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Mid-ocean. — Ships that Passed. — The "Neptune" Farce. — An 

 Ocean Burial. — The Brazilian Coast. — Meditations of a Passen- 

 ger. — Cape-doves and Other Birds. — Birth of a Boy. — Heavy 

 Storms Around the Cape follow the Approach of "Mother Carey's 

 Chickens." — The Coast of Fireland. — Picturesque Views. — Bay of 

 Good Success. — Marvelous Sceneries. — Six Sketches. — Strait Le 

 Maire. — Narrow Escape. — Shipwreck. — Cape Deceit. — Hermit Is- 

 lands. — Ramirez Islands. — The Archipelago of the South Sea. — 

 Scant Meals. — Another Disappointment. — Cape San Carlos. — Fort 

 Corral. — Chile. — Valdivia. — A Tramp through Virgin Forests. — 

 Bare-footed Militia. — Fortifications. — Indians. — Volcanos 81 



LETTER VI 



The Valley of Paradise. — People and Politics. — On Board the "Au- 

 rora." — Better Bill of Fare. — A Leak. — Undesirable Ship-mates. — 

 Loads of Gunpowder. — Trade Winds. — Long Calms. — Air-castles. — 

 Minute Nautical Record 154 



LETTER VII 



The Farallones Cliffs. — Punta Clara. — San Francisco. — American Soil! 

 An American City. — Everything for a "Purpose." — Strange Archi- 

 tectural Mixtures. — Cosmopolitan People.' — Road Building. — Sand 

 Hills. — Progress Everywhere. — Wharf Building. — Water-front 

 Scenes. — Strange Bridge-building. — Possibilities. — Shipping. — The 

 People of the Western Mertopolis. — Erroneous Impressions 

 Abroad. — The Work of the Vigilance Committee in 1851. — First 

 Hanging. — Municipal Inactivity. — The Rope Route. — Exile of For- 

 eign Criminals. — Struggles with Legal Authorities.' — Kidnapping 

 of Condemned Criminals. — Recapture. — End of a Reign of Ter- 

 ror. — Western Business Methods. — Americans Like the Industrious 

 Germans. — Gambling Houses. — The American Press. — Prospects. — 

 Living. — Miners, as I Meet Them. — Strolls in the Vicinity. — 

 Mexican Herders 170 



LETTER VIII* 



Mining Experiences near Long Bar on the Yuba River. — California. — 

 Description of Virgin Lands and Forests, Primitive Mining Im- 

 plements. — Life in Mining Camps. — Outfit of the Typical Miner. — 

 Indians and Their Habits in These Regions. — Mexican Muleros. — 

 Strange Tourists. — Ox-team Journey. — Snakes. — Newly-made 

 Friends. — The Snow-line. — Hard Traveling. — A Wet Camping 



*This letter was translated years ago by the late Dr. Theodor Wollweber, an intimate 

 friend of the author. 



