. 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." . fused to obey his com-mands, and he tied up the brig for the nightwithin 15 miles of Stockton. In nearly everybend of the river, which is as crooked as a Vir-ginia fence, we started a flock of ducks. I shotseveral during the day. At five oclock nextmorning we got under way and proceeded w^ theriver to the mouth
. 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." . fused to obey his com-mands, and he tied up the brig for the nightwithin 15 miles of Stockton. In nearly everybend of the river, which is as crooked as a Vir-ginia fence, we started a flock of ducks. I shotseveral during the day. At five oclock nextmorning we got under way and proceeded w^ theriver to the mouth of the slough on which Stocktonis situated, where we again grounded, but got offwithout much difficulty, and at four oclock, P. M.,reached Stockton. On my departure from San Francisco, I had re-ceived from Mr. George W. Wright, the junior part-ner of the firm of Palmer, Cook & Co., a letter ofintroduction to a merchant in Stockton, of the nameof Leland, whose acquaintance I made immediatelyupon landing, and was invited by him to removemy baggage on board his store-ship, tied up at thebank of the slough, and consider it my home aslong as I remained in that place. I gladly availedmyself of his kind invitation, which was also ex-tended to my two companions, the brothers Kelly,. 238 SUCCESS AND DISAPPOINTMENT. nent business men several Pliiladelpliians, amongwliom are Messrs. Gillingliam and Henry Hugg. During my brief sojourn in Stockton, miners wereconstantly arriving from the different diggings,some in quest of 2:)rovisions, and others en route toSan Francisco for the purpose of returning to theStates by the first conveyance. Those who had goneto the mines with the determination to give them athorough trial before crying pcccavi were generallysuccessful; but those who had expected to realize for-tunes immediately upon reaching the placers wereinvariably disappointed, and becoming disheartenedreturned to San Francisco with their hands in theirbreeches pockets, and their liearts
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