Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must be obtained by the reader.
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Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must be obtained by the reader Autobiography & Reminiscence of Henry Otis Hooper, (Deceased), 1901. The Society of California Pioneers In 1851, Henry Otis Hooper was prospecting for gold alone on the Cottonwood River. It was at this time that he made the acquaintance of a man that would turn out to be a life-long friend and partner. In 1854, Hooper and his partner, whom he referred to as "Uncle Jerry", had a claim and a house near French Gulch in Shasta County. Hooper set out to locate better diggings along the Pitt River with "Uncle Jerry" and Jerry's nephew, Charley, and a group of trappers. During their trip Charley became separated from the rest and the trappers were attacked by a group of Indians while searching for him. Hooper and Jerry were left to locate Charley who had been kidnapped by Indians and brought to their village Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 107-142, Vol. 4. This is a typed transcript of the member's autobiographical reminiscence created as an institutional record for the Society of California Pioneers. This reminiscence includes a reference to a photograph of the member in a set of bound volumes, but there is no longer a photograph of this member in our collection. The period represented by this reminiscence is from 1851 to 1901. The author of this reminiscence has recounted a fantastic story about a journey he made with some fellow travelers in search of diggings near Pitt River. During their trip they were attacked by a group of Indians and one man was kidnapped and taken prisoner in an Indian Village. In the village the kidnapped man's life was guarded by a white woman who had been living among the Indians. They would fall in love, marry, and remain living among the Indian tribe. Eventually the couple moved to San Francisco and the bride, "Daisy", was instructed in "the ways of civilization". The tale has a sad ending in that Daisy dies of heartache and loneliness while her husband is sailing back to California after an extended visit in New York. Hooper has provided an adventure filled account with no shortage of "romantic" pioneer imagery. His prose is laced with dialogue and elaborate descriptions which help the reader experience the tension of their extraordinary situation. Midway into the story Hooper switches the direction of the tale and tells it in the first person perspective of Charley, the man kidnapped. This reminiscence does not provide much solid biographical information on its subject.
Hooper, Henry Otis--1823-1894 Pioneers--California--Biography Gold mines and mining--california--Shasta County Frontier and pioneer life Indians of North America--California
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Pioneers California Biography Gold mines and mining california Shasta County. Indians of North America California.
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