The illustrated atlas and history of Yolo County, Cal., containing a history of California from 1513 to 1850, a history of Yolo County from 1825 to 1880, with statistics ..portraits of well-known citizens, and the official county map . e aboriginal races, discouraged by all means in their power tho prosecution of this pursuit, and in some in- stances suppressed it by force. As early as December,1843 however, Manuel Castanares. a Mexican officer, made strenuous efibrts to arouse the attention of theMexican Government to the importance of this greatinterest. General Bidwell came near making the
The illustrated atlas and history of Yolo County, Cal., containing a history of California from 1513 to 1850, a history of Yolo County from 1825 to 1880, with statistics ..portraits of well-known citizens, and the official county map . e aboriginal races, discouraged by all means in their power tho prosecution of this pursuit, and in some in- stances suppressed it by force. As early as December,1843 however, Manuel Castanares. a Mexican officer, made strenuous efibrts to arouse the attention of theMexican Government to the importance of this greatinterest. General Bidwell came near making the great gold dis-covery iu 1844; that was reserved by fortune or fate fouryears later, that the name of James W. Marshall migUtbe fastened upon the worlds history forever. The Gene-ral, when in charge of the Hock Farm, had in his em-ploy as vaquero. a Mexican who was somewhat acquaintea-with placer mining in bis own country. When ranging forcattle in the foot-hills, be discovered in a canon someblack sand aud other unquestionable signs of the preciousmetttl, aud on his return reported the discoveryJo^ •Cnloiiol Unaou died of Cholera iu St. Louis, in 1819. aud bis wiaoivninined Gcnernl D. 0. Boell. auA is low living iu .,--.*;;«*? D£ pi/r&ca Pu& RESIDENCE & FARM OF CHAS »-^
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