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nWlTrODMAflL-S- ii IF ATPlLJ-ELkS VOL CXLII OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, SUNDAY, MAY 201945 NO 143 chief was the-iibted Indian warrior, Black both continents with their acts. At the Mid- ent. the estabushment bf Tort Jones and coming Fair games Cliff HflCJellan copped the pole-vault championship and held it for years, Harry Germain, now J80 plus, was another XT 'HAT Democrats have been at tempting to accomplish at this ses sion of the Legislature in the way of creating campaign issues for next year's election has, ofcourse, been obvious for some time. Some political observers were inclined to believe this week that YY7. so-theylgaltt bit the trail and proceeded their way.

Thetrail led into a deep can which narrowed into steep sides ahead. Su denly a shot was fired, from behind a clump of willows, upon the mountain side some 180 yards away. Both stopped, and father called champion. -The around -the bay rowing clubs lay, had created at times a very serious sit-werej anxious to hold under A.A.U. uation as to how to keep the Scotts Valley In-aMspices.

Acme's representative "entered. When under Chief Nick, from starving. Judge Jhe very obviousness of their intentions IHTgWU alone throughJl8 miles of Indian-infested coun- erve to. thwart hem, and that developments a settlement that was about to be of its garrison, together with great -uncertainty in the matter of payment for supplying the Indians with food, 'occasioned by. red tape de Steele, one of the early ranchers in' Scotts' Valley, a highly respected, man, elected superior judge ol Siskiyou County, naa been furnishing beef to the Indians, and at the bottom of a bill for meat furnished in-January, February and March, -1854, on'whidi the amount of meat deliverebStn each Indian and the name ot the Indian who received it indicated, Judge Steele wrote to my father: 'This you will please certify to Colonel Beale, although not delivered according, to your mstructions, owing, to the.

inability of the Indians -to go to the fort. just when delivered to Nick. He will probably allow; if not, no charge is. made, as humanity required the Bad Whites "The task of reconciling the Indians to a state of life, caused by the ever-expanding grip of the white man on the valleys, river? and mountains, where within their tribal boundaries they had been accustomed to roam, pursuing the game, catching the fish, gathering the berries, nuts and roots, which furnished food and clothing, carefree and unmolested in a land handed down through generations, was. in.

itself a tireless one', Tut it was 'made, dis- coura wanton and deliberate -acts of mean and brutal white men, as individuals or in packs. Like wolves, they sought to spread discord, even by rapine-and murder. My uncle, Joseph B. asked what he would suggest using as a sub- stitute for' a boat, he replied: 'Didn't think of that, but we ll get Judge Al Fritz, aiuie Humphreys and others of the South Ends, hear- ing of the story, rowed over their put- ting it in the University of California boathouse on Session's Basin, where, later, it was destrovetF I 7 by tire- Alameda tendered their club faculties and the the Aerials their 'black' On the day of the race they offered their new four-oared barge, which, while not rigged for the-Acme boys, was accepted, and second place won in the Coast junior championship. Of that crew of marvels, the will-to-wiri spirit was clearly demonstrated for three had never been in a barge before going into training, and one could ndt swinv For the lightweight wrestling championship, Charlie Andrews and George.

Eckhart of the Olympic Club labored and pulted and tugged for four continuous hours to a draw at the Alcatraz ThaerrSan Francisco, Reunion "A newspaper offered a trophy for a 100-mile, 10-man relay race, around the bay, via San. Jose: The powerful track team of the-Bay cities entered, and all save the Acme laid, off." Wise ones had Judge Frank Kerrigan's boys pegged to win by an hour and. 10 rhinutes. They trailed Acme by just that margin. Ed Hartley's quarter-mile swim record was never lowered," and at .75 years of age-broke his own 10-mile cross-country run record.

This was done under A.A'U. rules, with Judge John J. Allen, Ja'eK in recent days seemed to indicate that the Dem ocrats had somehow gotten their signals mixed, stubbed their toes or otherwise muffed the opportunity they sought. Assemblyman Alfred Robertson, minority floor leader, finally got around to his long-awaited pitch to depict, the administration as extravagant, put rou calls on the various budget amendments spiked his guns. Maiy of his' own party members were recorded in favor of some of the amendments which boosted the budget some $20,000,000 above the estimate submitted by Governor Warren, and Robertson himself nominal head of the non-existent "economy bloc," even approved the one amendment -whjch represented the largest portion of that iirtrease.

