacramento. Sutter named the camp Nueva Helvecia. Sutter's Empire was born. On the boats were white passengers, Fred, Hugel, Louis Morstien, and Henry King, Indian Slave Boy Manaiki, and his girl, Pablo Guitire, and three Europeans. Sutter in debt, head over heels. 1840, Sutter started to build his Fort of Logs, 300 by 160 feet. He made one error in construction, by using pre-digested grass, to be found in oxen chips, generously scattered over the prairie, which worked fine, but everytime it rained, it stunk to the high heavens. 1841, Sutter purchased the Russian Colony of Fort Ross, California, for $30,000, not even having a dime. The down payment was $2,000, but Sutter talked them out of that. Included in the deal was guns, cattle, buildings, powder, plows, uniforms, and a prize of 22 ton ship, which Sutter named Sacramento. Deal was made in July. By December, Sutter scraped up the $2,000 down payment, 4500 cattle, 1500 horses, 2000 sheep, herd of hogs, ships on hand. He now owned #50,000.00. Then they came, even part of the Donner party.