Front matter
Reading edition
Transcriber's Note:
Inconsistent hyphenation, spelling, and accents in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. California place names were left as printed, regardless of inconsistencies or apparent misspellings.
Page 17: Aurquoises changed to turquoises Page 64: "ancle" was the spelling in the quoted text. Page 376: United Ship Cyane should possibly be United States Ship Cyane. Page 393: 1st U. Dragoons should possibly be 1st U.S. Dragoons Appendix C and E not labeled. Appendix C presumed to be the "MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT" Appendix E presumed to be the "despatch of General Persifor F. Smith"
MOUNTAIN SCENERY IN LOWER CALIFORNIA.
HISTORY — OF THE — STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FROM THE PERIOD OF THE CONQUEST BY SPAIN, TO HER OCCUPATION BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE IMMENSE GOLD MINES AND PLACERS, A DESCRIPTION OF HER MINERAL AND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES, WITH THRILLING ACCOUNTS OF ADVENTURES AMONG THE MINERS. — ALSO, — A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE GOVERNMENT AND CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.
By JOHN FROST, LL.D.
NEW YORK: HURST & CO., PUBLISHERS, 122 NASSAU STREET.
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