El Campo de los Sonoraenses or Three Years Residence in California : ms., 1849-1852.

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Perkins, William, 1827-1893. El Campo de los Sonoraenses or Three Years Residence in California : ms., 1849-1852.

El Campo de los Sonoraenses or Three Years Residence in California : ms., 1849-1852.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26643483

Account of journey from New Orleans via Mexico to California; descriptions of San Francisco and of fires there; experiences mining around Sonora; Indians, Mexicans, French and Chinese in California; crime and criminals and formation of Vigilance Committees; gamblers and gambling; a brief history of the discovery of gold in California; anecdotes concerning bears. The diary ends with return to New Orleans via Panama. Three drawings tipped in. Indexed.

Originals : [11] p., 274 leaves ; 30 cm.Copies : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 538:10) and positive.

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