Six Months in the Gold MinesUniversity Microfilms, 1966 - 172 strani In 1847, elements of the United States Army 7th Regiment of New York Volunteers arrived in San Francisco Bay. The troops were sent around Cape Horn to complete the subjugation of California in the Mexican War. The detachment was disbanded in Los Angeles in 1848. News of the discovery of gold in Sutter's mill had spread like wildfire and the discharged soldiers eagerly turned to gold mining. This book provides one of the earliest and most vivid accounts of the excitement, the hardships, and the wards of placer mining. |
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INTRODUCTION 13 | xiii |
CHAPTER I | 25 |
CHAPTER II | 35 |
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