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After continuing along our way, we stopped on December 21 to celebrate the Christmas season. In the evening, we gathered roimd the campfire and exchanged gilts with Mr. Brown, one of our drivers, as old St. Nick. Refreshments were en joyed, and entertainment was provided by members of our caravan. We rested for a few days, thoroughly enjoying the holiday and then continued on our hazardous journey. On Jatiuary 14, a stop was retjuired for a few days because of bad weather. To break the monotony of ihe delay, a concert was jjresented by the musically talented members of the caravan. Given imder the able leadershi]} of Mr. Russell Jack, wiih specialties by a brass quartet and a string trio, it was enjoyed by all who attended. All felt recognition should be given to the young lady in the caravan outstanding in dependability, service, leadership, and ])atriotism. This honor was given Janet Heaver. A selection was also made to detcmiine a person cjualified at studying the plans for a good form of government in our fiuure settlement. Neil Russo was our choice for this. The caravan stopped two nights at I ramatown, where a play entitled I he Fighting Li: ties was being presented. Most of our group attended one of the pei- formances, in wliich Joan Freeman, Barbara Nelson, and Allan Patterson starred. On April 29, the caravan foimd reason for an all-out celebration since we had crossed the crest of the Sierras, and the gold country was at last in sight. How should we celebrate? Finally we decided upon a gala affair at which we all enjoyed ourselves listening and dancing to the soft strains of the latest hit tunes. On June 22, tired and weary, we readied our destination, Sheepskin Valley. Under thle able leadership of our officers, our journey had been a success. California loomed before us and our futures began to take sliape. The gleaming gold was at last oins. We each received oiu share of the gold, for which we had worked so hard these past four years. With joyous hearts and fond memories, we planned the man- ner in whicii we woidd celebrate. We decided upon a grand feast followed by a dance at which we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. l robably the last place we saw members of our caravan was at our outing together on June 24. Although we were glad to liave reached our destination safely and successfully, there was now a twinge of sadness within our hearts. Page Twenty
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(juccil in llic c ' limiiial [Oil daiKc. Oilu r ciiU ' i laiiiiiic nl iiuliulc ' d soii s hy I ' cggy Miller, I ' hyllis Keimcy, Shii Icy Lync h, and l aul CHai k, skils l)y Eve lyn Iiir|)hy and Ann Slicchan, and solos by Mr. Lyndi, ihe janiior. Vcrna MacDonald and Barbara Nelson enlertained willi piano selec lions. One ol the inosi enjoyaljle num- bers was the taj) daiuins duel t;i en by Bai i)ara Weidnian and Lorraine Raymond. Living condil ions were aslly dilleicni in the Iroiilier lowns ihrougli which we passed. One da we gathered al ihe general store and listened lo stories ol the adventuresome people who had seltlecl in the region. I ' hey told us all kinds ol interesting stories al)oiU I heir lives, the possibilities ol making a living, the advan- tages and disad antagcs ol such a way ol living. It was not uniil we were moving along toward Salt Lake (iity that we lound theie were some outstanding in scholastic ability with us. Among these was a business student, Alice Akie, who had pas,sed the 12()-word Gregg Shorthand Certificate test given by Miss Noris. This was the first time in school history that anyone had ever past that test in the junior year. In f)ur caravan was a boy, Robert Marr, who had been presented a book trom a Harvard society lor his outstanding ability. To celebrate our rapid progress during the past year, a part of the group went on a scouting party to explore the surrounding territory, finally arriving at a place called Cirescent Park. After a long, dusty ride, the water looked most refreshing; so immediately a couple of the more rugged pioneers plunged in only to hear to their regret that the water was polluted. Then a long, dusty trip back to camp. STAGE FOUR 1 he s.nr.mer months Hew l)y anil fall was soon again with us. Since our wagons had to be repaired at this time, a small caravan including Mrs. Masters, Mrs. Ley- don, Mr. Annis. Mr. Carlson, Mr. Henley, Miss Pearson, Mr. Dicker, Mr. Whit- more, and Mr. Kearns caught ujj with us. While sitting around our campfire, we were entertained by stories of England as told by Mr. Dicker and Miss Pearson. Mr. Mitchell found a profitable place to settle; so he left the group before reaching the destination. Construction men were in great demand throughout this region of great opportunities so Mr. Rudolph and Mr. Pieper also decided lO leave us. Upon returning to our caravan, we were pleasantly surprised to find many new facilities, wliich made the remainder of our journey more comfortable, and to notice the attractive interior decorations. Early in November, we decided it was time for us to do some thinking about our future. We knew it would be wise for us to listen to the advice of those more experi- enced. So in the small mining town of Gutterson ' s Gulch, we gathered round our caravan while a group of experienced men from the town talked to us about the pos- sibilities which would present themselves after we had reached our ilestination. Mr. Kelly, one of our drixers, remained behind when the caravan moved on to help defend the settlers against the Indians. On November 17, another stop was made at Reffector Lake to replenish our sup ply of water. At this time, a feast was held for those members of our own and other caravans in this section who had managed the literary efforts. At various times, the work of the long, weary journey was somewhat lessened by pleasant athletic activities, provided by small units of the caravan. In honor of those participating in these events, a get-together was held at Victory Valley, during which awards were given to the most outstantling in these activities, Neil Russo and Bobby Hacketl. I he following night everyone enjoyed listening and dancing to the music of Art Jackson ' s orchestra, and, in the morning, we continued on our jour- ney. Because of the outstanding way in which we had performed these sports, we were informed while on our wav that we were now rated as CHass A. Page Nineteen
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