Gold

The author desires fully to acknowledge his indebtedness to the following writers, from whose books he has drawn freely, both for historical fact, incidents, and the spirit of the times: Tuthill–History of California. Foster–The Gold Regions of California. Stillman–Seeking the Golden Fleece. Taylor–El Dorado. Delano–Life on the Plains. Shinn–Mining Camps. Brooks–Four Months Among the Gold Finders. Johnson–Sights in the Gold Region and Scenes by the Way. Bostwicks–Three Years in California. Shaw–Ramblings in California. Hittell–History of San Francisco. Bates–Four Years on the Pacific Coast. Taylor–California Life Illustrated. Marryatt–Mountains and Molehills. James–The Heroes of California. Hunt–California the Golden. Haskins–The Argonauts of California. Bell–Reminiscences of a Ranger. Royce–California. Eldredge–Beginnings of San Francisco. Langford–Vigilante Days and Ways. The author desires further to announce that, provided nothing interferes, he hopes to supplement this novel with two others. They also will deal with early days, and will be entitled The Gray Dawn, and The Rose Dawn.