. Notes of a voyage to California via Cape Horn, together with scenes in El Dorado, in the years of 1849-'50. With an appendix containing reminiscences ... together with the articles of association and roll of members of "The associated pioneers of the territorial days of California." . ted upon elevatai ground, nestling beneath the pro-tection of lorty sycamore and oaks. The settlement ofCaptain Sutter is nearly three miles from the landing-place,the road leading over a beautiful country, constantly risingas yon leave the Sacramento. Captain Sntter, who is the most enterprising citizen ofCali
. Notes of a voyage to California via Cape Horn, together with scenes in El Dorado, in the years of 1849-'50. With an appendix containing reminiscences ... together with the articles of association and roll of members of "The associated pioneers of the territorial days of California." . ted upon elevatai ground, nestling beneath the pro-tection of lorty sycamore and oaks. The settlement ofCaptain Sutter is nearly three miles from the landing-place,the road leading over a beautiful country, constantly risingas yon leave the Sacramento. Captain Sntter, who is the most enterprising citizen ofCalifornia, and who ks destined to phxif a prominent part inihe/uture hisfon/ of the countrii, is a native of Switzerland,and was at one time an otlicer in the l\oyal Guards ofFrance. By making friends, from his enterprising char-actor and by extensive traveling over the Eocky ^lonn-tains. North Mexico and the Sandwich Islands, he wasenabknl to commence a farming establishment on tlieSacramento on a large scale. Captain Sntter obtained a grant trom the Mexican gov-ernment of a large tract of land on the Sacramento, oncondition that he wonld keci> the Indians in check andpnnish them if they interfered with the settlement. Hedisplayed ^\ondcrtnl energy of character, and came so im-. Sutters foet. 5j9 expectedly on his enemies, that they soon became con-vinced that they all would be destroyed if they did notremain at peace with the white inhabitants. Captain Sut-ter acted with great judgment in securing the good-will ofthe tribes immediately about him, and thus managed toform them into a protection against his more distantenemies. All prisoners taken in war were brought to hisestablishment and set to work, thereby increasing his forceand modifying the cruelties of war. To carry out his extensive plans, Captain Sutter pur-chased the movable property of the abandoned llussianMission of Ross at Bodega, agreeing to pay for it in acertain number of years in agricultural products. liethe
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