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In 1840. John Baxter and Sally gave birth to a son, and was left a newborn baby girl by an unwed mother. They decided to claim that she had gave birth to twins. Then having no money they was moved to Sumner, and lived in the city dump for five years. After five years they got an offer of employment in Alma while the children were away fishing. So they walked to Alma, but near Alma while crossing the railroad trestle, Sally caught her heel in the railroad ties. Both were killed by a train. After the funeral, the children, Fred and Rose, ran away, hiding in railroad box cars, ending up in California. Through a mistake of a clerk, Fred obtained a homestead, In digging the foundation for a small home, he discovered a rich vain of gold. During the next years he expanded, buying more homesteads from others who wanted to return to their home states.