. The Argonauts of California, being the reminiscences of scenes and incidents that occurred in California in early mining days;. ning regions began toassume the appearance of civilized communities. To our Easternfriends it was of course a conundrum how women could live withsafety here in the mines of California, in the midst of such a crowdof cow boys and frontier desperadoes. It did seem rather strange,but the reason why women could not only reside here in perfectsafety, but could travel about the country tree from insult andmolestation as well, I will give an illustration of: •. UTS OF C
. The Argonauts of California, being the reminiscences of scenes and incidents that occurred in California in early mining days;. ning regions began toassume the appearance of civilized communities. To our Easternfriends it was of course a conundrum how women could live withsafety here in the mines of California, in the midst of such a crowdof cow boys and frontier desperadoes. It did seem rather strange,but the reason why women could not only reside here in perfectsafety, but could travel about the country tree from insult andmolestation as well, I will give an illustration of: •. UTS OF CAL/FORXIA. Soon after the arrival of the fall emigration of 50, a very prettyyoung married woman, wife of a Mr. Herrick, the hotel-keeper,could frequently be seen riding a pony around among the hills. Onone occasion she was met upon the road a few miles from town byone of this class of men who offered her an insult. She was notlong in reaching town and reporting the fact, and almost as quicklvas I have stated it he had a rope around his neck, while the otherend was thrown over the limb of 1 tiee but up n 1 1 imising faith. THE WOMEN MUST BE PROTECTED. fully that he would never do such a thing again, or never insult an-other woman in California, he was allowed to depart. An insultto a woman was by these rough miners considered a worse crimethan robbery or murder, and punished accordingly, and for thisreason a women could travel alone and unattended anywhere amongthe mining regions in the early days. The presence of woman not only illustrated the influence ofchanged social conditions, but also the effect upon civilization ingeneral; for previous to her coming, as I have before mentioned,there was among all, or at least the greater portion, a total disregardfor aonearances, ant! a visit to the miners cabin would show that his 152 THE ARGOXAUTS OF CAUFOhW/A. mode of life and household arrangements were sadly in need ofrepair. Under womans influence, the old cabin was put into pro
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