On the 'opposite side of the picture, only very few Democrats went "along whenRobertson proposed a series of amendments reducing various budget items? Looking Then, too, persons interestedmjhe 1946 campaign noted that among the half dozen amendments which Robertson offered, fromxamong his original 22 proposals, before withdrawing the remainder ofthe series with a blast at th Assembly for engaging in a spending spree, was at least one apparently designed to draw the ire legislator who upon any legii vbted for it, They contended that Mr. Robertson's motives were suspect and his technique Aulty, although they did not discount the fact that he may yet emerge with some campaign ammunition. As this was written, the budget had not yet come up for final action in the Assembly, so it was too early to-tell just how the Democrats will fare, but it was a foregone conclusion that regardless of the outcome of the-budget fight, voters next year will not be permitted to forget that Democratic assemblymen concurred in amendments which boosted Rosborough, who come with us right The man who Kitchen, Willis Sharpe, Otto Rittler and the which my father had' named, wrote of one in-usual corps timers, clerks xt coufse, and stance of such atrocities, in a letter sent by an Hawk. When the Black Hawk War broke out young Craig, although but 14 years or-age. volunteered, was and served for the duration.

He enlisted under Colonel Stillman. He took part in the battle of Bad Axe, decisive battle of the war. At one time he went attacked by the Indians. He arrived in time, so that they -were able to make their escape. In 1850 he left Illinois for California, driving eight yoke of oxen across the plains.

He reached Georgetown September 17, 1850, and resided there until the time ie of his death, ne and entered followed mining for a time, the employ of the old California" Water Company at Georgetown, which he served faith fully for 39 years being one of its most trusted employees. The most of the facts recorded above were furnished nje his late grandson, Orin Murdock.I never heard p. B. Craig say so, and neither have I heard anyone else say so, but i is not unlikely that Abraham Lincoln and Daniel Boone Craig met at some time during the Black Hawk War, I recall but one story that Craig told of the Black Hawk War, He once told in my hearing of an Indian about 12 years of age, who had his hand shat- tered. by a musket ball The doctors decided to amputate the hand and while 'they performed the operation the boy quietly munched on a hardtack.

Daniel Boone Craig was twice married. His first wife died leaving two children, a son Denver and a daughter wtfq, married Robert Murdock. His second wifip was the widow of Andy Chapman of Garden Valley." Qve'l SlXtV YedlS "AoO Of some bid-time days and of the Acme Athletic Club which recently held its -25th reunion, Jimmie Shanley has memories 'and records. Tie tells us that the club "was an organization that flourished in Oakland when the Oakland Trotting and Shellmound Parks were located upon the site of industrial Park was a part of East Oakland; one-horse car ran over 'the marsh' to Alameda, and nice folks were shocked at a 'terrible leg' show, 'The Black Crook'; Dennis Kearney's ReoV Shirts declared the 'Chinese, must 14th Street was blocked on the east ide', 'Lover's Lane' being the passageway to Broadway. The ball park was at 14th and Center, with the Greehhood Moran's, Atlas of Sacramento, Pioneers and Haverleys of San Francisco making up the big league, and Patsy Cahill one' of the fastest thingsTorTai diamond.

It was there in 1883 Jack Connors of The Tribune and Henri Auddifred ran the 100-yard dash for. Acme. The club's name, athletically and on the street, was upon the lips of devotees and followers of amateur sports. It was recognized and admired not only because of its achievements and clean sportsmanship, but because those entering contests held the club colors above self-glory, and fidelity was so sincere members from all walks of life, even to 'old a colored backed, worked and pulled for a win of each contesting clubmate. It was in 1882 a group of athletically inclined yourjg decided to form a Club.

They met at the Lefevre place, Second at Harrison. Among those attending were: DeWitt Van Court, Tim Scanlon, Ed Merwin, Harry PerryV'Tharlie Lescher, J. Mack Polk, John. Connors, Andy Merwin, and later Horace Brown, Frank Leavitt, the last four employed on The Tribune. Rufe Hepburn, who still enjoys an active business life at 82, presided and ave tothe club its-name, Some Champions "Rapidly it grew out of its limited quarters, removing to Eighth and Webster, then to Dexter at Harrison.

