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CHAPTER FIRST.—Sail from New York—Our Pilot leaves us—Land recedes from View—Sea- 
Sickness—A Whale—Enter the Gulf Stream—Encounter a Gale—Enter the Tropic of Cancer 
—“ Land, ho !”—Caycos and Turk’s Islands—St. Domingo—Cuba—Enter the Caribbean Sea— 
Sporting—Sunday—Standing in for the Port of Chagres—Beautiful Scene—Drop Anchor, 9 
CHAPTER SECOND.—Natives and “ Bungoes”—Crescent City arrives—We sail into the 
mouth of the River—Prepare for a Fight—Fashions and Fortifications—An honest Alcalde— 
Non-fulfillment of Contracts,.. 13 
CHAPTER THIRD.—First Attempt at Boat building—Excitement on “’Change”—A Launch 
and Clearance—The Crew—A Mutiny—Quelled—Poor Accommodations—A Night in Anger— 
An Anthem to the Sun—Nature in Full Dress,.16 
CHAPTER FOURTH.—Breakfast—Primitive Mode of Life—Meet the Orus—Mutiny and Rain— 
A Step backward—Encampment—A fortified and frightened Individual—Sporting—Mosquitos, 20 
CHAPTER FIFTH.—First Rapid—An Unfortunate Individual—A Step Backward—Several 
Individuals in a State of Excitement—Tin Pans not exactly the thing—A Breakfast Extin¬ 
guished—Sporting—Monkey Amusements—A Flash in the Pan—Two Feet in our Provision 
Basket—Poverty of the Inhabitants and their Dogs—Arrival at Gorgona, . . .23 
CHAPTER SIXTH.—Customs and Dress of the Nobility—A Suspicious Individual—Journey to 
Panama—A Night Procession—A wealthy Lady in “ Bloomer”—An Agreeable Night Surprise 
—“ Hush” on Horseback—Captain Tyler shot—A Mountain Pass at Night—Thunder Storm in 
the Tropics,.27 
CHAPTER SEVENTH.—Panama—Cathedral and Convents—Religious Ceremonies—Amal¬ 
gamation—Fandango,.33 
CHAPTER EIGHTH.—Bay of Panama—Islands—Soldiers—Arrival of $1,000,000 in Gold and 
Silver—A Conducta—“ Bungoes” “ up” for California—Wall Street Represented—Sail for 
San Francisco—Chimborazo—Cross the Equator—A Calm—A Death at Sea, . . .37 
CHAPTER NINTH.—Stand in for San Francisco—Indications of Land—The Coast—Enter 
the “ Golden Gate”—Inner Bay—San Francisco—Lumps of Gold—Notes of Enterprise—Sur¬ 
rounding Scene—Gambling,.44 
CHAPTER TENTH.—The “ Hounds”—Villainy—Indignation Meeting—Vigilance Committee, 51 
CHAPTER ELEVENTH.—Start for the Mineral Regions—Banks of the Sacramento River— 
Shot at—Gold versus Mica—Sutterville—Primitive Mode of Life—Sacramento City—An In¬ 
dividual who had “seen the Elephant,”.56 
CHAPTER TWELFTH—Sutter’s Fort—A Herd of Cattle—“Lassoing”—Rio de los Ameri¬ 
canos—A Disappointed Hunter—A Californian Serenade—A Mule and his Rider—Parting 
Company—Thirst—Serenades supported by Direct Taxation—Sierra Nevada, ... 63 
CHAPTER THIRTEENTH.—Venison—First View of the Gold Regions—Surrounding Scenery 
—“Mormon Bar”—A Pocket—My Machine in Motion—Certainty of Success—First Dinner— 
“ Prospecting”—A Good “ Lead”—Disappointed Miners—A New Companion—A Higher 
Point on the River—Volcanoes—Snowsy Mountain—Auburn—Lonely Encampment, . . 70 
CHAPTER FOURTEENTH.—A Sea Captain as Cook—A Herd of Deer—Return to Mormon 
Bar—Keeping House—Our Machine in Motion—$1,500 in One Hour—An Elopement—Wash 
• Day—Sporting—Prospecting—Discovery of Gold—Excitement—Fatigue—The Cakes “hur¬ 
ried up”—Incentives to Exertion—Canalling a Bar,.SO 
CHAPTER FIFTEENTH.—Start for Sacramento City—The “Niagara Co.”—Frederick 
Jerome—A Love Chase—Heroine under a Blanket—Suspicious Boots—Part of a Lady’s Hat 
found—A Ball—Arrival at Sacramento City—Poor Accommodations—Return to the Interior— 
A Chase—A New York Merchant—Beals’ Bar—Embark in Trade—A Mountaineer—Indian 
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