Three years in California.
By: By Rev. Walter Colton ...
Publisher: A.S. Barnes & co.; H.W. Derby & co.
Published: 1851
Place of publication: New York; Cincinnati
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
Subjects: California -- History. [from old catalog]; California -- Gold discoveries. [from old catalog]
Table of contents: tocpage: 14
pagenum: 13
title: I.— The flag.— Meeting of citizens.— Disposition of forces— Col Fremont's band — Alcalde of Monterey — Indian mother — Military leaders — A California fai'm
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 14
pagenum: 27
title: II.— Fecundity of the Califomians.— First intelligence of the war.— Wild Indians on board ship.— The chief.— First newspaper published in Cali- fornia.— Raising the materials.— The rival suitors.— Flight of Gen Castro.— A Californian on horseback
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 14
pagenum: 39
title: — A thief obeying orders — Game — No penitentiary system — The California cart on a gala-day.— The runaway daughter.— Faith of the In- dians — Return from the war — First trial by jury — Indian and his squaw on the hunt — Whales in the bay — The two gamblere — Ladies on horseback — Merriment in death — The Englishman and his mistress
label: CHAPTER III; tocpage: 14
pagenum: 54
title: IV.— Funeral ceremonies.— Elected alcalde.— Flight of Gen Cas- tro — Los Angeles taken — Oven-bath.— Grog in a chimney — The flea — First rain — Rising of the Califomians — Measures of Com Stockton — Mormons
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 14
pagenum: 72
title: — Fire on the mountains — Emigrants — Pistols and pillows — Leaders of the insurrection — California plough — Defeat at San Pedro — Col Fremont's band — The Malek Adhel — Monterey threatened — Soldier out- witted.— Raising men.— Bridegroom.— Culprits
label: CHAPTER V; tocpage: 14
pagenum: 89
title: VI.— Santa Barbara taken.— Lieut Talbot and his ten.— Gambling in prison — Recruits — A funny culprit — Movements of Com Stockton — Beauty and the grave.— Battle on the Salinas.— The captain's daughter — Stolen pistols — Indian behind a tree — Nuptials in California
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 14
pagenum: 106
title: VII.— San Jos6 garrisoned.— A California rain.— Escape of convicts —Shooting Edwards.— Two washerwomen.— Death of Mr Sargent.— Indian hens.— Hunting curlew.— The California horse — An old emigrant.- The grizzly bear
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 14
pagenum: 121
title: VIII.— Little Adelaida.— Col Fremont's battalion.— Santiago in love —Sentiments of an old Californian.— The prize Julia.— Fandango.— Winter climate — Patron Saint of California — Habits of the natives — Insurrection in the north — Drama in a church.— Position of Com Stockton
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 15
pagenum: 134
title: 8 CHAPTER IX.— Day of the Santos Innocentes.— Letting off a lake.— Arrival of the Dale with home letters.— The dead year.— Newly-arrived emigrants.— Egg-breaking festivities.— Concealment of Chaves.— Plot to captui-e the al- calde; tocpage: 15
pagenum: 149
title: — Destruction of dogs.— The wash-tub mail.— The smrender in the north.— Robbing the Californians.— Death-scene in a shanty.— The men who took up arms.— Arrival of the Independence.— Destitution of our troops — Captm-e of los Angeles
label: CHAPTER X; tocpage: 15
pagenum: 163
title: XI.— Arrival of the Lexington.— The march to los Angeles, and battle of San Gabriel.— The capitulation.— Military characteristics of the Cali- fornians.— Barricades down
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 15
pagenum: 173
title: XII.— Return of T O Larkin.— The tall partner in the Californian — Mexican officers.- The Cyane.— War mementoes.— Drama of Adam and Eve.— Carnival.— Birth-day of Washington — A California captain.— Appli- cation for a divorce.— Arrival of the Columbus
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 15
pagenum: 189
title: XIII.— The people of Monterey.— The guitar and runaway wife.— Mother ordered to flog her son.— Work of the prisoners.— Catching sailors —Court of Admiralty.— Gamblers caught and fined.- Lifting land bounda- ries
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 15
pagenum: 199
title: — A convict who would not work — Lawyers at Monterey — Who conquered California — Ride to a rancho — Leopaldo — Pai-ty of Cali- fornians — A dash into the forests — Chasing a deer — Killing a bear — Ladies with firearms.— A mother and volunteer
label: CHAPTER XIV; tocpage: 15
pagenum: 210
title: XV.— A California pic-nic— Seventy and seventeen in the dance — Children in the grove.— A California bear-hunt.— The bear and bull bated — The Russian's cabbage head
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 15
pagenum: 220
title: XVI.— A Californian jealous of his wife.— Hospitality of the na- tives — Honors to Guadalupe — Application from a Lothario for a divorce — Capture of Mazatlan — Larceny of Canton shawls — An emigrant's wife claiming to have taken the country.— A wild bullock in Main-street
