Would you answer this ad?

[Kentucky Kache]

"Westward Ho! For Oregon and California. Who wants to go to California without costing them anything? As many as eight young men, of good character, who can drive an ox team, will be accommodated by gentlemen who will leave this vicinity about the first of April. Come on Boys. You can have as much land as you want without costing you anything. The Government of California gives large tracts of land to persons who move there. The first suitable persons who apply will be engaged."

Article appeared in the Sangamon (IL.) Journal, March 26, 1846.

The ad was placed with the purpose of recruiting people who wanted to head west with a party led by George Donner (The Donner party).

Notice the part that says, "You can have as much land as you want without costing you anything."

 

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[rmptr]

Good point CC,

Anyone of good character knows there is no free lunch.

 

[Cynangyl]

heck no....I dun wanna live in California! lol Won't cost you anything eh?? Amazing how much it cost them!

 

[mlayers]

I don't remember where I read this but, You can get free land in Alaska all you have to do is go there built a home and stay there and the government will give you added to it. But the problem is it is where there is no roads to it is very hard to get there. So you really have to want to be there in the cold and snow 10 months a year....Matt

 

[Kentucky Kache]

A lot of people died in that ordeal. And as far as what they did to survive, I can't say that I wouldn't have done the same, especially if my family were starving.

 

[Cynangyl]

So your point is that this California land actually did end up costing them an Arm and a Leg ?

I don't think it was only arms and legs

 

[rmptr]

I just looked at homestead facts the other day...

No more.
zip nada nyet.

Last one WAS in Alaska and was about 2yrs after the actual closing date because of legal matters.

1986 or 1988.

The rest of the west had ended about 10years before that.

So, about as 'free' as you can get today would be a tax sale, or adverse possession.

rmptr

 

[Sandman]

Heck no, I won't go. You could end up having your land sliding into the sea or you'd fall in a fissure where all the dinosaurs went.

 

[Cynangyl]

Heck no, I won't go. You could end up having your land sliding into the sea or you'd fall in a fissure where all the dinosaurs went.

rofl is THAT where they went?? My step son came home from school one day when he was 11 with the theory that the dinosaurs farted so much they killed all the vegetation and that is why they are extinct!

 

[Lowbatts]

Heck no, I won't go. You could end up having your land sliding into the sea or you'd fall in a fissure where all the dinosaurs went.

rofl is THAT where they went?? My step son came home from school one day when he was 11 with the theory that the dinosaurs farted so much they killed all the vegetation and that is why they are extinct!

They had a war with the Dolphins (Pre-NFL) and lost.

 

[TheHarleyMan2]

Heck no, I won't go. You could end up having your land sliding into the sea or you'd fall in a fissure where all the dinosaurs went.

rofl is THAT where they went?? My step son came home from school one day when he was 11 with the theory that the dinosaurs farted so much they killed all the vegetation and that is why they are extinct!

Well, my theory on why dinosaurs got extinct was, the cavemen killed them off because they got tired of smelling dino poop everywhere they went and accidentally falling into it!

 

[crazyjarhead]

If it seems to good to be true............... it probably ain't