Contents
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I. Early Years My Voyage to California.
CHAPTER II. My Experience in Mexico. How Luck Again Brought Me Fortune.
CHAPTER III. Story of Southern Plan to Make California Secede
CHAPTER IV. Southern General, Albert Sidney Johnston, Played
CHAPTER V. Randolph Betrayed Conspiracy for Revolt in
CHAPTER VI. Perilous Trip Across Mexico and Voyage on Blockade
CHAPTER VII. The Great Battle of Shiloh and the South's
CHAPTER VIII. Nephew of Celebrated English Leader Takes Hand in
CHAPTER IX. Plan to Capture Gold Ships Develops, But Trouble
CHAPTER X. We Wake to Find Warship Near and Boat Filled With Police Approaching.
CHAPTER XI. Technicalities Fall Before True and Perjured
CHAPTER XII. Arrest of Accomplice Alarms Author and on Advice
CHAPTER XIII. Hits for the Hills in Effort to Lose Pursuers,
CHAPTER XIV. Decade Between 1860 and '70, Next to the Gold Age,
CHAPTER XV. First Speculator to Figure That Market Street Had
CHAPTER XVI. Montgomery South Deal Comes to Notice of Ralston,
CHAPTER XVII. Sharon, Too, Becomes Associate of Famous Pioneer;
CHAPTER XVIII. "Big Four" Intervenes and Sets Up Obstacles;
CHAPTER XIX. Two Men Block Plan to Run New Montgomery Street to
CHAPTER XX. Burning of Harpending Block Provides Fine
CHAPTER XXI. Sam Brannan Strikes It Rich and Refuses to Share
CHAPTER XXII. Briton With Oriental Imagination Seeks to Lure
CHAPTER XXIII. Baron Grant Demonstrates His Talent for
CHAPTER XXIV. Baron Grant Demands More Time, Thereby Knocking
CHAPTER XXV. Inspired by Desire to Expose Emma Mine Swindle
CHAPTER XXVI. Discoverers Decline to Reveal Location of Diamond
CHAPTER XXVII. Promoters Decide to Submit Samples of Their
CHAPTER XXVIII. Discoverers of Field of Diamonds Finally Lead
CHAPTER XXIX. Public Soon Hears of Wonderful Find and Gossips
CHAPTER XXX. "Old Miner" Draws on His Imagination and Tells
CHAPTER XXXI. Rude Awakening Follows Dreams of Boundless
CHAPTER XXXII. Victim of Big Swindle Explains How Rough Miners
CHAPTER XXXIII. Principal in Diamond Swindle Goes Back to His
CHAPTER XXXIV. Diamond Fraud Loss Falls on Shoulders of
CHAPTER XXXV. Baron Grant Bobs Up Again; Tries to Get Even on
CHAPTER XXXVI. Associates Bar Great Financier From Conference
CHAPTER XXXVII. Testimony of Eye-witnesses and Experts Refutes
CHAPTER XXXVIII. Author Tries Luck in Wall Street and Makes Big
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