The Argus from Fremont, California • Page 16

THE ARGUS Page 16 Fremont Newark. California Thursday, September 18, 1969 Legendary William Hay ward Made A Fortune After Leaving Gold Country By JOHN SANDOVAL William Hayward age 34. was living a quid, frustrated life as a mill-hand in a shoe factory in Georgetown, Middlesex County, when news of the gold discovery in California was revealed by President Polk. Hayward had been born on a rocky, hill-farm in Hopkinson. and remained as a helper for his father until he "grew to man's estate." In 1836.

at age 21, he struck put or, his own, visited Boston just 15 miles east of his birthplace, and then went north to Georgetown in theh valley of the Merrimac River and obtained employment in one of the shoe factories which had converting California and South American hides into sturdy American boots and shoes. Two years later Hayward married Miss Louisa and she bore him one daughter who was christened Ixmise Hayward. In 1840, shortly after the birth of his daughter Hayward's wife died. DETERMINED TO amass a quick fortune in the Sierra mining camps, Hayward sailed from Boston on the steamer Unicorn on April 23, 1849, for the trip around Horn and arrived in San Francisco on Aug. 31.

He left his daughter, then nine years old, with relatives in New, England. Hayward outfitted for the mines in the city and then took sailing sloop for Sacramento to proceed to Mormon's Island to try his luck in the placers close to the gold discovery point at Coloma. Followed by poor mining luck, Hayward moved on to Missouri Bar, and then on to Dry Diggings on the North Fork of the American River (now Auburn). Near Dry Digg i Hayward associated himself with a dozen gold-seekers in attempting to divert the bed of the American River to uncover new gold deposits. In this fruitless Youths Face Lynching Indictment I I A FALLS, Tex.

(UPD--Three teen-agers were indicted Wednesday under a rarely used charge of lynching in the second degree. The three were accused of beating their high sch (' 1 biology teacher when he told them to their hats off and button their shirts in the classroom. Indicted were Donald Ray Higgins, Charles Young and Robert H. Mack, all 17. Mack turned 17 over the weekend, i eligible for indictment as an adult.

Each was held in the Wichita County jail under $2,500 bond. Lynching in the second degree was put on the state lawbooks in 1949 in an effort to curb mob action. It is punishable by from one to ten years in prison. The teacher, C. H.

Dodby, who instructs at Wichita Falls Hirschi High School, was not seriously injured in the attack. Three other youths implicated in the incident are juveniles, and their cases were being handled in the juvenile courts. attempt Hayward lost all of his capital and returned to San Francisco in 1850, a dejected and beaten gcld-seeker. The next spring Hayward, i with money earned as a dairy rilker for James Larue and as a roadmaker in 'he winter, went to the Southern Mines from Jackson to Sonora to Mariposa seeking profitable placers. FOR THE SECOND soring summer season he failed ti "strike a bonanza." In 'h early fall of 1851 he hiked overland from the Knight' Feny region through mont Pass to the Livermore valley.

On his way down San Ramon valley to Marline where he took a boat back to San Francisco he noticed th abundant wild oat fields on the southwest slopes of Ml Diablo. He decided to buy scythes and rakes in the sea port town and return to the Dublin-Amador valley to har vest the wild hay crop. Having raised another stake by his selling of self-harvested hay-crop, Hayward cided to hike through the hills at the head of Palomares Canyon and make his way to Robert's or Mulford Landing. At the mouth of Palomares, Hayward came to a flat which appeared to him an ideal location for a homestead. He pitched a tent, unpacked his belongings, killed and quartered a young buck, and started a camp-fire.

He believed the land was government reserve and 'hoped that he could stake a homesteaders claim to the beautiful valley. HOWEVER THE smoke from his camp-fires attracted the attention of some of the cattle' herders of Guillermo Castro. In a few days Castro appeared with a posse of riders and informed Hayward that he was trespassing on the San Lorenzo Mexican grant. Hayward graciously accepted, the claim of ownership of Castro and in so doing impressed Castro with his fairness and affability. Castro invited him to proceed down the stream to his adobe to stay as his -guest.

Soon Castro and Hayward agreed upon the purchase of a 60 acre -piece of land encompassing what became known as Prospect Hill. The land was afterward split by the laying out of from Mission Boulevard to Main Street, in Castro's plot of his town of San Lorenzo in 1854. Hayward and Castro be- Armed Quartet Robs Bank In Sacramento SACRAMENTO (UPI)-Four men armed with a sawed-off shotgun held up a Wells Fargo Bank branch Wednesday and a with "less than $5,000," sheriff's deputies reported. The men walked into the bank, ordered all patrons to lie down on the floor, then demanded, "Give us all your money from your boxes." Witnesses said the four had nylon stockings pulled over their faces. No shots were fired and no injuries were reported.

Deputies said the amount stolen was in four figures but "less than $5,000." The exact amount was undetermined. THE ARGUS LUCKY LICENSE NO. C6T26I I i HI WINNER MUST CLAIM PRIZE BY 7P.M. Doy Following Publication lor number published MONDAY thru THURSDAY OR BY 7 P.M. TUESDAY lor numbers published SAT.

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YOUR OFFICE--ON OUR MYROU 797.8282 One Coll Doei It All Beve-Alicc A NATIONAL TIMPMAUT HUP IHVICI 37477 Fremont SuitcC-Frcmont (P. S. In ciu An came friends and 'he Mexican ranchero approved of Hay- general store, starting a dan'yfarm. e-enius'ly a hotel which won fame as a sunnier llsyivard's Hotel. As travelers through t're vil- a of 250 grew more frequent Hayward's stere became -he -'opping p'ace far San Jcse-Oskland -je li-e.

The Oakland set up a sub-station in the store the delivery of the first mail, and William Hay- be: 1 ne the first master. HAYWARD BECAME interested in Whig and then Republican politics and was appointed Alameda County Roadmaster to supervise and building and upkeep of the new country roads needed in Eden Township. He erected Hayward's Hall where public meetings, lodge gatherings, and religious services were held. In 1856 William Hayward was elected Alametla Cciui i Eden Town- a-J lie 'Kit- eli'L 1 ed 'o 'he lie failed i'l Ms old for elec''on the l.uislalure. Ilsyward married for the ime in 1SC6 just after the Civil War.

His new bride Mrs. Ravhael Bedford who had to Lafayette, There were wa children barn to 'his marriage a daughter Msry E. Hayward who became Mrs. S. P.

Pope of San Frsnri and a sen. William M. Haywaid, known in his youth as "Willie." THE SECOND Mrs. llay- ivas an excellent manager and cook and she built the Hayward's Hotel into an ideal summer and resort hotel sitors from all around the Bay Area. In the hold were 71 rooms for guests, and an office, room, smoking room and dining room seating 103 persons at 20 large tables.

When Faxon 1). Atherton over the San Lorenzo HaiK'ho lands and determined in If64 to make a large com- me-cial town of i'. with supporting railroad, warehouses, and nerc'al r'is rict he to give the town a new name. Since Hayward's store and hotel were known far and wide to travelers and summer visitors Atherton selected the name of in honor of its most prominent lesiden: for his e.v. mi'dern tcwn.

William Hayward died on' July 20. 1891 at the age of 76. He 's buried in the Lone Tree Cemetery where his tomb supports a life-like bust of him. Ills estate was appraised at Thus a shoe factory worker from New England, a gold- miner, road builder, merchant, hotel proprietor, postmaster, justice of the peace, county supervisor, and all around good-citizen, William Hayward had a modern of nearly 100,000 population named in his honor. OIL ADDITIVE Absorbs gum and sludge.

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