[The image of the book's cover is unavailable.]

SIX MONTHS
IN THE GOLD MINES:

FROM A JOURNAL OF

Three Years’ Residence

IN

UPPER AND LOWER CALIFORNIA.

1847-8-9.

BY E. GOULD BUFFUM,
LIEUTENANT FIRST REGIMENT NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS.


PHILADELPHIA:
LEA AND BLANCHARD.
1850.


Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850,

BY LEA AND BLANCHARD,

In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania.


PHILADELPHIA:

C. SHERMAN, PRINTER.




TO

JOHN CHARLES FRÉMONT,

THE UNITED STATES SENATOR

FIRST CHOSEN TO REPRESENT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA:

THE HISTORY

OF WHOSE INVALUABLE PIONEER LABOURS

WILL ENDURE AS LONG AS THE MOUNTAINS, VALLEYS, AND PLAINS

WHICH HIS COURAGE AND INDOMITABLE ENTERPRISE EXPLORED,

AND HIS GENIUS HAS ILLUSTRATED,

This Memorial of Adventure,

BY PERMISSION,

IS MOST RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED,

BY

THE AUTHOR.

PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE.

The pages of this work, in consequence of the public interest in allthat appertains to California, have been hurried through the press,without the revision expected by the author; there may be, therefore,some slight errors detected through the pages. The writer of the work,formerly connected intimately with the New York press, has been aresident and explorer of California for more than three years, and stillremains there. The proof sheets could not, therefore, well be submittedto his revision.

Philadelphia, May, 1850.

CONTENTS.

Introduction,13
CHAPTER I.
Departure for the Mines—The Victims—Adventures of a Night onSan Francisco Bay—Voyage in a Launch—My Companion Higgins—Resolutionsof the Passengers—The Bay of San Pablo—TheStraits of Carquinez—Benicia—The Bay of Suisun—The Sacramento—BeautifulScenery—Montezuma—Monte Diablo—Camp on Shore—Hala-chum-muck—Firingthe Woods—Schwartz’s Rancho—A “manifestdestiny” Man—Involuntary Baptism—Sacramento City—TheEmbarcadero,25
CHAPTER II.
Arrival of our Party—The Mountaineer—A “prospecting” Expedition—TheStart—California Skies in November—A Drenching—Go-aheadHiggins—“Camp Beautiful”—John the Irishman—The Indian’sGrave—A “rock” Speech—The Return—Herd of Antelope—Johnson’sRancho—Acorn Gathering—Indian Squaws—Novel Costume—TheRancheria—Pule-u-le—A Bear Fight,35
CHAPTER III.
Yuba River—A Clean Shirt an Expensive Luxury—Yankee Pedler—TheUpper and Lower Diggings—Foster’s Bar—The
...

BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!


Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR!