164 A Bibliography of the Geology, etc., of California. 



Buxton,. C. F. Life in the far West. New York, 1859. 

 235 pp. 



Seyd, Ernest. California and its resources. London, 1858. 

 168 pp. maps. 



Contains a chapter on gold mining, and references to other min- 

 erals ; etc. 



Seymour, E. S. Emigrants' guide to the gold mines. Chi- 

 cago, 1849. 



Shaler, N. S. California earthquakes. In Atlantic Monthly, 

 vol. 25, 1870, p. 351. 



Shaw, William. Golden dreams and waking realities. Be- 

 ing the adventures of a goldseeker in California and the 

 Pacific Islands. London, 1851. 316 pp. 



Shinn, Chx\rles H. Mining camps: a study on American 

 frontier government. New York, 1885. 316 pp. 



SiLLiMAN, B. A description of the recently-discovered petro- 

 leum region in California, with a report on the same. 

 New York, 1865. 24 pp. 1 pi. 



The pamphlet contains an article on the Buena Ventura district, 

 Santa Barbara oil-fields, etc. 



Report upon the oil property of the Philadelphia and 



California Petroleum Company. Philadelphia, 1865. 

 36 pp. 



On petroleum in California. National Intelligence, 



February 7, 1866. 



Silversmith, J. Metallic and agricultural wealth of the 

 Pacific States. 1863. 150 pp. illustrated. 



Simpson, Henry J. The emigrant's guide to the gold mines. 

 New York, 1848. 



Solignac, Armond de. Les mines de la Californie. Limoges, 

 1852. 98 pp. 



This book is a narrative of the author's trip to California. There 

 is very little about the mines, except on page 53, where he gives a 

 short description of the placers on the American River. 