With each move came additional membership and popularity and a firmer determination to live-up to the definition of its name the highest point. The Hook Furniture Company made the next move an important one. The Jewish Synagogue, on 14th "Street, Jiad been partly destroyed by fire. Hook bought the structure, moved it near to Harrison, and remodeled, leasine two floors to the club. The enthusiastic members Vorked like beavers nre- budget far above the administration's re- iout in Engsh, 'If you are friendly, come amj show yourself to which there was nc out no re sponse; then he called in Spanish, then in Chinook, and still no attention, was paid to his request.

Turning to Judge Peters, he said, 'Judge, that shot is evidently a signal to Indiana ambushed further up the canyon that -we are; OltlWWOIIVU coming to, and we most go With that turned his mule around and headed down the traiL Not realizing the danger as did mv father. reached down into his saddle bagsand drew out a big Horse pistol in either hand. Ha wasjurious at being prevented byafew red-skinfc from completing his trip to Crescent City. It meant returning to Yreka, thence to San Francisco, and waiting for a coast schooner to his destination. He was still storming away when father looked back, up tB? trail and hoi-lored to him, 'Better cojtne that fellow has had about time' enough to reload, and I'm going hack This brought Judge Peters, to his senses, and he whirled his mule around and followed down th.

trail. Arrived at the-ferry, they told the six people found there what had happened, and they did hot seem To think very seriously, of it. Father urged -them to leave with' them and go "up -the river, where there were' more whites; He said, 'I know these In- -iisns-weK; all-mdicatioTisaT I have seen since we came to the river tend' to convince me some thing is' wrong, and I feel it my duty to warn you that if these Indians are onthe warpa'th and 'coming this way, they will attack" you. ''hWerHed thcm'across the.rlversaid, 'I believr you are right, and I am going with Tha others doubted that there was any and refused to leave, so Judge Peters, father and the other man were put across the river and proceeded up the river;" warning everybody on the way. They stayed all nightr further up tha river, and next morning a runner tfftme from below, carrying the news of an Indian outbreak, and that murdered at the ferry, the buildings burned to tha ground and the ferryboat destroyed Early Berkeley read your article in the Knave of May 13, 'Free which is true to a "dot," says "Pop "Starf ett of 'Alameda.

"It was while riding, on that free train that in crossing -the bay on the bid side-wheelers I saw the first public-used lig globes, invented by Edison. I -reached Berkeley "from Chicago in November, 1879, and. took a room in a three-story hotel on Telegraph A xroniio on1 cfranrra 4v caw roc i 4-1ia nilU HV4 Hl'gC VV OBJ A. TTBlJ UUV U11.1 the other day, and it still stands, but repainted. It was in that hotel that I had my first bath, in a tub.

I remember well that it was made of tin and the joints soldered: I was anxious, to see that old tub, and I asked the lady if Fmight see it telling her that I had grown -quitt rjrh thinVing that thatffact might' make a dif- Terence with her. My! She newly bit my neck short off. 'You get out of here or I will havt you arrested. The idea that we have that old tin tub still in this modern I just plainly--ot. At that tihe a little old horseca'r operated' between Berkeley and Oakland.

It took over an hour to make the passage. I had always lived in a prairie country near Chicago, hence I was very anxious to' climb a mountain, and so after my first breakfast and bath in the old tub, I climbed what I though was a mountain back of the old university, Berkeley. TheTeI viewed a "vast prairie, as I thought, stretching before me, with only several fawn houses." Albert David PearTman informs the Knave that railroad fans and some others have pn tested the abandonment of the Yosemite Valley Railroad, and are hoping that something yet may be done. The railway, he says: "is one of the West's finest little railroads. It has much to offer to rail-fans.

Dhotocraohers and i r. 1 JL.Jii 'UImmL as ii ns very oeauvuui evciuv ueuiy, jntct casing equipment and structures. The abandoning ol the Yosemite Valley Railway would be very iiMiirtflA nat 4Wna im A eoiirfirtlll ttjKIr WfiS ating until the help went to the shipyards, and which will start again as soon as they can get-, some neipj inis. sawmui nas vu tne nun of the Yosemite Valley RaUway to get hel mm. i a.

