Reminiscences of a ranger
Subtitle: or, Early times in Southern California
By: by Major Horace Bell ; the foreword is written by Arthur M. Ellis, and the illustrations are by James S. Bodrero.
Contributors: Ellis, Arthur M.; Bodrero, James
Publisher: W. Hebberd
Published: 1927
Place of publication: Santa Barbara
Language: eng
Number of pages: 499
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- California; California, Southern
Other titles: Early times in Southern California.
Description: Described the criminal elements and the violent life in Los Angeles and Southern California in the 1850s among the American and the Spanish Californians.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: label: CHAPTER I
title: The Sea Bird — Arrival at San Pedro— The two Captains Haley — Pioneer Staging — Sailor Stage Drivers — Banning — "Let Her Drive" — Stage Race and High Betting — Arrival at the Angels — The Bella Union and its Guests — The First Vigilance Committee — The Seven Wise Men of the Angels — Their Inquisitorial Torture — They Find the Assassin of Gen. Bean and Hang an Innocent Man — Joaquin Murietta — Zapatero, the Tejon Chief — The El Dorado — Aleck Gibson's — Nigger Alley and Gambling— Noted Characters — Crooked Nose Smith — Cherokee Bob
pagenum: 17; label: CHAPTER II
title: Ricardo Urives — He Wipes Out Jim Irvin's Party — His Encounter with John G. Downey — A Bloody Affray in Nigger Alley— Ricardo Passes in His Checks— The Black Democrat— The Court of the Vigilance Committee — The Doomed Men — The Gallows — Hanging Reyes Feliz, Sandoval and Three Others — The Arkansas Man as Hangman — The Last of the First Mob — Retribution — Fandango at the Moreno House— The Marshal — J. Thompson Burrill's Court and How it Was Adjourned— Granger and Ogier — The Mission Indians — A Slave Mart
pagenum: 31; label: CHAPTER III
title: More Lynching— Disgraceful Proceedings — Smith and a Mexican are Whipped on the Plaza — Tossing a Man in a Blanket — A Broken Neck — Even Change — Thompson Burrill and Dona Concha — A Man Gets Married— The Hairless Dog — Jack Powers and His Great Influence — He Defies the Law — Emigrates to Sonora and is Murdered — Alas! Poor Jack — Los Angeles the Hot-bed of Revolution — Castro's Pronunciamento — Micheltorena — Gringo Versus Gringo, and the Great Three Days Battle of Providencia— Blood, "God and Liberty." — Bandini's Revolution — The Founding of Los Angeles — Navarro's Dream
pagenum: 50; label: CHAPTER IV
title: The "Most Useful Man," and How he Played it on Friar Juan, of Agua Mansa — His Duel With General Magruder— Juan Largo Versus Juan Chapo — A Wonderful Lawsuit — Myron Norton, Don Jose, and the Mixed Jury — Cobarrubias
pagenum: 72; label: CHAPTER V
title: Spanish Families— Good Society — A First-class Mexican Ball — Ranchero Hospitality— Captain J. Q. A. Stanley — R. S. Den, Bandini and Others— Washington's Birthday Ball in 1853— Assault and Hard Fighting— The Dead— Myron Norton Wounded-The Angels on a War Footing — Andres Pico Commands the Peace — The Mission Indians Adopt Gringo Customs and Hang a Man — Mission Squirrels Versus Mission Bells
pagenum: 88; label: CHAPTER VI
title: A Grand Character — An Old-time Election in Los Angeles— Capturing Voters, the Modus Operandi — Disguising Sovereigns — Old Payuche — History Repeats Itself— The Register of the Land Office Dines Off the Nose of the U. S. District Attorney — The Judge and the Pet Deer — Lafayette Cotton and the Register — An Overdose of Buckshot
pagenum: 99; label: CHAPTER VII
