The Golden State: A History of the Region West of the Rocky Mountains ; Embracing California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Washington Territory, British Columbia, and Alaska, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time ... with a History of Mormonism and the MormonsFlint, 1875 - 711 Seiten |
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... quantities of earth and sand . In cleaning portions of this away , Marshall observed some particles of yellow glittering substance : these he examined through curiosity . This was on the 19th day of Janu- ary , 1848. A piece of gold ...
... quantities of earth and sand . In cleaning portions of this away , Marshall observed some particles of yellow glittering substance : these he examined through curiosity . This was on the 19th day of Janu- ary , 1848. A piece of gold ...
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... news continued to spread . Quantities of the precious metal were in the hands of miners , reporting that all could make from ten to one hundred dollars a day ; in some up cases , many thousands . This was too much 120 THE GOLDEN STATE .
... news continued to spread . Quantities of the precious metal were in the hands of miners , reporting that all could make from ten to one hundred dollars a day ; in some up cases , many thousands . This was too much 120 THE GOLDEN STATE .
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... quantities of hay . This district affords the finest pasture - range in summer on the whole coast . In this range , also , down its rug- ged sides , are the vast forests of firs , oaks , and pineș , which will be found more fully ...
... quantities of hay . This district affords the finest pasture - range in summer on the whole coast . In this range , also , down its rug- ged sides , are the vast forests of firs , oaks , and pineș , which will be found more fully ...
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... quantities for hay . Its growth is very luxuriant , in many places as dense and tall as the best fields of cultivated oats . In seventeen years residence on the Pacific coast , the author has never seen a spear of timothy grown in ...
... quantities for hay . Its growth is very luxuriant , in many places as dense and tall as the best fields of cultivated oats . In seventeen years residence on the Pacific coast , the author has never seen a spear of timothy grown in ...
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... quantities of pure borax of the best quality are taken from the bottom of this lake . MIRROR LAKE . - This fascinating miniature lake , situ- ated in the famed Yosemite valley , formed by the spent waters of the Yosemite falls , bathes ...
... quantities of pure borax of the best quality are taken from the bottom of this lake . MIRROR LAKE . - This fascinating miniature lake , situ- ated in the famed Yosemite valley , formed by the spent waters of the Yosemite falls , bathes ...
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a-half acres agricultural American annually arrived Atlantic average Bay of San beautiful bushels Cali California cattle Chinese cisco climate Coast Range Columbia Columbia river discovery east feet five hundred forests fornia Fremont fruits gold Golden Gate Governor grow harbor horses Humboldt Humboldt county hundred and fifty hundred thousand Indians islands Klamath county labor lake land lode Marin county Mexican Mexico miles in length million dollars mineral mines missions Monterey mountains native northern Oregon Pacific coast Pacific ocean period population portion possession pounds precious metals produced quantities quartz rich river rocks Sacramento San Diego San Fran San Francisco sand Santa Barbara Santa Barbara county Santa Clara ship Siskiyou county soil Sonoma Sonoma county southern Spain Spanish springs square miles streams summer thousand dollars tion town trees twenty twenty-five United valleys vast vessels Washington Territory width wild yield
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Seite 283 - All valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby declared to be free and open to exploration and purchase, and the lands in which they are found to occupation and purchase, by citizens of the United States...
Seite 592 - Wherefore, my brethren, hear me, and hearken to the word of the Lord ; for there shall not any man among you have save it be one wife ; and concubines he shall have none; for I, the Lord God, delighteth in the chastity of women.
Seite 596 - We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
Seite 597 - We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
Seite 286 - ... sold to citizens of the United States, or persons who have declared their intention to become such...
Seite 596 - We believe that through the atonement of Christ all mankind may be saved by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel.
Seite 256 - The whole country, from San Francisco to Los Angeles and from the seashore to the base of the Sierra Nevada, resounds with the sordid cry of 'gold! GOLD!! GOLD!!!
Seite 42 - Majesty's right and title to the same ; namely a plate, nailed upon a fair great post, whereupon was engraved her Majesty's name, the day and year of our arrival there, with the free giving up of the province and people into her Majesty's hands, together with her Highness...
Seite 256 - GOL'D!!! —while the field is left half planted, the house half built, and everything neglected but the manufacture of shovels and pick-axes, and the means of transportation to the spot where one man obtained one hundred and twenty-eight dollars' worth of the real stuff in one day's washing, and the average for all concerned is twenty dollars per diem...
Seite 592 - Verily thus saith the Lord unto you my servant Joseph, that inasmuch as you have inquired of my hand to know and understand wherein I the Lord justified my servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as also Moses, David, and Solomon my servants, as touching the principle and doctrine of their having many wives and concubines; behold and lo, I am the Lord thy God, and will answer thee as touching this matter.