Tag: pioneers
member name: Cecile V.
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December 05, 2006 12:33 PM EST --
Yuletide Trails
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Merry Mining
Camp Days
Pioneer Christmas Trails
In the 1840s vast lands, rich in soil and precious minerals, lured hardy men and women across barren prairies and deserts, over . . .
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November 04, 2006 08:29 PM EST --
The cry, "gold!" was shouted from Sutter's Fort in January of 1848 and the rush to California was on soon after. Within three years the non-Indian population swelled from 18,000 to 165,000. . . .
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November 11, 2006 01:29 PM EST --
California Dreaming On Thanksgiving . . .
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November 13, 2006 08:54 PM EST --
note: This slice of California history is from my website this month. Thought I'd share it here for my gather friends, and would love to hear your comments.
From Freight Wagons To . . .
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November 01, 2006 09:40 PM EST --
This is the final episode of an 8 piece adventure. The following link will take you to the first episode.
/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976817888
In Search of the Lost Gunsight Mine: The Final . . .
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October 29, 2006 01:22 PM EST --
This is part 7 in a series that I have been posting over the last week or so. I'm including the link to the first part here so that you can go back and retrace this story if you haven't . . .
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November 15, 2006 01:34 PM EST --
For days, the young people of the silver town of Cerro Gordo scoured the mountainsides for what native wildflowers and shrubbery they could find late in the month of August . . .
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October 19, 2006 12:48 PM EDT --
part I /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976817888
part II: /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976818559
Part III The Tale Begins
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October 04, 2006 01:53 AM EDT --
Back in the days when pathfinders were sent as forerunners to blaze trails, and with their amigos, to fight bronco riding Cherokees along the way, the closest thing to four-wheel drive vehicles . . .
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October 20, 2006 02:53 PM EDT --
My California timeline calendar has nothing for this date so we turn once again to the Donner Party to see what is going on:
Charles Stanton, who arrived with mules and supplies on October 19th, sat down . . .
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October 17, 2006 01:39 PM EDT --
Twisted History:
The Triple Deaths of Ah Wee,
The Laundryman of Bennettville
by Cecile Page Vargo
High in the Sierras, near the base of Tioga Hill, laundryman Ah Wee was . . .
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October 20, 2006 03:39 PM EDT --
Link to beginning of story: /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976817888
News From The Mexican Diggings
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October 24, 2006 02:15 PM EDT --
Link to beginning of story: /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976817888
Part VI: The Back Side Of The Mountain
Dawn the next . . .
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October 25, 2006 11:59 AM EDT --
Link to beginning of story: /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976817888
Part VII: The Discovery
The sun was shining through a notch in the highest point on the mountain. . . .
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September 14, 2006 12:45 PM EDT --
Twisted History
by Cecile Page Vargo
Whenever my husband and I are out on the back roads we like to know the history of the area and we pack as many books and maps, as . . .
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September 04, 2006 02:09 PM EDT --
My primary vision of Cerro Gordo has always been one of a bustling mining town, full of the men that worked in the mines, and the businessmen who provided the necessary supplies and services . . .
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October 03, 2006 04:38 PM EDT --
Link to Part I /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976806485
Day 2: Part II On The Road To Masonic & More
Not a lot is written about the Chemung Mine. According to some source . . .
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October 07, 2006 07:18 PM EDT --
Aug. 20th, 2006 12:02 pm What's Your Take on How Ghosttowns Should Best Be Preserved....Or Not?
Interesting comment on www.bodie.com this summer, in response to a conversation that a few . . .
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September 04, 2006 02:45 PM EDT --
Thanks to friends and former caretakers, John and Roxie Bowden, and town owner, Mike Patterson, of Cerro Gordo, I got the opportunity to celebrate my Big 50 on the old Fat Hill, and experience day . . .
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October 05, 2006 05:21 PM EDT --
Soiled Doves Air Laundry In Court
The year was 1881, and Justice Phlagar was presiding over a standing room only court in the mining camp of Bodie. This most exciting case was between one of the better . . .
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