There is a lovely lady who is looking through old Van Buren AR newspaper films and sending interesting articles to the Crawford Co. mail list. Here are two below that are of my HInds family. The last I heard they had gone to CA in 1852-53. Now, I know that they visited back home again. Edward HInds and Catherine Rudy both died in Tulare Co. CA Edward Hinds, his brother Archibald Yell Hinds, and Archie's black pal Wiley Hinds traveled to CA via TX and Yuma in 1852 or 53. Two interesting articles from Van Buren newspaper below. Regards, Nan [email protected] - ----------------------------------- Van Buren Press > September 21, 1858 > > EDWARD HINES, Esq., formerly of this County, arrived yesterday on the > California stage direct from San Francisco. --------------- September 21, 1859 Van Buren Press We learn from Mr. EDWARD HINDS,who was a passenger in the last Overland Stage from California, that the stages have been delayed in some degree, by the great amonts of rains that have fallen between here and California. Mr. HINDS informs us that they had in several instances, to construct rafts for transportation to the mails and passengers across the streams; and that nothing but great energy displayed by the employees of the company could have gotten them through in the time they have been in making on the trip from California. Notwithstanding the delay, they would arrive at St. Louis in schedule time.