EXPLANATORY N'OTl-. 



The following sketch hy Professor J. C. Kitlpath, LL. D., while not strictiv 

 and legitimately a j)art and parcel of this report, seems so a(lmiral)ly fitted to fol- 

 low, if for no other purpose than as an embellishment to the volume, that the 

 Secretary herewith presents the same, believing that all will read with interest, 

 especially those who were of the fortunate numbers that acconipanie<l the Doctor 

 across the continent and through the golden valleys of California. 



Secretary A. H. S. 



