The land of gold; or, Three years in CaliforniaColton, Walter
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The land of gold; or, Three years in California
Colton, Walter
California -- Gold discoveries; California -- History -- 1846-1850
Acres.
Capitol and grounds 20
Governor’s house and grounds 10
Offices of Treasurer, Comptroller, Secretary of State, &c. 5
State Library and Translator’s office 1
Orphan’s Asylum 20
Male Charity Hospital 10
Female Charity Hospital 10
Asylum for the Blind 4
Deaf and Dumb Asylum 4
Lunatic Asylum 20
Four Common Schools 8
State University 20
State Botanical Garden 4
State Penitentiary 20
Also, your memorialist proposes to donate and pay over to the state,
within two years after the acceptance of his propositions, the
following sums of money, for the faithful payment of which he proposes
to give to the state ample security.
For building State Capitol $125,000
Furnishing the same 10,000
Building Governor’s House 10,000
Furnishing the same 5,000
State Library and Translator’s Office 5,000
State Library. 5,000
For the building of the Offices of Secretary of State,
Comptroller, Attorney-General, Surveyor-General, and
Treasurer, should the Commissioners deem it proper to
separate them from the State House 20,000
Building Orphan’s Asylum 20,000
Building Female Charity Hospital 20,000
Building Male Charity Hospital 20,000
Building Asylum for Blind 20,000
Building Deaf and Dumb Asylum 20,000
Building State University 20,000
For University Library 10,000
Scientific Apparatus therefor 5,000
Chemical Laboratory therefor 3,000
Mineral Cabinet therefor 3,000
Four Common School Edifices 10,000
Purchasing Books for same 5,000
For the Building of a Lunatic Asylum 20,000
For a State Penitentiary 20,000
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