This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Vh.2ADI/2144 Message Board Post: Recently, when visiting the Elkhart County Historical Museum in Bristol, IN, I was shown a newspaper article from the Goshen Democrat of August 15, 1849. The article was an obituary for SAMUEL P. JUDSON who died enroute to California in the Gold Rush. Judson was a prominent citizen of Elkhart County who had formed the BRISTOL CALIFORNIA MINING AND TRADING ASSOCIATION of which he was President and Captain. This association included a large number of Elkhart County residents, a number of whom died of cholera, one of them being Ellis Russell of York Township. I am seeking information about the BRISTOL CALIFORNIA MINING AND TRADING ASSOCIATION and the members of the association. Any tidbits would be appreciated.