.1 logs to the sawmui, and again to get their lumber out to the market If this railroad were be abandoned, the sawmilr would not be able to operate again. There is a very vital war plant WulCil UlvUUUVltiM twj cw mm mm. on the coast, which was then a growing town Indian to my.father, then at Witepect, on the Klamath River, below the mouth of Trinity River, wliere he had gone to adjust some comr plaints" made -by the Indians. This letter is, quite lengthy, going intoidetajls, and is quoted only in part: 'Crescent City, January 17, 1854. This vicinity has been made the scene atrocious cruelties, downright (False reports about the Indians were put in circulation and a company composed of the lawless element was organized.) 'When this company of 15 or 2J3 of the most trifling rabble, composed generally, went out they could find nothing but' trees in the redwoodsjnd were convinced that that was a false rumor already Without presence of any authority to check themand they went to the rancheria on the lake and commenced slaughtering the Indians, against whom no accusation was" made, or can be made, killings they said, about thirty.

Am6ng them, I haye since learned, many old men, children and women. The ae only now leaking out; and are beginning to shock (all sense of humanity in the community. This is not all; they went about the country shooting down Indians wherever they could find them attacking them at their fishing, dragging them from ittre houses of white men who hadhad themi: their emMpyme: and taking them off ami murder them. Then they started to -epTrini1fiIl off the Indians in Smith RivelrMey, but they were met at the river and away a portion of the settlers who were Vjisgusted with the lawless maraud- ers, and wereSinmolested by the 'Indians. They have begun to hide their heads now, but will alwayTbe ready when a fresh budget of be started.

I turn with loathing and disgust from the Klamath River Massacre judges officiating. When Jim Corbettt. turned professional to condition himself to make good his threat to defeat Sullivan, Jack Kitchen-be--came amateur champion, holding it until retirement. Billie Gallagher was the club's undefeated welter champion until turning professional. Other winners in various weights were: Jimmie Drew, Jimmie Fox, Dr.

Walter Smjhe, George Simpson, BUI Charlie Jsiam- burn, John "Fields, Bert Brown, Billip Hogarty, Eddie Smith, Bill Hope and Gus Larue was the bantam wrestler; After years of successful hap- piness the club accepted an "offer to take over the new Abrahamson building across from the Athens) with a swimming tank and more elab- orate, appQintments, Failure was the reward for this adventure, and notwithstanding Jim Corbett, Peter Jackson, Johnnie Hurget (Young Mitchell) and a whole array of old-timers and others proffered gratuitous help, the club ceased to exist but that spirit of fellowship and loyalty did not die', but smoldered for 30 years. Then Jack Kitchen met Charlie SJamburg from Seattle and invited Bob Leando and fnyself to dine with them. The atmosphere was just right, and resulted.in. a decision to make a try for a reunion the records were gone, but memories of pals of the past lingered. Willis 'was annexed and a four-month writirifl campaign started it stretched from Jim Corbett.

ami Jim Otey in New.YorlCI'Mpblueter in Chi- cag'o, to San Diego One hundred and sixty-six" men were tontacted, of which 136 attended a reunion banquet in Oakland 26 years ago. It would'not be possible to describe that meeting. Fidelity to each other and to the Acme colors still lived, and will do so until '30' is written for the last man. Each vear since that first reunion these-old pals jour- ney to Oakland just well, just to grasp each -otfcerVhand and to renew that pledge ottellow-. ship which with some has run for 63 yeiars." Scott's Valley Indians another Indian story Alex J.

Rosborough tells us: "The year 1854 had seen Fort Jones, Siskiyou County, California, established as a United States Army post, and Lieutenant Bon- nycastle stationed there with a company ol soldiers, and it was hoped that the necessity crwini TnHian-aoont was drawincr to a close. Mv father, the late Judge A. M. Ros i cisco, on October 25, 1854, as follows: jsince my last letter the Indians thrqogh the northern part Jones, furnished the Indians when greatly in need of it. If you direct me not.

to issue any beef, I will stop, thouglfl feel satisfied that if you were here you would approve.The ap tointmenf of father as special Indian agentj some vears nrevioui had been made under the administration of E. F. Beale, as superintendent of Indian inairs, wno was xouowea oy i. j. Henley, and witkfthia changing of superintend- questVand put That document into the very shape against which, their Jloor leader inveighed.