title: Joaquin Murietta and His Desperate Doings — A Reign of Terror — The Rangers — Captain Hope and Others— The Twin Brothers, Green and Wiley Marshall — Green's Adventures in Arizona— Death of the two Brothers
pagenum: 107; label: CHAPTER VIII
title: The Great Western Napoleon — The Grand Gringo Campaign Against the Desert Indians — Don Benito Wilson, the Honest Indian Agent — The Indians Steal His Horses — A Vindictive Pursuit — Don Vicente de La Osa and His Reinforcement — The Padres of Old
pagenum: 118; label: CHAPTER IX
title: The Great Ohio Mail Robber Seeks Refuge in Los Angeles and is Arrested — The Royal Bengal Tiger — A Stir Among the Angels — A Cool Lawyer — Fourth of July Celebration at San Pedro and Los Angeles — Alexander & Banning— Don Juan Sepulveda and the Patriotic Spanish-Americans — A Reminiscence by an Old Mexican Captain — Commodore Mervine's March on Los Angeles — His Repulse — Patriotic Mexicans Fire a Salute Over the Americans Killed in the Battle— Brave Higuera — A Curious Court Scene
pagenum: 127; label: CHAPTER X
title: The Phantom, Spectre, or What is It?— Great Estampida — Excitement Among the Vaqueros— Bill Solves the Mystery — John T. Lanfranco's Pioneer Sulky — A Sharp Briar and Pious Fraud — A Sermon to the Rangers — A Large Collection— A Midnight Raid and Important Capture — The Jackass Lawsuit— Drown and Thorn — "An Irishman Can't Give Evidence in this Court" — A Test of Blood
pagenum: 138; label: CHAPTER XI
title: A Bloody Chapter — Murderers and Bandits Flee From San Luis Obispo — The Rangers Capture the Whole Band After a Sharp Skirmish in Bliss' Vineyard — A Female Fighter — All Taken to San Luis Obispo and Hung — The Murder of Porter and Pursuit of Vergara — Stanley, Banning and Winston— A Hide for Life — Hand to Hand Fight — Vergara Escapes, Reaches Yuma and is Killed by the Guard — Don Santiago Arguello— Major Heintzelman
pagenum: 151; label: CHAPTER XII
title: The Murder of Jack Whaling — An Army of Fair and Frail Sisters — Moreno's Baud — Robbery of Lelong's House — Moreno Kills His Comrades for Blood Money — Capture of Moreno — The Whole City on Guard — Solomon Lazard's Bravery — Mayor Nichol's Message to the Council — All is Mystery
pagenum: 158; label: CHAPTER XIII
title: The Post of Jurupa— Captain Lovell— Military Discipline — A Gay and Festive Quartermaster — Smith — Attempted Robbery of Mrs Iverson's House at San Gabriel — Robber Camp at Temescal — The Rangers, Regulars and Mormon Contingent Make a Night March on Their Camp — Escape — On to San Juan Capistrano — Juan Forster — Juan Avila el Rico
pagenum: 165; label: CHAPTER XIV
title: El Viejo Lugo — His Vast Wealth and Great Generosity — His Death — Bill, the Most Remarkable -Omar Pacha — Louis Napoleon — U. S. Grant — Knights Ferry — King Gumbo Jumbo and Kahmehameha — A Wonderful Saint — Chebang— Boom — My Compadre — Another Pacha who Decimates a Turkish Regiment
pagenum: 174; label: CHAPTER XV
title: Attempted Assassination of Judge Hayes— Horses Stolen From San Bernardino Ranch — The Lugos Pursue, Attack and Defeat the Indians, and Massacre a Party of Americans — Adobe Houses — The Fandango — Peons and Pelados— Cascarones — The Dead Desperado
pagenum: 194; label: CHAPTER XVI
title: Alex Bell — His Adventures— Leads a Filibustering Expedition to Equador— Gen. Flores— Eminent Fighting Men— Walker's Expedition to Lower California — A Mexican Hercules — Battle of La Grulla— The Twin Republics— The Old Flag Abolished— The Government Starts for Sonora — Hercules Heads it off — Major McKinstry, U. S. A.
