. The Argonauts of California, being the reminiscences of scenes and incidents that occurred in California in early mining days;. able to travel on fool, and wasconsequently obliged to ride in the wagon. They were travelingwith an ox-teem, and for this reason, the accident to him was veryunfortunate, since it was absolutely necessary for one of the partyto walk alongside of the team for a part of the time, especially whentraveling among the hills. Mrs. Kunkler was a French lady, andborn in the city of Paris. She was of slight build, delicate in appear-ance, and unaccustomed to such hardships;
. The Argonauts of California, being the reminiscences of scenes and incidents that occurred in California in early mining days;. able to travel on fool, and wasconsequently obliged to ride in the wagon. They were travelingwith an ox-teem, and for this reason, the accident to him was veryunfortunate, since it was absolutely necessary for one of the partyto walk alongside of the team for a part of the time, especially whentraveling among the hills. Mrs. Kunkler was a French lady, andborn in the city of Paris. She was of slight build, delicate in appear-ance, and unaccustomed to such hardships; but it was now abso- THE AKCOXAUTS OF \\ 69 lutely necessary ihat she should take charge of tlie ox team, for alime at least. All emigrants who cross the plains are well aware thatthis is a very difficult duty to perform, even for a man. To attendto and hunt the cattle, cook and wait upon the sick and the chil-dren also, and to make ready for a start again—all of this the deli-cate trench lady attended to in good style, and walked alongsideof her team (for over 800 miles) which she managed like a veteran, ^^^. arriving m Ilaiigtown m .August, 49, in the li-st of healtli The doctor and his wife have both crossed to t!ie other side; butthe son, having inherited the profession of the father, practiced inSan Irancisco until a short time ago, when he also joined the greatmajority. Quite a number of slaves from Tennessee and Kentucky werebrought across the plains during thi,i year, and were taken into themines by their masters. .This kind of mining by slave labor tlidnot, however, prove a success, and was soon abandoned. One man 70 THE AROOXAU rs OF lALIFOKMA. from Iennessee, brought his slaves, three in numlier, into } and located in a small gulch near Spanish Ravine. The claimwhich they worked was rich, and the master was happy, althoughhis happiness was of short duration, for he was very much aston-ished at the close of one very pleasant day,
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