History of the State of California / From the Period of the Conquest by Spain to Her Occupation by the United States of America

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.		Page
Geographical Outline of California		7
CHAPTER II.
Discovery of California		11
CHAPTER III.
From the first Settlement to the Revolution in Mexico		20
CHAPTER IV.
From the Revolution till the War between the United States and Mexico		24
CHAPTER V.
From the Commencement of the War till its Close		27
CHAPTER VI.
Discovery of the Gold Placers		36
CHAPTER VII.
Adventures of some of the Miners, and Incidents connected with Mining		56
CHAPTER VIII.
Description of some of the Cities and towns of California, before and after the discovery of the Gold Mines		87
CHAPTER IX.
The Formation of a State Government		118
CHAPTER X.
Present state of California		132
CHAPTER XI.
The different Routes to California, and their respective characters		181
CHAPTER XII.
Recent Events connected with, and happening in, California		218
CHAPTER XIII.
The Mineralogical and other characteristics of Gold, and the mode of distinguishing it when found; together with the assay, reduction, and refinement of Gold		233
CHAPTER XIV.
Additional Recent Events		243
CHAPTER XV.
A General View of California at the present time		255
CHAPTER XVI.
Natural History of California		275
Appendix		287

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HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA

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