Another political maneuver1 which appeared to have backfired on the Democrats was their "full employment bill," which also ung in the balance as this was written. Floor debate- made it crystal clear, the Knave is told, that the bill was drawn and introduced for the purpose of establishing another campaign issue. The "consensus was that playing political foot- ball with State finances and the post-war unemployment problem will not win the Democrats many votes in 1946. Served With Decatur There are two graves in the cemetery at Georgetown, El Dorado County, that Warren Russell believes are deserving of markers. "One," he says, "is the grave of John Paul Jones Davidson, the other "that of Daniel Boone Craig.

Davidson died at Georgetown June 5, 1886, at the age of 98 years. When a boy of 16 he served under Commodore Edward Preble as a midshipman on the Constitution, 'Old He was one of the 75 officers and men, all volunteers, selected to serve under Lieut. Stephen Decatur "in the scuttling and burning of the Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli. After Decatur and his men boarded the Philadelphia they were broken up into groups, each with a certain task to perform. Lieutenant Bainbridge and Midshipman Davidson and ten other men were detailed to fire the wardroom and steer Each group carried out their orders, and -the Philadelphia was destroyed February 16, -1804.

Davidson served- through the war of 1812-14, I think, perhaps longer. I recall that he was always spoken of as a veteran of the War of 1812. He came to CaliforniaHt an early date, just when I do not know. He spent many years around Georgetown, where he was held in hich esteem. He' was alwavs SDoken of as Kotain Davidson.

At one time he taueht ren- manship in Georgetown. I remember hirh as 'feeing a tajl, gaunt-lboking man, and while he was my boyhood hero, I know but little about him. The most of what I have told I gleaned from history. However, the Georgetown' Gazette carried a good write-up' of his" In Black Hawk War "Daniel Boone JCraig," Russell continues, died at Georgetown January 1895. He was A' the eldest son of James Craig and Belinda Boone, daughter of Nathan Boone, and (grand-1 daughter of Daniel Boone.

He born at t. Charles, -Misiourir January 18, 1818. In 1826 the family moved to whit is now Galena; Illinois. It wu Indian country at thtt time. home of the Sacs and fox Indiana, And their "Some time after father had resigned as spe-r Indian agent and on his return Jo Yreter youf(J Save Rail Lille paring it for occupancy and building much of borough, who had been assigned the position, the apparatus, Hopes and determination were wrote in a letter directed to J.

Henley, supef-at a new high. More championships had been intendent of Indian affairs, located in San Fmi- haverannexed and others eagerly sought. Eight en- tries in the Coast championship and special was elected county judge 01 oisiuyuu v-uuiu, a regular Indian agent was appointed by the President, and an effort was made to move the Smith River Indians to the Klamath River, and there was more or less-trouble right up to the outbreajs of 1855. In that year Judge Meters and father started out on mulebaok over the mountain trail from Yreka to attend a session r-i i i ij. i i Crescent City; reports had it that the: Indians along.

the Klamath River had been growing sullen were collecting in small bands. As they rode into the Klamath River section, with which father was entirely familiar. there seemed, to haye been an abandonment and found-he was a new man at the place, and knew little. On landing, he and Judge Peters stopped at the house, where information was elicited that they had heard rumors that there had been trouble up the and there didn't seem to be so many bucks around. Judge Peters and father talked thi lituatton over, and" as rewrs naa wmi very wmi iiukMiii ww- ing up to the'eowt; he waa "iwriC9il.fr.

events tournament resulted. in seven, winners of California have continued to be atpeace by the Indians of their old haunts; when they firsts and seconds. Those boys trained harder, with the whites. I wrote to you from Shasta, came to the river crossing, a man came over and more faithfully and boxed harderfcr three and in that letter spoke of the necessity of fur- with the ferryboat and took them and then-rounds and a $35 medal than most boxers do -nishing the Indians with some food. I have, mules across.

On the" boat father questioned for longer bouts and a good-sized purse. When by the advice of the commanding officer it Fort the man as to what he knew, about the Indians, used in the war machinery, tint hat to use tbt II I 14- wultM l'Tkla Hook built his building on 12th Street, two floors were Resigned for an enlarged and mod ern' athletic club, fully equipped. Again forward- strides were made. While boxers and wrestlers showed marked gains, Bob Leanda's irvm bovs went steadilv to the front. Bob Star key astonished the amateur field by perfecting doubM somersault xrom the triple barj.

He witit other ipecial 'stunt' performey toured rauroaa 10 gei vw ww ywi ships over three cars per tt nil i also brings tin mifl'tot and THMIXa vW-'. i.