. The Argonauts of California, being the reminiscences of scenes and incidents that occurred in California in early mining days;. istering the names ofthe newly-arrived emigrants in order that friends and acquaintancescould learn ol their destination and location, was put up. Manyamusing incidents occurred in the search for those who had pre-viously arrived. A. young man, having just arrived, made inquiriesamong the various barrooms and hotels for his brother, who hati,as he was informed by the bulletin board, come across the plainsthis season. The young man was from Ohio, and his older brothe
. The Argonauts of California, being the reminiscences of scenes and incidents that occurred in California in early mining days;. istering the names ofthe newly-arrived emigrants in order that friends and acquaintancescould learn ol their destination and location, was put up. Manyamusing incidents occurred in the search for those who had pre-viously arrived. A. young man, having just arrived, made inquiriesamong the various barrooms and hotels for his brother, who hati,as he was informed by the bulletin board, come across the plainsthis season. The young man was from Ohio, and his older brotherhad left home some twelve or fifteen years previous. The new ar-rival, therefore, was very anxious to find his brother. The trainwith which the young man had just arrived was under the con-trol of a man from New Orleans called the Colonel, his real namenot being known by any one upon the train. In making inquiriesill one of the barrooms, with the hope of finding same one whocould give him the required information in regard to his brother, agentleman from New Orleans, who was present, remarked : THE ARGONAUTS OF I70 THE ARGOXAUTS OF CALIFOKXIA. Why, the man youre inquiring- for, the Colonel, is here intown, ami 1 saw hmi not ten minutes ago over there in that drugstore. The young man went over and saw the Colonel, with whom he
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