LIEDESDORFF, Captain, introduces first
steamboat in California, 118, 139.
LIMITATION, statute of, 417.
LIMES and lemons, 330.

LION and cougar, 239.
LITTLE river, 188.

LONE Pine destroyed by earthquake, 227.
Los Angeles, battle of, 63. County of,
area, soil, climate, productions, popula
tion, and towns, 445.

LOUISIANA, acquisition of, 113-115.
LOVE-MAKING, peculiar, among the Chi-
nese, 434.

LOWER California explored, 40-49. Cortez
and Ximines explore, 41-43. Ulloa in,
41. Visited by Salva Tierra, 44-45.
Expedition of Governor Portala to San
Diego, 49-51.

LOWER Klamath lake, 173.
LUMBER of Oregon, 536-537. Of Wash-
ington Territory, 624.

MAD river, 188.

MAGELLAN discovers the straits and names
the Pacific ocean, 35–36.
MANUFACTURES and resources of Califor-
nia, 355-380. Of Oregon, 558.
MARBLE and granite, 281.
MARIPOSA County, area, soil, climate, for-
ests, Yosemite valley, population, re-
sources, &c., 507-508.

MARIN County, area, soil, productions,
climate, resources, population, &c., 466–
467.

MARIPOSA grove of big trees, 165–166.
MARRIAGE, none with Chinese, 428.
MARSHALL, James W., discovers gold in
California, 119–123. Location of dis-
covery, 514.

MASON, Colonel, in command of California,

108-109. Succeeded by Riley, 110.
MASSACHUSETTS issues passports to Cap-
tain Gray and associates, 67-68. Early
traders to the Pacific, 66-80.
MATCH-MAKING among the Chinese, 435.
MENDOCINO County, area, soil, climate,

forests, productions, population, &c.,
468-469.

MERCED County, area, soil, climate, re-
sources, population, &c., 495-496.
MERCHANDISE, prices in the mines, 130.
Paving the streets with, 137. Imports
and exports, 378.

MEXICO, first settled, 34. Cortez and
Montezuma in, 34. Aztecs' temples, 34.
Confiscates missions, 54-57. Indepen
dence of, 55. Republican government
established, 55-58. Rule in California,
57. Authorities of, banished, 61-63.
Calls on "Uncle Sam" for aid, 70. Rule
of, in California, 86-89. War with the
United States, 93-95. Feuds in Cali-
fornia, 97-110. War with the United
States, 110. Land grants in California,
153-155.

MICHELTORENA appointed military gov.
ernor, 62.

MILITARY governor, feuds and jealousies,
107-109.

MINERAL lands and laws regarding, 281-
289.

MINES, discovery of and rush to, 119–123.
Early scenes in, 124-139. Of the pre-
cious metals, and earliest history and
yield of, 248-270. Of metals in Great
Britain, 269–270. Tunnel-mining, 271-
282. In various parts of the world,
273-280. Mining laws, 281–289. Chi-
nese in, 425. In Nevada county, 516–
518, 544. In Oregon, 526. In Utah,
552. In Arizona, 602-603. In Wash-
ington Territory, 623. In British Co-
lumbia, 635.

MINISTERS, churches, and religion, 403-
408.

MINT, first, in California, 205. United
States and coinage, 375-377.
MIRROR lake, 175–219.
MISSIONS established, 40-54. Founding
of San Francisco, 51-53. Presidios of
the, 53. End of, in California, 54-57.
Dolores at San Francisco, 117.

OCKAN, bay, and river navigation, 367–369.
OGDEN and Salt Lake City, Utah, 557.
OLIVES, nuts, and fruits, 330-332.
ONIONS in California, 324.

ORIUM, used by Chinese, 436-437. In the

United States, 437.

ORANGES and other fruits, 327-331.
OREGON, discovered and explored, 66–80.
First settlement in, 71. John Jacob
Astor in, 71-72. Pacific Fur Company,
71-76. Occupied and claimed by the
English, 72-76. Formally surrendered
by the English, 74. Fort George, 74.
Hudson Bay Company in, 74-75. Early
fur traders in, 75. Trappers murdered
in, by Indians, 77-78. Commodore
Wilkes in, 81-82. Wilkes reports gold
in, 82. Fremont in, 83-85, 89. Boun-
dary defined and title settled, 112-115.
Gold product of, 267. Rainfall, 300.
Farming in, 306. Railroads in, 358.
Agricultural societies, 394-395. Chinese
in, 422. Newspapers in, 465. Area,
geography, climate, seasons, forests,
minerals, mining, agriculture, rivers,
mountains, resources, population, cities,
society, &c., 526-540. Railroads and
navigation, 530-532. Lakes, forests,
game, lumber, &c., 534-536. Agricul-
ture, industries, manufactures, commerce,
cities, progress, &c., 537-539. Popula-
tion of, 660.

OREGON, steamship, arrived at San Fran-
cisco, 125.

ORIENTAL seal broken, 38-39.

ORIENTAL habits in California, 425-429.
Religion, 430-435.
OWENS lake, 176.

OWENS river, 184. Affected by earth-
quake, 227.

OXEN and their uses, 353.
OYSTERS and other shell-fish, 145.

