▁farm ▁in ▁Ohio ▁where ▁Frederick ▁picked ▁up ▁the ▁black sm ith ▁trade ▁from ▁his ▁father . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁Frederick , ▁his ▁brothers ▁and ▁twenty - three ▁other ▁men ▁set ▁off ▁from ▁St . ▁Joseph , ▁Missouri ▁bound ▁for ▁Sac r amento , ▁California , ▁reaching ▁their ▁destination ▁in ▁a ▁mere ▁two ▁months ▁and ▁one ▁day . ▁After ▁sp ending ▁time ▁in ▁Mary sv ille ▁and ▁Y re ka ▁p lying ▁his ▁trade , ▁Frederick ▁depart ed ▁for ▁eastern ▁Washington ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁that ▁would ▁prove ▁much ▁more ▁difficult ▁than ▁his ▁first . ▁ ▁St ine ▁arrived ▁in ▁Wal la ▁Wal la ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁from ▁California ▁with ▁only ▁the ▁clothes ▁on ▁his ▁back ▁and ▁ 7 5 ▁c ents ▁to ▁his ▁name . ▁He ▁sc rap ed ▁together ▁enough ▁loan ed ▁money ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁corner ▁lot ▁on ▁Four th ▁and ▁Main ▁streets ▁and ▁build ▁a ▁sh ant y ▁to ▁house ▁his ▁black sm ith ▁shop . ▁With ▁the ▁small ▁front ier ▁town ▁sw arm ing ▁with ▁min ers ▁and ▁em igr ants ▁with ▁their ▁w ag ons , ▁his ▁shop ▁proved ▁very ▁luc r ative ▁and ▁with ▁additional ▁business ▁from ▁the ▁caval ry ▁station ed ▁at ▁Fort ▁Wal la ▁Wal la ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁pay ▁his ▁credit ors ▁back ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁months . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁he ▁helped ▁form ▁the ▁first ▁fire ▁department ▁in ▁town ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁city ▁council ,