ILLUSTRATIONS 



Pcnskctchcd by the Author in Passing. 



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Portrait of the Author in 1851 Frontispiece 



The French Coast of Calais 75 



Hamburg Bark "Victoria," Captain J. Meyer 83 ^ 



Coast of Fireland near Cape St. Vincent 115- 



Snow-capped Northern Coast of Fireland 11" 



Another Scene near the Cape 119 



A Long Mountain Chain Including Cape St. Vincent 121 



Cape San Diego 123 



Cape Good Success 125 



San Diego, Ramirez Islands 129 



The Storm-beaten Bark "Victoria" 129 



Harbor Beach of Corral 131 ■' 



Village of Corral in Chile 133 ' 



The Old Fort Corral 135 



Landing in Corral 137 



Map of the Feather and Yuba River Mining Districts 20G- 



Log Cabin at Nelson Creek 243 



"La Soledad" 309 



Mohave Swamp 31 1 



Scene in the Mohave River 313 



Scene from the River of the Plains 315 



The Author in Manhood 339 



Mrs. Lecouvreur 349 





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