Breeder and sportsman . Vol. XXXI. No 1. SO. 313 BUSH STREET. 147825 SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1891. ON MOKELUMNES BANKS. What Was Ooce Only the Home of Seekersfor Gold Now a Rich Agricultural Dis-trict Where Many Fleet HorsesAre Bred and Reared. When the gifted descriptive writers of the future havecontributed their long articles on the natural resources ofCalifornia, it will be noticed that many of the moBt charm-ing and interesting are devoted to the rivers whose gravelybeds were flecked with virgin gold, in fact, they were goldensands. Commencing at Fort Sutter, where John Marshallp
Breeder and sportsman . Vol. XXXI. No 1. SO. 313 BUSH STREET. 147825 SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1891. ON MOKELUMNES BANKS. What Was Ooce Only the Home of Seekersfor Gold Now a Rich Agricultural Dis-trict Where Many Fleet HorsesAre Bred and Reared. When the gifted descriptive writers of the future havecontributed their long articles on the natural resources ofCalifornia, it will be noticed that many of the moBt charm-ing and interesting are devoted to the rivers whose gravelybeds were flecked with virgin gold, in fact, they were goldensands. Commencing at Fort Sutter, where John Marshallpicked np that famous nugget, all of the riverswhich flowed into the Sacramento have been noted for thewonderful deposits. To the banks of the America^Feather, Stanislaus, Yuba and Mokelumne rivers thousandsof people from all parts of the world were attracted, andtheir presence in 49 and the early 50s formed a chapterin the history of this great State, around which a halo of ro-mance will alwavs remain. It was a period tbreedersportsma311897sanf
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