The gold hunters
Subtitle: a first-hand picture of life in California mining camps in the early fifties
By: by J. D. Borthwick ; edited by Horace Kephart.
Contributors: Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931.
Publisher: International Fiction Library
Published: 1917
Place of publication: Cleveland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 361
Subjects: California -- Gold discoveries; California -- Social life and customs
Other titles: First-hand picture of life in California mining camps in the early fifties
Work titles: Three years in California
Description: Contains descriptions on mining techniques, personal interactions, transportation, crime, holidays, hotels and restaurants, entertainment of the social life of the era and the growth of California. It is focused on his experiences and encounters with gold camps such as Sacramento, Coloma, Nevada City, Placerville, Downieville, Jacksonville, San Andreas, and Sonora.
Notes: First published in 1857 under title: Three years in California.