I am forwarding this from the Gibson County, Tennessee list. In the last line it makes reference to Pleasant Hill, Arkansas. Is/was there a town in Conway County by the name of Pleasant Hill. I know of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Center Ridge and was wondering if there was a town there at one time. Has anyone ever heard of this Dr. J. Foresman? Phyllis ----- Original Message ----- From: Red Anthony <redpata@hypertech.net> To: <TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 8:31 AM Subject: [TNGIBSON] How your ancestors went West. > These are some old newspaper articles that were posted to the Arkansas AGS page. Thought you might want to see how you kin made the trip west. > > January 24, 1849 > > Arkansas Intelligencer > > Van Buren, Crawford County,AR > > HO! FOR CALIFORNIA > > Persons intending to go by overland to California, in the spring, via > > Arkansas, must be in VAN BUREN, on or before the 1st of April next, as the > > company forming here will leave at that date. > > It is expected of every emigrant to be provied as follows: 100 lbs bacon, 180 > > bs. flour, 30 lbs. coffee, _ lbs. sugar, 15 lbs salt, with a proportionable > > quanity of small stores. > > One four-horse wagon, hauled by mules, horses or oxen, the former being > > preferable will carry the provisions and baggage for a mess of five persons. > > Each mess must be furnished with a good tent and the necessary cooking > > utensils, as well as 1 axe, 1 hand-saw, 1 auger, 1 drawing knife, 1 spade, > > and 5 lbs. nails and spikes. > > Each male emigrant of 18 years and over must be furnished with a good > > rifle,or shot gun and the necessary quanity of ammunition. > > Each mess should take along surplus mules or oxen, to supply losses in the > > teams. > > It is expected that when the party is organized each one will bear a > > proportionalbe part of the cost of a chest of medicine. A doctor will > > accompany the party. > > Emigrants can supply themselvers with all the necessary provisions, arms, > > tools, etc, for the expedition, in this city, at the most reasonable rates. > > On the 1st of April, a Captain and three Lieutenants will be elected, to whom > > will be assigned the control of the movements of the party, until its arrival > > in California. > > For further information, address either of the following named gentlemen, > > appointed for that purpose: Eli Bell, H.W. Bell, Van Buren, G.S Dyer, > > Belmont, Dr. J. Foresman, Pleasant Hill, Ark. > > > > > > >