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

this from the time when Lotta was a child of nine years, and heading’a company of her own, which played one-night stands throughout the mining camps in California, traveling by stage and wagon. In these days of rough progress, Mrs. Crabtree heard Lotta’s lesson and at night dressed her for the performance. Once the miners became so enthusiastic that they flung bags of gold dust and nuggets across the footlights. When Lotta came East, her faithful mother came with her, and took care of the funds which came in rapidly for more than twenty years following 1867. She invested in City real estate, which had grown steadily in value. Mrs. Crabtree's husband, John Ashworth Crabtree, the father of Lotta, was the proprietor of a book store in New York before 1851, when he followed the gold rush to California. His family followed him in 1854, It was soon after this that Lotta made a hit at a concert in San Francisco, and adopted the professional stage. Mr. Crabtree soon went to Zhgland to live, where he died several years ago. Since Lotta's retirement from the stage, she and her mother had been living either in New York, or at Lotta’s country estate at Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey, where the pretty country house was desiged and planned by Mrs. Crabtree. Mother and daughter were never separated until about three years ago, when Lotta made a short trip to California. Funeral services were held on April 13, in Woodlawn Cemetery, where the interment was made. CHAPTER SEVEN CROSSING THE PLAINS AND AROUND THE AND ACROSS THs IstaMus Before we come to more “Hey Day Events," we should know of the hardships of the "Gold Hunters,” to arrive eat the Diggings. . Besides mules, horses, slow steady oxen, pulling covered wagons, crossing rugged mountains, isolated valleys, and plains as well as deserts, they even came with wheelbarrows, with a cow tagging along. Baynard Taylor crossed the plains. 4e saw less of Panama than he could have wished $300,00, $150.00 steerage. «n~ other time of coming to California on the Falcon. Clad glory played her pert in crossing the plains. Cne wagon train at least -every moving vehicle had she emblem of our glorious and free beloved country, "The Americen Flag" nailed atop, waving a flag in comparable. The difficulties and danger in crossing the plains and desert regions of hardships, on the journey were many and severe; the Indians often attacked the emigrants, and in instances they were encouraged to do so by a few white settlers of Southern Utah, who pleaded in palliation that these emigrants had exasperated them beyond endurance. Thousands died on the way, and bones of human beings, horses and oxen, were strewn along the route, as well as pel down wagons, implements and belongngs. The gold seekers found the Mormon set~tlement near Salt Lake of much convenience, as they could stop there and rest in safety, and secure fresh supplies to enable Google 83 them to reach their journey's end. Wyeth established Fort Hall in 18634, a jumping off place for Oregon and California, one could take his pick. Emigrants found with as many as eighteen arrows stuck in their bodies. One greve marked with an arrow, stuck in the grave with a note on it: "This is the fatal Arrow." Met up with Brennan's Mormon train, Septenber Sth, 1849. Warner's party members suffering. A meeting was held to find out why oxen and mules were stolen by neglected guards. One grave was marked"Sacred to the memory of W. Brown Of The Rough and Ready Co. Of Platt Co. Mo. Died September 10, 1849, age 35." Moses Shallenberger was at the age of seventeen, when he started his career. He was included in the Elisha Stevens party Expedition, the first Emigrant party to lay down a wagon wheel trackless through the wilds over the present Donner Summit, and charted roughly the Enigrant Donner trail from the present Nevada Line that early outpost on lower Bear River, known as Johnson's Rancho or Crossing. Niles Searls and Charles Mulford, May 19th, 1649, Comfort Wagon Train, twenty wagons, costed $200.00 per person to reach Sacramento in sixty days. Many died crossing the plains; instead of sixty days, it took four months and twenty days. Twenty carriages, six men to a wagon, Searls became Chief Justice of California, 1887. John Stewart was with a wegon train that feared the Indians, and drove slowly, expecting other wagon trains that might be coming along. There came a queer outfit, @ woman and two men, driving a mule and ox. John got a fever and was left with the Indians, to be cured; when he got well enough, he trapped Coyotes for the Indians. He used poison and built fires in a circle. Coyotes would watch the fire, and when they burned out, they would appear on the scene and eat the poison chips, being warm, it would make them thirsty, and they would go for a drink of water, which would make the poison work. He was with the Indians for six months, and joined a wagon train that came along. The wagon train split up, some going to Oregon and some to California. Colonel Edward Woodruff finished law with Freeman and Haven, in Buffalo. In 1849, crossed the plains to California. He met Packard in San Francisco, and came to the new town on the Yuba River, and they conducted profitable stores on the Plaza. Dissolved partnership in 1862; died in Marysville, in 1899, 1848, 300,000 EMIGRANTS ARRIVED THAT Lawson Serivene came here in 1849. He walked so much, driving slow-poking oxen that his feet got sore. He experienced lack of water and thirst. A lot of men and oxen died of drinking too much water when so badly in need. Later Serivene returned to Buffalo, Mo. His sister, Minnie, stayed at Rough end Ready, and married J. Black. They had a@ mining ranch and raised a family. Charity Robinson of Ohio, in early

