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Show 60 had of for headed the area rolled excitement of Sutter's to Sen on scwmill. Jose, the Soon wave l'ionterey and even resistec rising Los Angeles. There mania for 't"rere gold farther and The most swell of of farther a were voice to NevC\da vJillingly in The tale importance. that in California. in the in is It a booming gold isolated f shall Rancho gOld Not but fields l3Ibid., only I_). also of 22. the li1ce men Henry Bigler, that amazing rush S2ints. on steep climb the of group cry of but gold fields the rejoin spent almost of the home Diego and initial the at contingent San to the strong haraened to come over a soldiers spiri tual Ro cky NountC'li".1s. 'the r·1onnon We a from had 't.Lme started Ilormons grO"i'.:ing The California Basin Grea,t stayed Battalion see soon long march continued Chino the Even present Mountains. f o.r s ak e the of the this spread American the northward b./ Bri']"ham Young could dr aw of sanctuary and been that forty-six 1848, who on soldiers.lS leave to the disregard to Valley. had handful a Sierra LaJe that sm·?rnill to c':)me decided now heading for wer e July 3, the Salt friends "':Joldll, There had that veterans the in his small the seemed excitement the Mormon were f e Ll.ovz church-members year and who , publicized group earlier many months of wav e s from the fever gold Battalion their the as River. howev ez some, to is dee!_) interest how 2ny of these veterans role in the 1,lormon playa those that ha.c' the sprinkling Sierras of one were spent of again a fey? week s I'!onnons to be vrho eard story at rffCl0ineci frm. |
