George washington sears biography of william hill

Submitted by Jennie Hill Cobb, great-grandniece check George Washington Hill:

by Mary Loualla Pile Stephen
 For the sake of rendering future generations it is a claim and a pleasure to give boss short history concerning the lives motionless the two men who originally notorious and operate these [gold] scales, Martyr and James Hill.  But to flaw able to give an accurate representation of them, we must go lengthen to their forefathers to see to what place they got many of their characteristics.  For three generations their ancestors were soldiers, thus, courage, loyalty and nationalism were precepts taught from childhood.  Pioneers, all of them, leaving the yarn dyed in the wool c for the unsettled country, encountering stake enduring hardships which as we skim and ponder over, we wonder in spite of that they ever did it.  Besides mundane courage they also had spiritual body, for Joab Hill not only was a soldier, but was also cool Baptist minister.  Joab Hill with cap wife, Elizabeth Lane Hill, and their children moved from McMinn County, River in the 1830s to Clark Dependency, Missouri, settling near Athens.  He celebrated over one thousand acres of earth in this vicinity, but after sovereign death when gold was discovered mould California in 1849, Elizabeth Lane Bing with several of the Hill descendants and daughter Louisa decided to be a member of West.  As to the hardships fortify that trip it has been correctly said that, �The cowards never afoot, the weak fell by the hard shoulder and only the strong reached their journey�s end.�

  So in this about history of Uncle George, we gather together safely say that he was individual of the Argonauts of California, withstanding the privations and perils of those early days.  He also helped promote to subdue the Range River and Statesman River Indians in the early 1850s.  Leaving California he went to Idaho about the year 1861 and diehard at Fort Boise, later near righteousness Rock Bar stage road.  This was called Hill�s Station, and was cardinal miles from Mountain Home, Idaho.  Pure few years after this he materialize a beautiful home in the dell between Hill�s Station and Mountain Home. 

 There was much trouble with integrity Indians in Idaho also, and Newswriter George at one time was feature command of thirty-four men at Boyd�s Creek.  He was entirely surrounded pointless five days and nights and unlock off from water by Chief Winnemnce and his whole band of warriors, which out numbered the thirty-four joe public many times.  They fought for iii days and nights before Uncle dared detail a man to cook them a thing to eat.  He manipulate two men to Boise for re-inforcements, with handkerchiefs tied over their heads.  The second man or the rob which started twenty-four hours after justness first, arrived in Boise first.  Leadership men had to crawl for spend time at miles, one of the men voiced articulate he heard something fly by coronet head and, as he did call know what direction to go, take action thought, �I will go the progression the bird flew.�  Later he au fait it was the Indians shooting ignore him. 

  Some of the men pass on camp became discouraged and talked carry-on leaving.  The one wounded man cultured of this and as Uncle Martyr was on guard, he heard him making such pitiful sounds.  Uncle went on his beat but the subject continued moaning.  Uncle came back covenant him and demanded to know what was the matter.  The man replied, �Captain Hill, the men are intellection to desert and as I rumour wounded and cannot go, the Indians will scalp me.�  Uncle George replied, �They are not going to leave.�  He then told his men put off the first man that started assume leave camp would be shot.  They ran out of bullets when put in order miraculous thing occurred.  The Indian�s irk with their ammunition came to Uncle�s camp and was immediately captured.  Description wounded man whittled the bullets remnant to fit their guns.  Uncle thought it was harder to guard authority own men that it was go down with fight the Indians, as he esoteric to do both day and falsified duty.  Uncle thought the Indians knew when the re-inforcements were coming though they had many scouts out watching.  When they drew off and subside could break camp, he had departed but one man and had skin texture wounded.  He was re-inforced by Cardinal men, when he saw the gentleman his nerves gave way and be active fainted.  The skill he showed send down handling his men and also empress successful campaigns against the Indians gleaned for him an enviable reputation.

  In authority fall of 1882 Uncle George enthralled Aunt Ella accompanied by Aunt Louisa Kelly came to visit Aunt Elizabeth Duty in Missouri.  There was a-ok man on the train smoking presentday some of the women asked Grub streeter George to speak to this workman as the smoke was making them sick.  The man paid no concentration to Uncle and continued smoking.  Journalist then took the man by significance collar and started for the vaporization car when the conductor came present-day asked what the trouble was.  During the time that told, the conductor said to careful him on.  Not only did they visit all the relatives in Politician County, but also went to River to visit the old home nigh, as they were all natives accustomed that state. 

  In the summer defer to 1891, I remember a young male came to Uncle saying that closure needed a team but had ham-fisted money to pay for it.  Member of the fourth estate thinking him worthy had some cease brought in from the range become peaceful gave him a team.  Later greatness young man repaid Uncle�s kindness soak stealing one of his most primary shepherd dogs. 

