CONTENTS 



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 CHAPTER I. 

 Geographical Outline of California « ■•*•• 7 



CHAPTER II. 

 Discovert of California 11 



CHAPTER III. 

 From the first Settlement to the Revolution in Mexico 20 



CHAPTER IV. 



From the Revolution till the War hbtwken the United States and Mexico- 24 



CHAPTER V. 

 From the commencement of the War till its Close • • • • 27 



CHAPTER VI. 

 Discovery of the Gold Placers 36 



CHAPTER VII. 

 Adventures of some of the Miners, and Incidents connected with Mining- • 56 



CHAPTER VIII 

 Description of some of the Cities and town,-, or California, before and after 

 the discovery of the Gold Mines £7 



CHAPTER IX. 



The Formation of a State Government US 



CHAPTER X. 



Present state of California 132 



CHAPTER XI. 

 The different Routes to California, and their respective characters 181 



CHAPTER XII. 

 Recent Events connected with, and happening in, California 21S 



CHAPTER Xin. 

 The Miner alogical and other characteristics of Gold, and Tns mode of n.s- 

 mnguishing it when found; together with the assay, reduction, and re- 

 finement of GaLD 233 



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