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California, 1849-1913

by L. H. Woolley

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  1. 1Trip Across the Plains
  2. 2Arrival in California
  3. 3Life in the Mines
  4. 4Home Again. Married. Return to California
  5. 5Vigilance Committee of 1865
  6. 6Shooting of Gen. Richardson
  7. 7Shooting of James King, of William
  8. 8Casey and Cora Turned Over to Vigilance Committee
  9. 9Fort Gunnybags
  10. 10Death of James King, of William
  11. 11Trial of Casey and Cora
  12. 12Hanging of Casey and Cora
  13. 13Yankee Sullivan
  14. 14“Law and Order” Party
  15. 15Terry and Hopkins Affair
  16. 16Duel Between Terry and Broderick
  17. 17Terry and Field, Shooting of Terry
  18. 18Hetherington and Randall
  19. 19Hanging of Hetherington and Brace
  20. 20Ballot Box Stuffing
  21. 21Billy Mulligan
  22. 22Black List
  23. 23“Fort Gunnybags” 1903
  24. 24Closing Chapter of Vigilance Committee
  25. 25Vigilance Committee Work in 1849, ’50 and ’51
  26. 26San Francisco in 1847
  27. 27John A. Sutter
  28. 28“The Plaza”
  29. 29Early Realty Values
  30. 30A Deal in “Slugs”
  31. 31Harry Meiggs
  32. 32San Francisco’s First Town Clock
  33. 33Admission Day Flag
  34. 34Mr. Thomas Connell
  35. 35Uncle Phil Roach, Happy Valley
  36. 36Early Water Supply
  37. 37Postoffice
  38. 38John Parrott
  39. 39Pony Express
  40. 40A Venture in Flour
  41. 41A Venture in Oil
  42. 42Flood of ’61 and ’62
  43. 43Civil War Times in S. F.
  44. 44President Lincoln and Gen. Vallejo
  45. 45Off to the Nevada Mines
  46. 46Martin J. Burke
  47. 47The Donahue Brothers
  48. 48The Take of a Young Bull
  49. 49Admission Day 1875
  50. 50On an S. P. Pay-Car
  51. 51Employ of the Southern Pacific
  52. 52Sloat Monument
  53. 53Nob Hill

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