Wagon Trains to California-1849

TOO NUMEROUS TO FIT IN SPACE ALLOWED-ALL HEADING TO THE GOLD RUSH FROM BURLINGTON

Posted By: Kathy Richmond (email)
Date: 2/27/2007 at 16:56:34

Burlington Hawkeye, Burlington Iowa April 5, 1849--

CALIFORNIA EMIGRANTS FROM BURLINGTON.

Our city and county will have a pretty fair representation in the crowd that is now on its way to California. The wagons that have already started during the past few days seem to have contained everything necessary for such a journey. Almost all classes are represented. Mechanics take their tools along, prepared to work at their business if they should need it--as they probably will -- more profitable than digging. The four wagons of Mssrs Peasley & Brooks, which started on Monday last, make quite a show. No expense has been spared in giving this company a complete out-fit. Other wagons, well appointed have been starting ever since. They average about three men to a wagon. We have been at some pains to obtain the names of those who have gone or will go from this vicinity. More than half have already started. There will probably be about one hundred from this county. the following are all the names we could obtain:--

In Peasley & Brooks wagon:
F.W. BROOKS, Wm. MOORE, LaFayette BROOKS, Reben WORRELL, J.S. McCLURE, Geo. WORRELL, Jer. FREEL, Peter JACKSON, Jno. S. MATTHIS, Lemon FOUTS.

Miscellaneous:
L.P. REED, Moses JORDAN, Mr. SIDELL & Wife, Presley DUNLAP, M. McCASLIN, Ephriam MOORE, Campbell SUTTLE, German SADDLER, Th. HUTCHINSON, Arthur SULLIVAN, C. DENMARK, David RUSSELL, Alonzo SARGEANT, Milton BLAIR, Robt. ANDERSON, Carleton HUGHES, John BURKHOLDER, Sam'l EIKENBURY, Hiram FAIRBANKS, David WHEATLEY, Joseph MOFFETT, Charles MILLER, James TAYLOR, Chas, H. JORDAN, Geo. PEARSON, Wm. HENDRIE, Luther MEAD, Joseiah SUTTLE, Lucius AUSTIN, J.C. BRANT, Wm VALLENTINE, Jona. DONALD, D. REDDING, Nahum SARGEANT, J. MINER, ____RANKIN, C.F. MATTHEWS, Wm CHICHESTER, A.W. GORDON, James CAUDILL, Albert. G. WALLING, Joshua HOLLAND, N.M. IVES, F.O. BECKETT, D. PURCELL, Jos. MYRES, John FARMER, Wm. W. SCOTT, Jacob ARRICK, Henry MOORE, L.B. AUSTIN, N.W. WILE, H. WILE Jr., ___BOND, ____FAIR, Z. KINSELL, Harvey BLAIR, Jas. COCHRAN, S. F. STEVENS, Thos. SATER, Pet. KESHLER, Jer. BUFORD, Jacob ELLIOTT, Levi MOFFETT, Daniel RORER.

The following are to start on Monday next with mule teams: J.S. DAVID, Oliver COTTLE, Shannon KNOX, John BUTTLES, Wm. RITCHEY, F. DANIELS, Andrew STURGIS and Jacob LEFFLER.