Mechanicsburg High School - Artisan Yearbook (Mechanicsburg, PA)

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ut not so much as Q grain of Wisdom. Henry David Thoreau: Life Without Principle he Forty-Niners -ligh School ?en11sylvan:ia Vlay, l949 THE NUGGET-SEEKERS OF '49-PART l The following is a very interesting account of the Nug- get-Seekers. obtained from one of the original party who left Nlechanicsburg in '49. This is an interview printed in a news- paper several years ago: When gold was discovered in California the news of the finding of a new Eldorado spread from ocean to ocean, reaching into every village and hamlet in the land. At that time this busy town was only an insignificant village and its sleepy populace one Fine morning woke up to be overwhelmed with wonder at the startling in- formation that gold, rich, shining gold, had been ac- tually found in the new country-California. All was excitement and men began to make haste to depart to the land of wealth. Among the youngest of these who had the gold fever was a young man of remarkable pluck and business enterprise as well as abundance of brain and knowledge of human nature. He was eager and anxious to go and in a new land seek the gold nuggets which were there for the finding. That young rnan was Samuel Hauclt, who later became senior partner of the Hauck Gr Comstock Manufacturing Company. Mr, Hauck relates: lt was in the early part of the month of May, IBSO. that I left this town to go to California. There were seventeen in the party, viz: Col. William C. Houser, Wendel Hull, Isaac Hull, Levi Hull, A. G. Rich, William Peebles, S. Dunlap, john Zinn, john Neiswanger, john Coover, Dr. Alfred Day, john Cuswiler, T. Burnett, Alexander Eberly, John Culp, Harry Brown fcolorecll and your humble servant.

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A grain of gold will gild a great surface E? W l ' I N X ,, D b Ex Q . -N-5 X xxx X Published by Mechanicsburgl Mechanicsburq Volume XIV!!

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CALIFORNIA l When formed our band, we are all well manned, To journey afar to the promised landg The golden ore is rich in store On the banks of the Sacramento shore. Refrain.' Then ho, boys, ho! To California go, There's plenty of gold in the world, I'm told, On the banks of the Sacramento shore. 2 As oft we roam o'er the dark sea's foam, We'll not forget kind friends at home, But memory kind still brings to mind The love of friends we left behind. Refrain: 3 We'll expect our share of the coarsest fare, And sometimes sleep in the open air, On the cold damp ground we'll all sleep sound Except when the wolves go howling round. Refrain: 4 As we explore to the distant shore, Filling our pockets with the shining ore, How it will sound as the shout goes round, Filling our pockets with a dozen pounds. Refrain: 5 The gold is there almost anywhere, We dig it out rich with an iron bar, But where it is thick, with spade or pick We take out chunks as big as a brick. Refrain: The American Songbag, Carl Sandburgg New York, Harcourt, Brace 61 Company, 1927. Four v-mu. t ' 3-Me ,, ' - 1- ,1'.',a-rwirz. . . .r:,.. ,m-v.,g. , V, ,Q , .-.tr ' .. - fr' ,, V ' .,',-.ga-R-.,4.V f - H ,- , V ' 1 if A V.- gtitig . - 33-'i. Us , w .. .R . 3 . - V ss Q- - .- - as M R af H ff Ei f -' V V- - -. -' .1 1 'F -f-aezfil ' , ...., ,?,r.r.r,r ... .. - az. wg it 1 x ET 1 1 if-3 'HE . f r 2 3 ' K 5 'E LV- - 4-W 1 r sir 4 1 3 , 'aryl M, N ,Ar ' ' E .J- 1 'WF L y 9? ' 11 Q E X 4 1 rf Mfg! ,XA f e-jan g Ag., -W 4 -H I -fe Al I 1 1 -5 in 5 1 - ,Eg W . t1..f'?f-4255 ff.. .-- iig 5 H4 rl I K .Eg it flung rl, Ill 5 'm t W M -.J if .: ef. J 4 vi 3 ft 5 t ,f f I, R' t. U W mf fa- 9,41 222 1, , ,1 111- Hi-11--Q 1, -, I vl. 1 J . iii!9ti'!1r'F54-lm 3 : ' ii'f'.-fPf'vtif?ff1'P .,.. t ... ETQE1. :L ..-1.. .1 .Vva- 1 r ,,.. .. . ' ...: 1V22.E.11,'l 1 E nav E, ll:'ilhi'1'llti Evllllfi .11 Q,--11 V . 'Y .wit-vKz KtSl.it ,mx ..tl,-xii?-vtvxzm ,.,g--r5.rg:.fQvyf V - fi ' '53-11Eiaz.' ',,.,:1! :px . 1 1 -'K .. 1 ' 1 Q V .45 14: 5 X tx W 521212.22 f'f.f.'1,,m, if .. X , , I M gd A I ,N 1 , 1 f r K Im -.4 H L f , ui 1 x L. N' if 'sf it WM' Kflvlllllllilxl 1. Tl . P lv-4+ -W. .. rg- . - 4 , ,MV .vi . ANN! my :S gmgaaqfgatlw T Nm ,. N N t lx x lwhttal tf T' lift Q 1 rt gk --i f it- V itil, lit with-w-wvslmt:Winnie-tai-lg ----' g - e. 1 . - ,,,, 1 H V. .-.. -1.. . '. V- 1- .1-1:14 V . - ' . , . Ji aifwk- T 'l?f ' ' ' - .,,, ' Q' -. -tr-. e- .1 ...r .rr V.- , , , V - ' AEHQEE1-:f..':..11-Ez -.1L1-at-E'E5Eiii:1iZ'EE'2'-1::E1' : ,,,, .7 ., , , g I ,.,. Y, 1' ffm--.wa A 1- I I ' -P if FW F I ' -5- if ' . . ' 1554 MV-V -Vt .vi 55- 2'i'zi, iiiiii- if ' T ,- ,- - .V 5 M wig-E.-1 2, K , S, 54, K 1 ,,V.. 1 1 l F it Ulu 1 F 1,1 Wiili, 1sg,,,1YQuM,gSn,, gm ,U 'Mt M sawmnwi Helm: immerse-s 1011 l QLMW 81,554 IJ 'VALLJLY Eh 'E'1TlTi .1221-. 'V3' 1 '- ff' ff. ' ---- f -1 . -' - '...'dgf3-X .3-nj' . '- - ir- ' 3 n-l .l .,,. L .15 - '- .. 1- V. if 311 If .54 A' lit: ,- : -'I 1itF!IH121'SM-4?r?!1H'59lt?fi1?x1lft1f1,l1-QM mv' ,iff 3!.Eii..?f5i5??fSEE23- l ar.: .,,..... . . - --fi ' ' I -Thsfitutit Kinadk Efdauiihfkiihlfl--:QBMEE-'-Lilutufm 1 .... 1 .i...qaum,1.Eim..:iML,2n1,H.uxim.fnm...,.u..q4.....1 1--'1'1 21.2VE2',nJi,' I