Santa Rosa High School - Echo Yearbook (Santa Rosa, CA)

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THE ECHO. SS TEE SN NN EN A LL LE tween them and intended to bag both parties and secure their horses and firearms. Then, when he had walked across the road there was no doubt in their minds but that it was Indians. Seeing no way of escape and knowing no mercy would be given, they determined to make resistance. According- ly, they got out behind the wagon, first care- fully loading the guns they had. Then, they drove slowly down the road. When they got to the rocks, instead of a battle as they had expected, one of their party was wait- ing to tell them to make greater effort to catch up, as they were in the danger line, Night came on, they pitched camp and stationed a man to guard. During the night he heard something creeping, and fearing it to be an Indian, he fired his shotgun, which was loaded with buckshot. For a while all was quiet. When he heard something come stalking up, he again fired. In the morning, when they investigated, they found it was a prospector and his mule he had killed. In looking over his pack for something to iden- tify hin, they found ore which was very rich and they felt certain that he had found the mine they were looking for. It was thought by them that he was creeping up to find out whether it was a camp of Indians or not. This sad accident cast a gloom over camp for days after. Soon after this, they reached the nearest fort, and the party broke up af- ter having been gone about fourteen months. They had seen a great deal of country and had gained only experience. Cattle were af- terwards herded over the country in hopes of finding it. But all efforts have proved unavailing. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Gray woearcy: The associated student body has develop- ed several prominent leaders along the vari- ous lines of school activities, and these in turn are exerting a good influence in bring- ing about a fine school spirit. Student body officers, managers of athletics, and captains of athletic teams are elected from members of the associated student body whose con- duct and influence stands for that which is best and highest in the school. All school activities are under the per- sonal supervision of members of the faculty. lt is the policy of the school to get as many students as possible interested in one or more branches of the student body activit- ies. Well-directed athletic contests produce strong physical bodies, and the students with strong physical bodies are the ones who are enabled to exercise greater mental activity. The High School paper affords an excel- lent opportunity for training in journalism. The annual literary contest and the annual debating contest, the Senior play, the or- chestra and the glee club are other activities which make school life attractive and worth while. The school exercises given on Wed- nesday morning of each week have brought forth some excellent talent. The programs are exceptionally interesting, and are very much appreciated by students and teachers alike. Collectively these activities afford an ex- cellent opportunity for the development oi those soc ial relations which prepares one for the more serious problems of life. They are all important factors in the development of character. They prepare for leadership. | | —— —e

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THE ECHO. THE LOST MINE A True Story of Our Own Pioneers By R. Talbot ’13. In the early days when the lust for gold brought thousands of emigrants to the coun- try in the hope of b ecoming rich, came the Hardin train, in 1852. It was about in the last stages of its jour- ney when it reached the Black Rock coun- try, in Nevada, on its way to California. Al- lan Hardin, who was a member of the train, decided to do a little hunting and incidental- ly have some fresh meat. He was a tall man, capable of covering a great deal of ground in a day. A couple of hours after he had left the train and had gotten well into his hunting trip, he saw some Indians, and knowing them to be hostile, he at once gave flight. When the Indians saw him he was some distance in the lead, but nevertheless they gave pursuit. As the chase grew warm, Al- lan discarded all the unnecessary articles of dress. As he was crossing a ledge he saw some stuff shining in the sun. There seem- ed to be great quantities of the rock. He picked up several pieces, but as they got burdensome, he was forced to throw away all but one, which was about the size of a bullet. This he dropped into his bullet pouch. The Indians go so close on him he was forced to throw away his gun. Finally he overtook the train after having traveled about twenty miles on the run. Nothing of interest happened to the party and they reached Sonoma county, where they settled down. His Indian adventure was discussed, but he never showed his specimen to anybody who knew much about silver ore, for gold was what the majority of the people mined. One day he showed a Dutchman the piece of what he took to be a curious rock. The Dutchman got Hardin to allow him to send it back to Germany and have it analyzed, and it proved to be al- most solid silver. He had thought to him- self that he could load wagons with the ma- terial. The news spread and two prominent men of Sonoma county organized an expedition, which was to locate this mine. The party consisted of fifteen men, equipped with all the necessary articles consisting of food, firearms and picks and shovels. They reach ed the Black Rock country after the usual amount of grumbling at having to wash the dishes. They met with no unusual experi- ences. Hardin showed them the two points, first, where he had left, and secondly, where he had caught up with the train and the terri- tory through which he had traveled as best his recollection would permit, but was un- able to show the exact place where he had found the specimens. While in search of the mine they found a curiosity in the way of a petrified tree. It was six hundred and - sixty-six feet long and sixty-six feet through at the base. There was no sign of any other trees less than forty miles away. The measurements were sworn to by the men who took them as being correct. It was found laying across a small stream. They were just beginning to get well into their search, when a messenger sent out from the nearest fort, warned them of an uprising of Apache Indians. They immed- iately pulled the stakes of their camp and set out for a country where there was less danger. One day while they were traveling two of the party got behind the main part of the company and were hurrying to catch up. Looking down the road one of the men saw a man get up from hehind a boulder and walk across the road. They had suspicions that a band of Indians had slipped in be-

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THE ECHO Published every school month in the inter- ests of the Santa Rosa High School. Entered as second-class matter September 26, 1910, at the postoffice at Santa Rosa, ‘California, under the Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Mie Vear wawie cecil c mie siteS aaisiaste este 75C Bate Yor Mee Ne Oran er onion oor mak Oc 50c Single Copies .....-..eeeeeeeeeeereeees 15¢ By Mail, toc extra. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. Advertising Rates on application to the Manager. Tih oe Ae. itOn ee cots at Lawrence Moore ‘II 3usiness Manager......- Roy Simpson ’12 Asst. Manager...... Jessie Lingenfelter °14 Literary Editor....Laverne Sutherland 12 { Dorothy Westrup 712 Associate ical Carrie St. Clair 12 { Edith Sanford 12 ( Gwendolyn Yarnell ’11 Edna Cunningham ‘12 ale RRS a 1 Margaret Wilson ‘12 | Ames Peterson Ae: Athletics, Boys ......... Vernon Ross 713 Athletics, Girls .........4-: Lily Lewis 11 Exchanges ........-- Walton Hastings ‘11 re Lae Chester Gore 712 Se eek a a Howard Gilkey “11 ’ Gov. Board Report. Laverne Sutherland ’12 Social Notes ..0....+++-00- Nan Gould 711