...life and property as in any part of the Union, and as small a proportion of crime ; " and again, " The cosmopolitan cast of society in California, resulting...and the primitive mode of life, gave a character of good fellowship to all its members." The colossal features of Western scenery fascinated Taylor's imagination....

...thrifty farmers of the North and West. The cosmopolitan cast of character in California, resulting in the commingling of so many races, and the primitive...given to the needy, or more ready co-operation in any human proposition. Personally, I can safely say that I never met with such unvarying kindness from...

...amount of ground they dug up and turned over is almost incredible. For a long time they were suffered to work peaceably, but the opposition finally became...such unvarying kindness from comparative strangers. FREMONT'S GREAT RIDE FREDERICK S. DELLENBAUGH 1849 From "Fremont and "49." Reprinted by permission...

...could be by the thrifty farmers of the North and West. The cosmopolitan cast of society in Califomia, resulting from the commingling of so many races and...such unvarying kindness from comparative strangers. 2 Access to Land A. The Demand for Land as a Natural Right • Memorial to Congress, Mechanies' Free...

...the mud, and are left to the tender mercies of the earth and sky. —JDB Stillman, Sacramento, 1849 In no part of the world have I ever seen help more...more ready co-operation in any humane proposition. — Bayard Taylor on gold rush California hen Alonzo Hill and the other members of the Bay State and...