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that was dramatic, he was a part of so much history, that he 

 could have produced a picture of incomparable value and in- 

 terest. As far as it was written, the Reminiscences contain 

 many delightful passages, particularly those descriptive of the 

 home life in Ohio, three-quarters of a century ago, a period 

 now forever past. 



In addition to papers delivered before the Academy of Sci- 

 ences, which will be mentioned later, Mr. Hittell published or 

 delivered the following, which are given here as a matter of 

 record : 



Theodore D. Judah. The Engineer of the Central Pacific 

 Railroad. 30 pp. Delivered at Stanford University, Febru- 

 ary 21, 1896. 



The Discovery of Humboldt Bay. 40 pp. Read before the 

 Society of California Pioneers, April 9, 1889. 



Hozv Yoseniite Was Discovered. 33 pp. Read before the 

 Society of California Pioneers, January 8, 1890. 



The Place in History of the California Pioneers. 8 type- 

 written pp. 



The Big Bonani^a. Published in "Land of Sunshine," Sep- 

 tember and October, 1899. 



Geographical Peculiarities of California. Published in 

 "Land of Sunshine." 



Observations on the New Constitution. Published in 

 "Overland Monthly," January, 1883. 



On the Tip Top of the United States. Published in "Sun- 

 set Magazine," February, 1903. This w^as a description of 

 his climbing to the summit of Mount Whitney, June 23, 

 1902, when he was over seventy-two years old. 



Considering the career and the character of James Lick, 

 his benefactions were an unparalleled deed of philanthropy. 

 With the disposition of Lick's property, Mr. Hittell was 

 closely associated. His partner, Mr. Felton, and himself, 

 were Lick's attorneys through the long period of legal com- 

 plications, and Mr. Hittell became not only Lick's reliable 

 legal counsel but his trusted personal adviser. When Lick 

 was preparing his Trust Deed which disposed of all of his vast 

 property, Mr. Hittell suggested that he make the California 

 Academy of Sciences and the Society of California Pioneers 

 his residuary legatees. Mr. Lick thought the proceeding un- 