this from the time when Lotta was a child of nine years, and heading’a company of her own, which played one-night stands throughout the mining camps in California, traveling by stage and wagon. In these days of rough progress, Mrs. Crabtree heard Lotta’s lesson and at night dressed her for the performance. Once the miners became so enthusiastic that they flung bags of gold dust and nuggets across the footlights. When Lotta came East, her faithful mother came with her, and took care of the funds which came in rapidly for more than twenty years following 1867. She invested in City real estate, which had grown steadily in value. Mrs. Crabtree's husband, John Ashworth Crabtree, the father of Lotta, was the proprietor of a book store in New York before 1851, when he followed the gold rush to California. His family followed him in 1854, It was soon after this that Lotta made a hit at a concert in San Francisco, and adopted the professional stage. Mr. Crabtree soon went to Zhgland to live, where he died several years ago. Since Lotta's retirement from the stage, she and her mother had been living either in New York, or at Lotta’s country estate at Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey, where the pretty country house was desiged and planned by Mrs. Crabtree. Mother and daughter were never separated until about three years ago, when Lotta made a short trip to California. Funeral services were held on April 13, in Woodlawn Cemetery, where the interment was made. CHAPTER SEVEN CROSSING THE PLAINS AND AROUND THE AND ACROSS THs IstaMus Before we come to more “Hey Day Events," we should know of the hardships of the "Gold Hunters,” to arrive eat the Diggings. . Besides mules, horses, slow steady oxen, pulling covered wagons, crossing rugged mountains, isolated valleys, and plains as well as deserts, they even came with wheelbarrows, with a cow tagging along. Baynard Taylor crossed the plains. 4e saw less of Panama than he could have wished $300,00, $150.00 steerage. «n~ other time of coming to California on the Falcon. Clad glory played her pert in crossing the plains. Cne wagon train at least -every moving vehicle had she emblem of our glorious and free beloved country, "The Americen Flag" nailed atop, waving a flag in comparable. The difficulties and danger in crossing the plains and desert regions of hardships, on the journey were many and severe; the Indians often attacked the emigrants, and in instances they were encouraged to do so by a few white settlers of Southern Utah, who pleaded in palliation that these emigrants had exasperated them beyond endurance. Thousands died on the way, and bones of human beings, horses and oxen, were strewn along the route, as well as pel down wagons, implements and belongngs. The gold seekers found the Mormon set~tlement near Salt Lake of much convenience, as they could stop there and rest in safety, and secure fresh supplies to enable Google 83 them to reach their journey's end. Wyeth established Fort Hall in 18634, a jumping off place for Oregon and California, one could take his pick.

Emigrants found with as many as eighteen arrows stuck in their bodies. One greve marked with an arrow, stuck in the grave with a note on it: "This is the fatal Arrow." Met up with Brennan's Mormon train, Septenber Sth, 1849. Warner's party members suffering. A meeting was held to find out why oxen and mules were stolen by neglected guards. One grave was marked"Sacred to the memory of W. Brown Of The Rough and Ready Co. Of Platt Co. Mo. Died September 10, 1849, age 35." Moses Shallenberger was at the age of seventeen, when he started his career. He was included in the Elisha Stevens party Expedition, the first Emigrant party to lay down a wagon wheel trackless through the wilds over the present Donner Summit, and charted roughly the Enigrant Donner trail from the present Nevada Line that early outpost on lower Bear River, known as Johnson's Rancho or Crossing. Niles Searls and Charles Mulford, May 19th, 1649, Comfort Wagon Train, twenty wagons, costed $200.00 per person to reach Sacramento in sixty days. Many died crossing the plains; instead of sixty days, it took four months and twenty days. Twenty carriages, six men to a wagon, Searls became Chief Justice of California, 1887. John Stewart was with a wegon train that feared the Indians, and drove slowly, expecting other wagon trains that might be coming along. There came a queer outfit, @ woman and two men, driving a mule and ox. John got a fever and was left with the Indians, to be cured; when he got well enough, he trapped Coyotes for the Indians. He used poison and built fires in a circle. Coyotes would watch the fire, and when they burned out, they would appear on the scene and eat the poison chips, being warm, it would make them thirsty, and they would go for a drink of water, which would make the poison work. He was with the Indians for six months, and joined a wagon train that came along. The wagon train split up, some going to Oregon and some to California. Colonel Edward Woodruff finished law with Freeman and Haven, in Buffalo. In 1849, crossed the plains to California. He met Packard in San Francisco, and came to the new town on the Yuba River, and they conducted profitable stores on the Plaza. Dissolved partnership in 1862; died in Marysville, in 1899, 1848, 300,000 EMIGRANTS ARRIVED THAT Lawson Serivene came here in 1849. He walked so much, driving slow-poking oxen that his feet got sore. He experienced lack of water and thirst. A lot of men and oxen died of drinking too much water when so badly in need. Later Serivene returned to Buffalo, Mo. His sister, Minnie, stayed at Rough end Ready, and married J. Black. They had a@ mining ranch and raised a family. Charity Robinson of Ohio, in early