. The Argonauts of California, being the reminiscences of scenes and incidents that occurred in California in early mining days;. ^^^iiisy^. OF 50. young men, therefore, furnished them with the necessary suppliesat once. A. few miles further on they saw ahead of them, in the road, aman covered with dust and dirt and hatless, running at full speedtowards them. They discovered that he was an emigrant, and thatstarvation had, doubtless, made him partially insane. He was pur-sued and caught, and after being fed he recovered sufficiently to beable to give his name. He stated that a few
. The Argonauts of California, being the reminiscences of scenes and incidents that occurred in California in early mining days;. ^^^iiisy^. OF 50. young men, therefore, furnished them with the necessary suppliesat once. A. few miles further on they saw ahead of them, in the road, aman covered with dust and dirt and hatless, running at full speedtowards them. They discovered that he was an emigrant, and thatstarvation had, doubtless, made him partially insane. He was pur-sued and caught, and after being fed he recovered sufficiently to beable to give his name. He stated that a few miles back upon the THE ARGONAUTS OF CALIFORNIA. 109 road he had passed a woman, with her husband, who was sick in thewagon, and with three or four young children. The woman, he said, was frying over the fire a few httlecakes, and I asked if she woukl give me one as I .vas starvmg. Shesaid that she would to save my life, but that tlujse four little cakeswere the last that she had to divide among six of tlieni. I told herthat if that was the case I would not rob her. And from that time he stated that he seemed to lose all con-sciousnes
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