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

1845, Sutter went to war. Old Pablo Gutierez, Sutter's Santa Fe man, had in his shoe where Sutter hid a loot. Castro hung Pablo to a tree, to get those papers in his shoe. : . Sutter at one time had a close shavetalk of hanging him, but he also talked them out of it. Year 1646, he owned $110,000.00. August Srd: Ship "Brooklyn" dropped anchor in San Francisco Bay, with Elder, Sam Brannan, and full of Morman passengers. Keseberg arrived: the man of the Donner party, said to have been sitting in his cabin, surrounded by kettles of human meat, while outside were several dead oxen in good shape. He claimed ox meat was too dry compared with human meat. Sutter never figured on charging his verified Company, and he lost lots of money endeavoring to save the Donner Party. The Fort was hit by a plague, and the death toll was heavy. This aged Sutter many years. . Tis debt, considered in 1847, to be about $150,000.00, and the place filled with empty brandy bottles. About 50,000 emigrants were coming to California. If people did not know their friends “California” addresses, they wrote to Sutter, as he was loaded down with tters. 18 Sam Brannan came with his Mormans, remained a year, duilt a large warehouse in Sacramento, and was considered a slick operator. P Marshall came riding in by horseback, all excited, pushing people aside, shoved Sutter in a room, and locked the door. "Goot, Gott," yelled Sutter. "Gold Gold.* So excited, that Sutter's Swiss accent bethick again. ee’ soon after every one knew that there was something in the making, Sutter said, "Look poys dis stuff, stick mit me, ix veeks yet --" ° San Brannan got in an extra supply of bottled goods, and exchanged them for 1d. ° Sailors soon jumped ship, March 15, 1848, excitement at its heat. Brannan could not get enough Brandy to supply the demand. Sutter bad tears in his eyes. The rush to the diggings the Fort was almost deserted. San Francisco, in 1848, with only 250 souls, was almost deserted at the end of 1848, Africa, Germany, England, Holland, China, India, the East, shoved off with wagon trains, ship loads. No law, no organization, plenty of booze. Sutter was grasping at straws, falling apart, knocked down when they could not pay, and when they could pay. ' Cattle thieves, aot ia tock Para, 8 boldings, even armed at his Hock Farn, foxtyofive miles north of Sutter's Fort. He suffered $100,000.00 loss, which vanished. He got arene saw to it that he ver lacked a bottle. me “Young John found Sutter's "Sheriff" was chief of a ring of cattle thieves, Sutter's overseers robbing him blind. Russians were about ready to foreclose, and it became a legal battle and merry-go-round. Sutter claimed that there was no contract, and he did not owe any money. . Google August 1848, Young John Sutter, the son, came to California from Switzerland, and he found out about the thieving and bad shape of affairs. Young John soon had Sutter almost out of debt. ; Young John's troubles started. It was Claimed that Brannan's doctor was keeping John drugged, and old Sutter was under the impression that young John was skinning er Sutter commenced to act strange and wild. Lansford Hastings and G. McKinstry were convincing old Sutter that son John was swindling him, by transferring property to his name, and his son making a fool of him. April 1849, young John took sick, and the old man fired young John's advisors and agent, and Sutter's old oronies moved in. The Fort was sold for $40,000.00. Young John could take no more; after recovering, married, and went into business at Acapulco. It seems that Brannan moved in and dissolution of the Empire began in earnest. auuecs of nesters moved in, end blood was shed. U.S. Government moved in, and cut off 229 square miles from Sutter's grant. Sutter's troubles were many. June 21, 1865, nesters burned down his house, stripped his land. In 1876, Sutter and his wife went overland to Washington, D.C. He had no chance with the high pressure boys there. Congress gave him a continued run-around; promises not kept, and they played hide and seek with Sutter, The old fighter kept on. Congress promised him $50,000.00 redress, and Sutter almost had his fingers on that amount. In 1880, they estimated Sutter's damages at a million dollars. A bill was passed, but Congress adjourned. June 18, 1880, Sutter died of a broken heart. Only partial incidents of the man that almost owned California, and a man with the Sky the Limit. Conditions that would drive most men to drink. Sam Brannan made a claim of Morman Island, and put a tolerable tax on the latter day saints which they paid for 3% sometime, until they got tired of it. Salt Lake feared loosing population account of the Gold Rush. Smart Brigham Young foresaw danger in this stream of gold-seekers to the West. Lest his own flock be unrooted, he forbade prospecting. Once again, the absolute obedidence of good Mormans to their leader was illustrated. The Mormans stayed home, came home. <A Norman battalion at that time was in California. One of its members was in process of panning out $50.00 worth of gold nan afternoon (equivalent to $500.00 in today's economy,) when he learned of the edict, he picked up and left. Hastings cut off Jim Bridger recommended the Cut Off. Young took the left fork. The i:ormans followed the Donner trail, but by the time they got to Enigration Canyon, Young was sick with mountain fever, and was era ry in a carriage. OLITI AREA Young's group applied to Congress, new State which would include all of Utah, Southern California, complete with a Sea Port at San Diego, much of Nevada, and Arizona, and parts of Jyoming, Colorado, Oregon and -New Mexico, with Young as Governor.

