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<DIV>Dan Grampa Hewitt made two trips to three trips to the calif. gold fields early on the first in 1849 then about 1851 to take a load of apples down he sold them for $1.50 each later he another trip and gave his brother a grub stake the family never heard from him again. then the last in the 1880s with cattle for a cousin. All this after traveling from PA to Mo. To Oregon in 1843. I guess he didn't mind the travel to do that much.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>6 months wow - long time from home.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I wonder if they made this a part of normal life ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dan M</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><B>Walt Davies<BR>Cooper Hollow Farm<BR>Monmouth, OR 97361<BR>503 623-0460 <BR></B><IMG SRC="cid:X.MA1.1074578072@aol.com" title="" height=93 alt="" width=72 border=0 DATASIZE="2892" ID="MA1.1074578072"></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>