pagenum: 203; label: CHAPTER XVII
title: More Filibusters — Cafe Barrierre— Madame Begon — The Expedition of Count Gaston de Raoussett Boulbon to Sonora — All Made Prisoners — The Noble Count is Shot and His Followers are Banished to Los Angeles — The Crabbe Expedition to Sonora — Its Objects — The Ainsa Family — Gandara and Pesqueira — The Massacre — One Survivor Tells the Tale — The Feast of Demons — Fernandez the Traitor — Alexis Godey and Kit Carson— Crabbe's Original Letter to the Mexican Prefect Announcing his Coming — Pesqueira's Proclamation
pagenum: 211; label: CHAPTER XVIII
title: More Filibusters — The Expedition of Admiral Zerman to Lower Cali- fornia — "The Stern Admiral" — Gen. Blancarte Traps and Sends the Party as Prisoners to Mexico — Bob Baldwin — John Cullen — Smith and His Bloody Record— John Temple and the Plan to Rob Him— His Vast Wealth— End of Smith
pagenum: 227; label: CHAPTER XIX
title: Revolution — The California Spaniard — His Patriotism— The Great Gringo Nation — John Raines — Guadaloupe Sanchez — Organization of Patriots — The Plaza Occupied — "Viva la Republica, and Death to the Gringos " — General Littleton to the Rescue — Raid on the Bella Union Bar — Mayor Hodges in the Field — Firing on the Plaza — The Gringo Phalanx Routed — The Mayor in a Bomb Proof — The Phalanx Triumphant — The Killed and Wounded — Dona Maria, the Lady Mayoress in Peril — Littleton Relieves Her— The Last Outrage—The Angels Redeemed— "All is Well that Ends Well."
pagenum: 235; label: CHAPTER XX
title: Bull Fights — Romance of Spanish American Conquest — Gran Funcion de Toros— The Gran Toreador— Plaza de Toros— The Debut of Don Jesus — "The Bravest Man in the World" — A Furious Bull — A Desperate Encounter — The Lazadores, Picadores and Banderilleros — The Gran Toreador Gets a Raise— The Battle Over— The Gringo's Revenge
pagenum: 242; label: CHAPTER XXI
title: Bears and Bear Stories— Lassoing the Grizzly — Jim Bogg's Bear Fight —Col. Wm. Butts— "The Southern Californian"— Butts and Wheeler — Butts' Encounter With a Grizzly — Andy Sublette and the Bear — "Old Buck" — Andy's Last Fight— Victory and Death — Andy's Funeral — Old Buck Dies From Grief — Queer Freak of an Old Grizzly — Fred Stacer's Adventure— Bill Bradshaw and Nelse Williamson — A Bad Wound
pagenum: 250; label: CHAPTER' XXII
title: Parker H. French — His Grand Overland Expedition from San Antonio de Bexar — Capture of the Expedition at El Paso — French Turns Robber and Brings up in the Durango Prison — His Arm Amputated — Is a Guest at the Bella Union — Goes to San Luis Obispo and Gets to be a Senator — His Antics — Sells and Mortgages His Constituents' Ranchos — Turns up in Nicaragua — Minister to Washington — Is Kicked Out of Nicaragua and Turns up Again a Prisoner of State in Fort Lafayette — A Dangerous Confederate Spy
pagenum: 261; label: CHAPTER XXIII
title: John Glanton and His Chihuahua Scalp Hunters — Mustang Gray and His Ranger Protege— Glanton and His Rangers Reach Chihuahua — Treat With the Chihuahua Governor — Apache Scalps for Two Ounces Each — Ben. Riddle and John Abel— The First Campaign — Grand Success and Golden Reward — The Second Campaign — A Mistake in Scalps — Flight of the Rangers — Arrival at Jesus Maria — The Mexican Flag Outrage — The Second Flight— Arrival at Tucson — The Place Besieged by Mangas Colorado — The Rangers Save the Place — Great Joy of the Inhabitants — The Last Camp — Massacre — The Two Browns
pagenum: 267; label: CHAPTER XXIV
title: McFarland — The Election of '53 — Jurupa — Agua Mansa Again — Sharp Skirmishing for Votes — Rubideaux — "Can a Nigger Vote in California?" — He Votes — The Mormon Stockade — Bishop Crosby's Hotel — Cook- One Vote for Waldo — Quite a Skirmish — Alcalde Brown — Mormon Justice — Pegleg Smith — His Camp in the Rocky Mountains— He Goes to the Spanish Country for Horses — Raid on Los Angeles Ranchos— Jim Beckworth— The Gringos Block the Game
pagenum: 274; label: CHAPTER XXV
title: Ranchero Life — Fiestas — Military Execution — Rancho San Pedro — Don Manuel Dominguez — A Dignitary — Rancho Del Chino— Colonel Isaac Williams—His Noble Generosity — Rancho San Joaquin— A Grand Rodea — Don Jose Sepulveda— A Forty-two Mile Race- William Wolfskill