1845, Sutter went to war. Old Pablo Gutierez, Sutter's Santa Fe man, had in his shoe where Sutter hid a loot. Castro hung Pablo to a tree, to get those papers in his shoe. : . Sutter at one time had a close shavetalk of hanging him, but he also talked them out of it. Year 1646, he owned $110,000.00. August Srd: Ship "Brooklyn" dropped anchor in San Francisco Bay, with Elder, Sam Brannan, and full of Morman passengers. Keseberg arrived: the man of the Donner party, said to have been sitting in his cabin, surrounded by kettles of human meat, while outside were several dead oxen in good shape. He claimed ox meat was too dry compared with human meat. Sutter never figured on charging his verified Company, and he lost lots of money endeavoring to save the Donner Party. The Fort was hit by a plague, and the death toll was heavy. This aged Sutter many years. . Tis debt, considered in 1847, to be about $150,000.00, and the place filled with empty brandy bottles. About 50,000 emigrants were coming to California. If people did not know their friends “California” addresses, they wrote to Sutter, as he was loaded down with tters. 18 Sam Brannan came with his Mormans, remained a year, duilt a large warehouse in Sacramento, and was considered a slick operator. P Marshall came riding in by horseback, all excited, pushing people aside, shoved Sutter in a room, and locked the door. "Goot, Gott," yelled Sutter. "Gold Gold.* So excited, that Sutter's Swiss accent bethick again. ee’ soon after every one knew that there was something in the making, Sutter said, "Look poys dis stuff, stick mit me, ix veeks yet --" ° San Brannan got in an extra supply of bottled goods, and exchanged them for 1d. ° Sailors soon jumped ship, March 15, 1848, excitement at its heat. Brannan could not get enough Brandy to supply the demand. Sutter bad tears in his eyes. The rush to the diggings the Fort was almost deserted. San Francisco, in 1848, with only 250 souls, was almost deserted at the end of 1848, Africa, Germany, England, Holland, China, India, the East, shoved off with wagon trains, ship loads. No law, no organization, plenty of booze. Sutter was grasping at straws, falling apart, knocked down when they could not pay, and when they could pay. ' Cattle thieves, aot ia tock Para, 8 boldings, even armed at his Hock Farn, foxtyofive miles north of Sutter's Fort. He suffered $100,000.00 loss, which vanished. He got arene saw to it that he ver lacked a bottle. me “Young John found Sutter's "Sheriff" was chief of a ring of cattle thieves, Sutter's overseers robbing him blind. Russians were about ready to foreclose, and it became a legal battle and merry-go-round. Sutter claimed that there was no contract, and he did not owe any money. .

Google August 1848, Young John Sutter, the son, came to California from Switzerland, and he found out about the thieving and bad shape of affairs. Young John soon had Sutter almost out of debt. ; Young John's troubles started. It was Claimed that Brannan's doctor was keeping John drugged, and old Sutter was under the impression that young John was skinning er Sutter commenced to act strange and wild. Lansford Hastings and G. McKinstry were convincing old Sutter that son John was swindling him, by transferring property to his name, and his son making a fool of him. April 1849, young John took sick, and the old man fired young John's advisors and agent, and Sutter's old oronies moved in. The Fort was sold for $40,000.00. Young John could take no more; after recovering, married, and went into business at Acapulco. It seems that Brannan moved in and dissolution of the Empire began in earnest. auuecs of nesters moved in, end blood was shed. U.S. Government moved in, and cut off 229 square miles from Sutter's grant. Sutter's troubles were many. June 21, 1865, nesters burned down his house, stripped his land. In 1876, Sutter and his wife went overland to Washington, D.C. He had no chance with the high pressure boys there. Congress gave him a continued run-around; promises not kept, and they played hide and seek with Sutter, The old fighter kept on. Congress promised him $50,000.00 redress, and Sutter almost had his fingers on that amount. In 1880, they estimated Sutter's damages at a million dollars. A bill was passed, but Congress adjourned. June 18, 1880, Sutter died of a broken heart. Only partial incidents of the man that almost owned California, and a man with the Sky the Limit. Conditions that would drive most men to drink. Sam Brannan made a claim of Morman Island, and put a tolerable tax on the latter day saints which they paid for 3% sometime, until they got tired of it. Salt Lake feared loosing population account of the Gold Rush. Smart Brigham Young foresaw danger in this stream of gold-seekers to the West. Lest his own flock be unrooted, he forbade prospecting. Once again, the absolute obedidence of good Mormans to their leader was illustrated. The Mormans stayed home, came home. <A Norman battalion at that time was in California. One of its members was in process of panning out $50.00 worth of gold nan afternoon (equivalent to $500.00 in today's economy,) when he learned of the edict, he picked up and left. Hastings cut off Jim Bridger recommended the Cut Off. Young took the left fork. The i:ormans followed the Donner trail, but by the time they got to Enigration Canyon, Young was sick with mountain fever, and was era ry in a carriage. OLITI AREA Young's group applied to Congress, new State which would include all of Utah, Southern California, complete with a Sea Port at San Diego, much of Nevada, and Arizona, and parts of Jyoming, Colorado, Oregon and -New Mexico, with Young as Governor.