35-xx-xx ep15John Sutter and James W Marshall

Frontier fighters! Here fighters!

The triumphant march of these dauntless sons of courage who fought and dared that the West might live. More closely linked with the destiny of California than any other two historical figures are Swiss-born John Augustus Sutter and James W. Marshall.

In 1847, Sutter dreamed of being an empire builder. a special dream not at all, for he was a humble wheelwright, who was soon to be approached by prosperous John Sutter in regard to erecting a sawmill on the south fork of the American River at Coloma, California.

Well, Marshall, it looks like we'll do a little business together, huh? I didn't expect to be made a partner on this new lumber mill. You figure on having me put up, boy, you Mr. Sutter.

No? Well, everybody likes a surprise. You've been a faithful employee. Good will right, honest, you select the site for the mirror, erect it, and parkers will we be. Now, where do you think would be a good lumber mirror site?

I've got a hunch that the South Fork of the American River at Coloma would be the ticket. Then that's where it should be. I got a, you know, with a good saw mirror and pent up pine, I should get most of the lumber business from the new settlers coming into California.

Yeah, they all come to Southern sport. You know, you've done well by yourself in less than ten years. He started with nothing and today you've got the most important place on the Sacramento frontier. Yeah, God has been good for me.

Someday I bring my family from the old country. But not until I make this land of mine my new al-visa a perfect paradise. All right, my friend, get started. And so, folk of the American river it is.