Thank you for posting. None of mine were there, but what a find for someone. Nancy in OR ----- Original Message ----- From: Norby Family To: CA-GOLDRUSH-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 9:09 PM Subject: [GOLDRUSH] Fw: 1850 letter posted to Stanislaus list From: Donashel2 <tapworc@inreach.com> >Here is a copy of a letter that I have it says that Mr. Crow and Co. are at >the mouth of the Feather River. The letter was dated Oct. 6th, 1850 and was >from Nevada City, Upper California, Couty of Yuba . >Letter from California > The following interesting letter was received by Mrs. S. A. Colvin, of >Spencerburg, from her husband, who left his county with the Pike train last >spring. The news it contains is not the latest, but is of general interest >to those of this section of the State who have friends in California on >account of its particularizing names. We omit that portionof it which >relates to the trip across the plains. It is dated..... >Nevada City, Upper California, County of Yuba, Oct. 6th, 1850 >I found here a number of my old acquaintances who came out last year, to >wit: Robert Shaw, Dudley Phears, Harvey Wilson, Isaac and Joel Riperdan >Macur Ocheltree and C. F. Kirtley of Palmyra, Mo. I also saw George Ogle, >D. J. Almond, Henry Crow and Dr. B. F. Todd, who came this year. They were >all in good health, except Ogle, who looked quite badly, but he was able to >work. George told me he had seen T. Ford a few days before on the Yuba >river, he was well, but had had bad luck, he bought some cattle to sell >again and had driven off by Indians. >As there are many here who had realtions and friends in Pike and adjoining >counties, who may be anxious about them, I wish you to send a copy of this >to the Banner and Record, at Louisiana, and have it published, and keep the >original yourself. I will tell you their names and places of abode at >present, so far as I know: Mr. Crow and Co., are at the mouth of Feather >river with their cattle, J. Z. and T. H. Jameson of Lincoln county, Mo. are >on Yuba river, 25 miles distant, Z.W. and Robert Brown, of the same county , >are on Bear river, 15 miles , Ephrian Culloip, Dennis Grandfiele, B.A. >Williams, H. C. Reeds, John F. McNutt, Wm Coffee, George Hammock and J. R. >Myers of Lincoln, are here at Nevada, J. W. Gilmore of Lincoln, on the >Yuba. I will now give the names from Pike: J. P. Patterson of Paynesville >is here, John Worthley and William F. Jacobs, are on Bear River, 15 miles. >Leonard Peck went with Crow to Mr. Vernon at the mouth of Feather river, >also James T. Eastin, T. C. Johnson, William Doake, and Richard Ficklin. >Francis and William Mc Manama, from Scotland county, with Crow. J. W. >Gillum of Lincoln is at Steep Hollow. >I sent by express to Sacramento City for letters, but did not get any, nor >have I received a single line from any one since I left home. I concluded >not to write till I got news from Sacramento, but being disappointed in >getting letters, thought proper not to wait any longer, thinking you would >be anxious to hear from me as soon as possible. Martin Crow received a >letter bearing the sad intelligence of our affictions in the death of our >little babe, and Sarch A. Corker. I did not see the letter, and could not >learn the dates of their death. >----- Original Message ----- >From: Norby Family <norby@ainet.com> >To: <CASTANIS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 1:18 PM >Subject: Re: [CASTANIS] FWD {to CASTANIS}: Walter Crow 1850 cattle >drive/burial site--Posted by Mary Campbell <abc123@aol.com> on Sun, 12 Dec >1999 > > >> Have you visited this site? It is an index of all the names in the CA >> county biographies published late 1880s/early 1900s and available at the >CA >> Room of the state library in Sacramento. There's a search feature and it >> tells you how to order copies if you find one of your names. >> http://www.compuology.com/cpl/cpl_bio.htm >> >> Colleen Norby >> Rootsweb sponsor >> >> ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø*°´°*ø,¸¸,ø >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Edward A. Black, Sr. <w6uyf@earthlink.net> >> To: CASTANIS-L@rootsweb.com <CASTANIS-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Monday, December 13, 1999 12:10 PM >> Subject: [CASTANIS] FWD {to CASTANIS}: Walter Crow 1850 cattle >drive/burial >> site--Posted by Mary Campbell <abc123@aol.com> on Sun, 12 Dec 1999 >> >> >> >The following was posted by Mary Campbell <abc123@aol.com> on Sun, 12 >> >Dec 1999 >> >on the Stanislaus County GenConnect Query Forum: >> > >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >> ------------------------- >> > >> >Surname: Crow, Eastin, South >> > >> >Looking for information on Walter Crow who brought a herd of cattle to >> >Ca. from Mo. in 1850 >> >and died along the way. Would like to find out where Walter is buried, >> >and what other family >> >members were on the trip with him and what happened to them. >> > >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >> -------------------------- >> > >> >Any replies should be sent to the Stanislaus County GenConnect Query >> >Forum [<http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Stanislaus>] >> >unless it is personal or involves live people addresses etc. when it >> >should be sent to Mary Campbell <abc123@aol.com>. >> > >> >-- >> > >> > >> >> > ==== CA-GOLDRUSH Mailing List ==== Automatic Administrative Reminder: Please remember to stay on topic - this list covers the Gold Rush period in California's early history (1840s-1880s).