 ... the Mississippi river. In 1849 an immense emigration set in from these counties to California. In consequence, the traveler bound for the States, meeting teams, and asking the usual question, " Where are you from ? " was answered frequently with,...  A Kansan Abroad - Página 194por Noble Lovely Prentis - 1878 - 240 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Zebulon Montgomery Pike - 1895 - 498 páginas
...are you from ? " was answered frequently with, " Pike county " meaning in some cases one Pike county, in some cases the other. This led to the general impression...bound for Californy, And I'm all the way from Pike." Pike County, 111., and Pike County, Mo., are certainly both named for the general, and I have no doubt... | |
 | John Taylor Hughes, William Elsey Connelley - 1907 - 702 páginas
...rum-puddled bar-counter must have appeared stale 'Where are you from?' was answered, frequently, with Tike county," meaning in some cases one Pike county and...of applied to this class of 'movers' — commences : .. . M narae lt ls Joe Bower3i I've got a brother Ike; I'm bound for Californy. and flat enough.4... | |
 | Kansas State Historical Society - 1900 - 526 páginas
...the general impression that everybody on the road was from Pike county, or that the inhabitants from Pike had all taken the road. Hence the general name...poetry I ever heard of applied to this class of "movers " : " My name it is Joe Bowers ; I 've got a brother Ike; I 'm bound for Calaforny, An' I 'm all the... | |
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