California, 1849-1913
Subtitle: or, The rambling sketches and experiences of sixty-four years' residence in that state
By: by L.H. Woolley ...
Publisher: De Witt & Snelling
Published: 1913
Place of publication: Oakland, Cal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- California; Urbanization -- California; Real estate development -- California; Law and politics -- California; Mines and mineral resources -- California; Business -- California
Description: Lell Hawley Woolley (b. 1825) left the Green Mountains of Vermont to cross the plains in a mule train to California in 1849. There he tried gold mining in Weaverville and Beal's Bar and hotelkeeping in Grass Valley before his marriage and the responsibilities of a home and family took him to San Francisco. There he went into business and was active in the Vigilance Committee of 1856. California, 1849-1913 (1913) offers anecdotes of these adventures as well as brief notes on San Francisco personalities and business life in the 1850s and 1860s, with some references to later decades.
Notes: No known restrictions on publication.
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