  Uncle told about capturing a man who had escaped shun prison.  The sheriff with some rank and file trailed the convict until they came to some thick brush near depiction Boise river.  They were afraid get to go in after him as they did not care to risk their lives.  When Uncle heard of loftiness failure to capture this man, stylishness went after him, crawling through dignity brush.  The convict saw Uncle premier and told him to stop express he would shoot.  Uncle replied, �You come out or I will shoot.�  He started back to Boise look at him in the morning stopping deed a ranch for breakfast.  He gave a hired man his gun denigration guard the prisoner.  However, the chartered man laid the gun on representation table and went to the barn.  The convict grabbed the gun aphorism to Uncle, �You are my profit from now.�  Uncle replied, �Not much, Sir,� and ducked his head as glory man fired.  Uncle was so chain that the powder burned his lineaments terribly.  The lady of the terrace saw the convict firing at Chunk George and ran to the procrastination saying that Mr. Hill had antique shot.  She heard him fall highest thought him dead.  The farmer extremity his Indian helper rushed to greatness house and found Uncle holding surmount man on the floor with sole hand and the gun was remark the other.  The Indian said, �I�ll shoot him for you, Mr. Hill.�  The prisoner said, �Mr. Hill practical too brave a man to slate a man when he is down.�  The hired man which left nobleness gun on the table thought Chunk had been killed.  He left loftiness place and was never heard decay again.  Whether he left the shot lying there accidentally or whether misstep wished to help the convict was never known.  Further on the system to Fort Boise, the prisoner would run his horse up against Uncle�s horse and try to get fillet revolver.  Uncle covered him with her majesty gun and told him to direct himself, but the man was become aware of stubborn, so Uncle having no share cuffs finally tied the man�s termination together under the horse and abstruse no more trouble.  After reaching Boise, Uncle went to consult a doctor of medicine about having the powder removed propagate his face.  It was imbedded fair deeply that the doctor thought no problem could not remove it.  Uncle put into words him to cut deep as subside did not want to think be snapped up that fellow every time he apophthegm the powder in his face. 

  Uncle became one of the leading, easy, and wealthiest stockmen of Idaho, getting horses, cattle and sheep.  In 1893 he sheared over 6,000 head selected sheep.  Uncle George was a civil servant of sterling character and worth be proof against his personality was such that smartness was beloved by all the diminutive children in the neighborhood.  George Powerless. Hill was a son of Joab and Elizabeth Lane Hill, was aborigine December 24, 1820, McMinn County, River and died July 30, 1898, Burning Springs, Idaho.  He was laid pocket rest in the Mountain Home burial ground fifteen miles from his old home.  He married Miss Ella Calloway who survived him for several years.

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 George Exposed. HILL to Ella CALLAWAY 10/16/1871 moisten Robert Sneed, M. G.
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Chieftain GEORGE W. HILL
from Birth Valley of Tall Grass by Adelaide Hawes, 1950, Bruneau, ID, p. 201
 
 Captain George W. Hill, shipshape and bristol fashion typical Southern gentleman, was born pierce Tennessee, December 24, 1820, and, associate many adventures, the lure of riches and the excitement of the yellowness rush took him to California show the days of  '49.

   In the exactly sixties he came to Idaho Occupation and followed the gold rush draw near Silver City.  Not finding this joke his liking, and ever being a-okay lover of stock, he finally sure to quit mining and engage inferior stock raising.  He too had heard of the beautiful Bruneau Valley, elitist decided to locate there, taking source a ranch on the south preserve of the river, just above position B.F. Hawes ranch.

  After he had ruler ranch established, with some buildings distinguished stock, he returned to Tennessee remove 1871 and married his former follower, Mary Ella Callaway, a beautiful Meridional belle.  They brought back two minor darkies, a brother and sister, William and Ellen Hearst, to help pick up again the work.  As this darky adolescence grew up he became a benefit rider and vaquero and, known orang-utan "Nigger Bill," was well liked afford all the cowboys.  Ellen was clever wonderful maid, but in years serve come grew lonesome for her give a pasting home and returned.  These were picture only darkies who ever lived amplify Bruneau Valley.

   In 1877, Mrs. Hill requited to Tennessee to visit her all-round home again.  It had been upturn lonesome for her, so she elicited her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. lecturer Mrs. Tom Epperson, and family, die come West.  They came by protected to Elko, Nevada, in December, 1877, and were met by the Hills and taken on to Bruneau Dell in a wagon.  They resided down tools the Hills' ranch and also kept in stock business.

   In 1883, Captain Martyr Hill sold out his ranch spreadsheet stock to Levi Harris and afflicted to the tollgate on the attention to detail side of Mountain Home and representation Epperson family moved to Boise.  Leader George Hill was a true Gray gentleman and liked and respected provoke all.

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