pagenum: 284; label: CHAPTER XXVI
title: Jim Savage the Tulare King — His Great Influence Over the Indians— His Barrel of Gold Dust — He Establishes His Camp and Harem on the Plaza of San Francisco- Is Photographed by Vance — Indian Monte— Jim Wins a Large Pile— His Bloody End
pagenum: 296; label: CHAPTER XXVII
title: Bradshaw — A True Gentleman and Natural Lunatic — Bill First Turns up in Sonoma in 1846 — His Scrimmage with a Mexican Captain — Comes Out First best but Vamoses the Ranch — Joins the Bear Flag Party — Capture of Sonoma — True Chivalry — Joins Fremont's Battalion — Mad Freaks Among the Angels — The French Rebellion at Mokelumne Hill — The Militia Ordered out — Bradshaw Appointed to Command — Happy Termination of the War — His Antics in San Francisco — Goes to Arizona — Tragic Death
pagenum: 303; label: CHAPTER XXVIII
title: The Haleys Again — Loss of the "Yankee Blade" — Timely Arrival of the "Goliah" — The Roughs on the Wrecked Steamer — Gallant Exploit of Captain Haley in Rescuing the Unfortunates — How the Roughs were Handled on the "Goliah" — The Russian Frigate "Diana" and the French Man of War "Ambuscade" — The Great Japan Tidal Wave — Great Destruction of Shipping — The "Sea Bird" Rides Through It
pagenum: 312; label: CHAPTER XXIX
title: More Pioneer Staging — Banning Again — A Rough Ride — Dangerous Driving — Fort Tejon and Its Commander — W. S. Hancock, A. Q. M. — The Kern River Excitement — A Grand Rush — The First Train Going North— Don David Alexander — A Reminiscence of Cerbol Barelas and the Path-Finder — Stoneman and Others
pagenum: 322; label: CHAPTER XXX
title: A Ranger Antiquarian — A Pompeii at Our Back Door — Tehachepi — The Robin Hood of the Windy Pass— The Last Relic of a By-gone Race — The Valley of Perpetual Bloom — The Ventarron — The Phantom City
pagenum: 336; label: CHAPTER XXXI
title: Joe Stokes — A First Class Desperado — Sanguinary Combat — Kills His Man at Sacramento and Comes to Los Angeles — An Episode in San Francisco — Ned McGowan — The Panama Riot and Massacre — A Heroic Defense — Glorious Death — A. H. Clark — His Farewell to Angel Creditors
pagenum: 350; label: CHAPTER XXXII
title: The Know Nothings Carry the Day in 1855 — Downey Again — Aleck Bell Again, and How He Won a Fine Position, and How He Managed His Friends at San Quintin— James King of William
pagenum: 370; label: CHAPTER XXXIII
title: Another Revolution — Juan Flores Raises the Standard of Revolt — Captures San Juan Capistrano — Levies Forced Loans — Murders a Merchant — Massacre of the Sheriffs Party — A Vendetta — Gen Pico Takes the Field — T. D. Mott Commands an Expedition to San Buenaventura — The Rebellion Squelched — Rebels Hung — Bloody Trophies— Stuttering Aleck
pagenum: 382; label: CHAPTER XXXIV
title: A Reminiscence of San Francisco — The El Dorado — A Great Gambling Hell — Clayt Sinclair and His High Betting — The Diamond Cluster Pin — A Chinese Thief — A Nest of Burglars and Counterfeiters — Capture of the Gang — Cora and Richardson — The Allies — The Malikoff Retaken— The Union
pagenum: 395; label: CHAPTER XXXV
title: The Great Colorado Desert — A Legend — A Scientific Man Makes a Great Discovery — The Desert to be Filled with Water — The "Widney Sea" — Fremont to Fill it Up — General Stoneman Knocks the Bottom Out of It— A Tradition— The Ship of the Desert
pagenum: 407; label: CHAPTER XXXVI
title: A Reminiscence of Sacramento — King Solomon Gets His Gold in California — An Ancient Description of the Country — The 200-Pound Diamond — The El Dorado War — Murder — The Diamond Again — Skirmish with Indians — A Discovery — Gold Lake — San Francisco — T Butler King and Uncle Sam's Coin — Frank Ball Again
pagenum: 426; label: CHAPTER XXXVII
title: A Retrospective View — A Thirty Years' Change — "The Old Man of the Mountain" — Fraudulent Land Grants — The Limantour Land Claim — Santa Ana's Minister Bocanegra — Attempt to Assassinate Him — Fraud Exposed — The Justice and Wisdom of the Government Vindicated — Conclusion
pagenum: 443