Note THE DAYS OF 'FORTY-NINE — Chapter III
Reading edition
Page 345. "The Days of 'Forty-Nine." Half a century ago, this song was widely popular, and yet to-day it is almost impossible to find an authentic copy. There is a version in Upham's "Notes of a Voyage to California," but it is anything but convincing. The version given here was contributed to "Out West" by Florence Gleason, of Bakersfield, California, and has the ear-marks of authenticity.