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 15
pagenum: 230
title: XVII.— Rains in California.— Functions of the alcalde of Monterey —Orphans in California.— Shp of the gallows rope.— Making a father whip his boy.— A convict as prison cook.— The kuacka.— Thom Cole.— A man robbing himself.— A blacksmith outwitted
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 15
pagenum: 242
title: XVIII.— First discovery of gold.— Prison guard.— Incredulity about the gold.— Santiago getting married.— Another lump of gold.— Effects of the gold fever.— The court of an alcalde.— Mosquitoes as constables.-- -Bob and his bag of gold.— Return of citizens from the mines.— A man with the gpld cholic— The mines on individual credit .*
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 16
pagenum: 257
title: 9 wolves.— Watch-fires.— San Jos6.— A fresh start.— Camping on the slope of a hill — Wild featm-es of the counti-y — Valley of the San Joaquin — Band of wild horses; tocpage: 16
pagenum: 269
title: — The gi-ave of a gold-hunter — Mountain spurs.— A company of Sonoranians — A night alarm — First view of the mines — Character of the deposits — A woman and her pan — Removal to other mines — Wild In- dians and their weapons — Cost of provisions — A plunge into a gold river — Machines used by the gold-diggers
label: CHAPTER XX; tocpage: 16
pagenum: 282
title: — Lump of gold lost.— Indians at their game of arrows — Camp of the gold-hunters.— A Sonoranian gold-digger.— Sabbath in the mines — The giant Welchman — Natm'e of gold deposits — Average per man — New xliscoveries
label: CHAPTER XXI; tocpage: 16
pagenum: 295
title: XXII.— Visit to the Sonoranian camp.— Festivities and gambling — The doctor and teamster — An alcalde turned cook — The miner's tattoo — The little Dutchman — New deposits discovered — A woman keeping a mont6 table — Up to the knee and nine-pence — The volcanoes and gold — Arrival of a barrel of rum
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 16
pagenum: 309
title: XXIU — Natural amphitheatre — No scientific clue to the deposits of gold.— Soil of the mines.— Life among the gold-diggers.— Loss of our caballada.— The old man and rock.— Depai-ture from the mines.— Travelling among gorges and pinnacles.— Instincts of the mule.— A mountain cabin —
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 16
pagenum: 324
title: XXIV.— A lady in the mountains.— Town of Stockton.— Crossing the valley of the San Joaquin.— The robbed father and boy.— Ride to San Jos6 — Rum in California — Highwayman — Woodland life — Rachel at the well.— Farewell to my camping-tree
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 16
pagenum: 339
title: XXV.— Cause of sickness in the mines.— The quicksilver mines — Heat and cold in the mines.— Traits in the Spanish character — Health of California ladies — A word to mothers.— The pingrass and blackbird.— The Redwood-tree.— Battle of the eggs
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 16
pagenum: 351
title: XXVI.— The public domain.— Sceneiy around Monterey.— Vine- yards of los Angeles.— Beauty of San Diego.— The culprit hall.— The rush for gold.— Land titles.— The Indian doctress.— Tufted pai-tridge.- Death of Com Biddle
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 16
pagenum: 365
title: XXVII.— The gold region.— Its locaUty, nature, and extent.— For- eigners in the mines — The Indians' discovery of gold — Agilcultural capa- bilities of California.- Services of United States officers — First decisive movement for the organization of a civil government.— Intelligence of the death of Gen Kearny
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 17
pagenum: 377
title: 10 —Fossil remains.— The two classes of emigrants.— Life in California.— Heads against tails; tocpage: 17
pagenum: 391
title: XXIX.— The tragedy at San Miguel.— Court and culprits.— Age and circumstances of those who should come to California.— Condition of the professions.— The wrongs of California.— Claims on the Christian communi- ty.— Journalists
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 17
pagenum: 403
title: XXX.— The gold-bearing quartz.— Then- locality.— Richness and extent.— The suitable machinery to be used in the mountains.— The court of admiralty at Monterey.— Its organization and jmisdiction.— The cases deter- mined.— Sale of the prizes.— Convention and Constitution of California.— Difficulties and compromises — Spirit of the instrument
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 17
pagenum: 414
title: XXXI.— Glances at towns sprung and springing.— San Francisco — Benicia — Sacramento City — Sutter — Vernon.— Boston — Stockton — New York.— Alvezo.— Stanislaus.— Sonora — Crescent City.— Trioidad
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 17
pagenum: 425
title: XXXII.— Brief notices of persons, whose portraits embellish this volume, and who are prominently connected with California affairs
label: CHAPTER; tocpage: 17
pagenum: 439
title: XXXIII.— The mission establishments in California.— Their origin, objects, localities, lands, revenues, overthrow — California Railroad
label: CHAPTER