Incidents on land and water : $b or, Four years on the Pacific coast; being a narrative of the burning of the ships Nonantum, Humayoon, and Fanchon, together with many startling and interesting adventures on sea and landBates, D. B. (Dolly B.)
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Incidents on land and water : $b or, Four years on the Pacific coast; being a narrative of the burning of the ships Nonantum, Humayoon, and Fanchon, together with many startling and interesting adventures on sea and land
Bates, D. B. (Dolly B.)
Business -- California; California -- Description and travel; California -- Gold discoveries; Ethnic groups -- California; Real estate development -- California; Urbanization -- California; Voyages to the Pacific coast
NONANTUM.
INCIDENTS ON LAND AND WATER,
OR
Four Years on the Pacific Coast.
BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE
BURNING OF THE SHIPS NONANTUM, HUMAYOON AND FANCHON,
TOGETHER WITH MANY STARTLING AND INTERESTING
ADVENTURES ON SEA AND LAND.
BY
MRS. D. B. BATES.
EIGHTH EDITION.
BOSTON.
PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR.
1860.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by
MRS. D. B. BATES,
in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts
TO MY MOTHER,
WHOSE CHERISHED MEMORY,
WHILE WANDERING FAR FROM YOUTHFUL SCENES
HAS OFTEN PROVED A TALISMAN IN THE HOUR OF NEED;
THE RECOLLECTION OF WHOSE DISINTERESTED LOVE,
HAS GIVEN ME COURAGE TO MEET AND BRAVE SEVEREST TRIALS;
THIS VOLUME IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED
BY THE AUTHOR.
INTRODUCTION.
Kind Reader! This simple unembellished history of portions of my life’s
experience requires no preface. Its deficiencies, I trust, will save it
from unjust criticisms; if justly deserved, may they be in all lenity
bestowed, modified by sympathy, and kindness for the humble historian.
CONTENTS.
Page.
CHAPTER I
My Childhood’s Home,11
CHAPTER II
The Departure,12
CHAPTER III
Fire on board Ship Nonantum at Sea,17
CHAPTER IV
The Falkland Islands,23
CHAPTER V
A South Sea Rookery,39
CHAPTER VI
Departure from the Falklands, and second fire off Cape Horn,45
CHAPTER VII
Third fire at sea. Burning of the Ship Fanchon on the Coast of Peru,57
CHAPTER VIII
The Desolate Beach,68
CHAPTER IX
Arrival and Residence at Payta,73
CHAPTER X
Arrival at Panama and visit Taboga,82
CHAPTER XI
Arrival at San Francisco. Extensive Conflagration. Its Consequences, etc., etc.,96
CHAPTER XII
Leave San Francisco for Marysville,111
CHAPTER XIII
Situation and Climate of Marysville. Peep at the Country, Inhabitants, etc.,125
CHAPTER XIV
Hotel Keeping and Life in a Canvas Shanty,137
CHAPTER XV
Description of an Indian Rancheria and its Occupants,149
CHAPTER XVI
A Conflagration. Hotel Keeping resumed. Marysville Inundated,156
CHAPTER XVII
A Journey up the Sacramento Valley. Descriptions of things seen and heard,163
CHAPTER XVIII
Trip to French Corral. Mountain Scenery. Mountain Ball, etc.,169
CHAPTER XIX
Journey to Park’s Bar. Experience in Mining. Fatal results of Gambling,192
CHAPTER XX
Visit to Gen. Sutter’s residence. Description of the grounds. The Pleasant Surprise, or the Musical Miner. Good Fortune of a Lady in California. Emigrant Wagons. Belles of the Plain. Interesting and Ludicrous Incident. The English Gold Diggers. Loss of Life,205
CHAPTER XXI
The Orphan Child. Delights of Stage-Coaching in California.
The Hen that laid the Golden Eggs,222
CHAPTER XXII
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