Tag: western lore
member name: Cecile V.
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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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October 18, 2006 03:57 PM EDT --
Part I: /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976817888
Part II More Tall Tales From This Mountaintop
Well, I've had quite the day. It was well after noon when I realized I had been at my computer . . .
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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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November 05, 2006 04:08 PM EST --
The Masonic Log
by
Poor Little Jake
Tour Guide In Training
I can remember it well. It was back in August of '92. I was just a young fellow, all of 8 months old, actually, and quite fit and trim compared . . .
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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 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 23, 2006 01:45 PM EDT --
Link to beginning of story: /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976817888
Part V: The Pablo Flores Story Begins
"Wait a minute…. . . .
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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 09, 2006 08:19 PM EDT --
I don't know how I missed this in yesterday's Los Angeles Times! An article about my "ghosttown" away from home! Took an e-mail from a former co-worker and a message to me in . . .
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October 17, 2006 04:57 PM EDT --
Let's all give a hearty welcome to our new member David L., who probably had the hardest journey to get to the backcountry and ghosttowns. Perhaps he'll delight us all with the . . .
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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 03, 2006 02:46 PM EDT --
Before I take you back to a special time in another very special ghost town, I just want to say thank you to David L. for introduce me to this place and thank you to everyone for the warm welcome . . .
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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 23, 2006 06:21 PM EDT --
A Day On The Trail During Hunting Season
Our son invited us on a 4x trip yesterday. Nice thing for him to do, considering that we have a little 4x tour business and it's our favorite past time. . . .
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October 09, 2006 06:57 PM EDT --
Day 4: Back In The Old Days
Day 4: Back In The Old Days
It's off to Laws this particularly morning. The skies are particularly grey and smokey today, sadly reminding us of Los Angeles, instead of . . .
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