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- THE ROSTER OF THE "FIFTY-EIGHTERS" IN THE PROVINCE
The following is a list of those who remain of the twenty thousand people who arrived in Victoria from San Francisco in 1858, the first year of
the gold excitement:
Anderson, James R. November. Str. Cortez, from San Francisco. Ar. with sister ; retired Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Adams, Frank. July Str. Pacific, from San Francisco. Ar. young, with father and mother; now with firm of E.B. Marvin & Co.
Allatt, Frederick. August 12. Str. John L. Stephens, from S. Francisco. Ar. young, with father and mother; now carpenter and contractor
Borde, August April. Str. America, from San Francisco. Ar. with father and mother; now Municipal Water Rates Collector
Booth, Samuel. September. Str. Cortez, from San Francisco. Ar. with brother
Borthwick, Ralph. July 7. Str. Orizaba, from San Francisco. Ar. singer; hotel-keeper
Burnes, Thomas J. May 11. Str. Commodore, from San Francisco. Ar. single; hotel-keeper, now Customs Officer; was prominent fireman in early days
Chambers, Walter Ar. with father and mother
Cogan, Mrs. George. August. Ship Oracle, from San Francisco. Ar. with father and mother
Collins, Henry. August. Ship Oracle, from San Francisco. Ar. with father and mother
Gribble. Henry. June. Str. Republic from San Francisco. Ar. single; gold miner, then engaged in retail business
Harrison, Mrs. Eli, Sr. July. Str. Brother Johathan, from S. Francisco. Ar. with husband, son and daughter
Harrison, Eli. July. Str. Brother Jonathan, from S. Francisco. Ar. with father, mother and sister; now Judge
Hastings, Mrs. Oregon C. August. Ship Oracle, from San Francisco. Ar. with father, mother and sister. Maiden name Layzell
Helgeson, Hans. July 4. Str. Brother Johathan, from S. Francisco. Ar. single
Higgins, David W. July 19. Str. Sierra nevada, from San Francisco. Ar. single; newspaper proprietor, retired
Humphreys, William Dec. 28. Overland, from California. Ar. single; gold miner, now in Customs
Lombard, Charles August. Str. Oregon, from San Francisco. Ar. with father and mother; now in the optical business
Marvin, Mrs. Edward. July. Str. Pacific, from San Francisco. Ar. with husband and son
McPhadden, Mrs. July. Str. Brother Jonathan, from S. Francisco Ar. with father, mother and brother. Maiden name Harrison
Moore, John. July. Str. Cortez, from San Francisco. Ar. with father, mother and brother. Purser C.P.R. Co.
Moore, William. July. Str. Cortez, from San Francisco. Ar. with father, mother and brother. Miner in Alaska
Moore, James. May. Via Bellingham Bay, from San Francisco. Ar. single; gold miner
Phillips, Mrs. Alexander. July. Str. Pacific, from San Francisco. Ar. with husband and son. Resident of Seattle, Wash.
Phelps. Mrs. Edward. August Ship Oracle, from San Francisco. Ar. with husband; now widow in this city
Scott, Mrs. William June Barque George Anna, from San Francisco. Ar. with husband; now widow in this city
Seward, Thomas W. May Barque D.M. Hall from San Francisco. Ar. single; gold miner
Sere, John B. June 11 Str. Republic from San Francisco. Ar. with wife and son; was prominent hotel-keeper--Hotel de France
Stelly, George. May. Str. Oregon, from San Francisco. Ar. single; contractor
Wolfenden, Mrs. R. August. Ship Oracle from San Francisco. Ar. with father and mother
This list and statement has been compiled with the greatest care by the undersigned, who has lived in this city continuously
since February 13th, 1859, when he arrived with his mother and three brothers on the steamer Northerner, from San Francisco, Cal., his father, Thomas Lea
Fawcett, having arrived the previous year, July, 1858.
Sept. 1st, 1908
EDGAR FAWCETT.
The undersigned, who has lived in this city since July 1858, certifies to the correctness of this statement.
D.W. HIGGINS
NOTE--Since the original list was compiled in 1908, thirteen have since died, leaving thirty-one remaining, as per above list on March 1st, 1912.
CHAPTER XXXV.
ROSTER OF THE FIFTY-EIGIHTERS
Being those remaining in 1908 of the 20,000 people who
came to Victoria from California in the year 1858.
Total, 45.?E. F.
BEFORE the year 1858, Victoria was a trading station or fort of the Hudson's Bay Company. In that year the news that gold had been discovered on Fraser River had reached San Francisco. It was not long ere the news travelled all over California and craft of all kinds were soon on the berth for Victoria. The list of steamers alone is a long one, and they were mostly taken off the Panama route, and are all to-day a thing of the past. There was the Pacific, the loss of which caused the greatest loss of life of them all put together, the Cortez, John L. Stephens, Oregon, America, afterwards the Brother Jonathan, Orizaba, Commodore, Republic, Sierra Nevada, and several smaller ones.
Of those on the framed list there is Frank Adams, who has spent the best part of his life here, and is a partner in the firm of E. B. Marvin & Co.; James R. Anderson, late deputy minister of Agriculture, whose father was the first Collector of Customs for Vancouver Island in 1858; Frederick Allatt, who has also been here from childhood, and whose father was an early time contractor; Charles Alexander, of Saanich; August Borde and his mother, the former water rates collector
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