Title: From the Kennebec to California
Description: Henry Hiram Ellis (1829-1909) of Maine sailed round the Horn to San Francisco in 1849. From the Kennebec to California (1959) contains various versions of his reminiscences covering his adventures as a gold miner, captain of a Sacramento River boat and Pacific merchant ship, San Francisco police officer and Chief of Police (1875-1877).
Subjects: Crime, Criminals, Ethnic groups, Frontier and pioneer life, Gold discoveries, Law and politics, Police, Law, Political aspects
Places: California, San Francisco