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December 21, 1849
Letters by Alden Woodruff, son of publisher William Woodruff, were published in the Arkansas State Democrat, giving details of his experiences searching for gold in the fields of California. These letters and excerpts of articles by F. J. Thibault detailing their experiences helped to provide a record of the history of the many Arkansans who joined the westward movement.