PACIFIC coast, in obscurity, early voyage-
ers and navigators on, 64-80. Wilkes'
expedition to, 80-82. Its physical for-

mation, 289–291. Railroads o, 358.
Mints and coinage on, 375-377. Chinese
on, 422. Newspapers on, 465 Area,
soil, climate, forests, rivers, muntains,
resources, population, &c., 23-525.
Yield of gold and silver, 264–2 o. Mor-
mon settlement on, 582-587. Popula-
tion of, 658-665. Rain, clim te, and
temperature, 300-304. Steam navigation
of, 367-369. Ship-building on, 369–370.
PACIFIC ocean discovered, 35-36. Behr-
ing, Cortez, Magellan, Pizarro, Cabrillo,
Drake, Viscayno, Lemair, Schouten,
Willis, Carteret, Cooke, Vancouver,
Fuca, and Kenguelen in, 36–37. Early
navigators and voyagers in, 64-80.
Wilkes' and other voyages in, 79-82.
PACIFIC Fur Company in Oregon, 71–76.
PAJARO river, 186.

PALO Alto, battle of, 110.

PALON'S, Father, explorations, 50-51.
PANAMA, steamship, arrives at San Fran
cisco, 125.

PANTHER, ship, arrives in California, 79.
PARADISE as known by Maundeville, 149
151. Terrestrial, 147–148.

PAULDING'S, J. K., instructions to Lieuten-
ant Wilkes, 80-81.

PEACHES and other fruits, 330–332.
PELICAN bay, 201.

PENA, Senor, prefect in California, 61.
PERU discovered, 36.

PETROLEUM in California, 279.

PHILIP, King of Spain, interested in Cali-
fornia, 43-65.

PICO, Pio, Governor of California, 63, 86-
89.

PILGRIMS, landing of, 36. Agriculture
of, 310.

PIONEERS of Oregon, 539.

PIONEER, first steamer on the Sacramento,
139.

"PIONEER Society," guns of early Rus

sians, 70-71. "Bear Flag" in posses-
sion of, 92.

"PIOUS fund of California," 55-56.

by a, 79.

PITT river, 190.

PIZARRO in Peru, 36.

"PROFESSIONAL men" in good supply, 419.
PROTESTANT church, first, in California,
118-119.

169.

PLATINUM and plumbago, 279.

PLACER County, area, soil, climate, mines,

resources, population, &c., 515-516.
PLUMAS County, area, soil, climate, moun-
tains, valleys, population, &c., 519-520.
PLURAL wives of the Mormons, 579-600.

New revelation regarding, 591-594.
POISON oak, its effects and cure, 167-169.
POLK, President, pardons Fremont, 109.
POLYGAMY in China, 435. Among the

Mormons, 593–599.

POPE Alexander VI, "source of all tempo-
ral power," decides the limits of nations,
112-113.

POPULATION, earliest, in California, 52,
116-117. Compared with other coun-
tries, 152-154. Of all the counties in
the State of California, 443-523. Of
San Francisco, 454-466. Of Oregon,
526. Of Nevada, 541. Of Utah, 555. Of
Arizona, 600. Of the United States, the
Pacific coast, and all the country west
of the Rocky mountains, 658-665. Of
Washington Territory, 624.

PORTALA discovers the Golden Gate, 37,

49; and Bay of San Francisco, 50–51.
PORTLAND, Oregon, and other cities, 540.
PORTSMOUTH, ship of war, at San Fran-
cisco, 96-97.

PORTUGAL claims possessions on the Pa-

cific, 112-114.

POTATOES in California, 325.
POULTRY in California, 354.
PRESIDIOS of the missionaries, 53.
PRISONS, crimes, and asylums, 408-413.
PROCLAMATION of W. B. Ide, 90-93. Of
Commodore Jones, 62. Of Commodore
Sloat, 94-97. Of Commodore Stockton,
102-103. Of Flores, 104-106. Of Kear-
ney and Shubrick, 108.

408. In the world, 565.

PRUNES, plums, and pomegranates, 331.
PUGET Sound, ship-building on, 370. Its
discovery, early history, magnitude, com-
merce, and climate, 616-625. Effects
of Northern Pacific railroad, and future
importance, 626-631.

QUACKS, vagabonds, and thieves, 408-413.
QUAIL and other birds, 241-242.
QUARTZ-MINING, 261-267. In various
countries, 263-268. Mills, 266. In
Nevada, 546.

QUICKSILVER in California, 279. New
Alameda mine, 494.

RAILROADS in the United States, on the
Pacific coast, and in California, 358–366.
In Oregon, 532. In Arizona, 603.
Northern Pacific and Canadian, 626, 642.
RAIN, frost, snow, ice, and winds, 295–303.
In Oregon, 529. In Alaska, 649. In
Arizona, 601. In Washington Terri-
tory, 620-624. In British Columbia, 634.
REAL ESTATE and rents in San Francisco,'
136.

REDWOOD creek, 188.

RELIGION established by law, 61.
RELIGIOUS denominations of the world-
Christians, Pagans, Mohammedans, Jews,
Buddhists, and Mormons, 563–600. In
Alaska, 653.

RELIGION, churches, and preachers, 403-
407. Of the Chinese, 429-433. Of the
world, 430-439.

REPTILES, horned toad, 242-244.
REPUBLICAN government, first, in America,
34. In Mexico, 55-59.

RESOURCES of California, 151-159. Set
forth by counties, climate, soil, area, pro-
ductions, and population, 443-523.

REVELATION on polygamy, 591-594. De-
nial of the right of polygamy, 594.
REVOLUTIONS in California, 60–65.
RHET lake, 172.

RICE and cotton, 340.

RICHARDSON, Captain W. A., builds first
house at San Francisco, 117.
RILEY, General Bennet, military governor
of California, I10.

RIVERS in California, 181-190.

RIVERS in Oregon, 530–532. Of Nevada,
542.

ROCKY mountains explored, 75-79. Fur
companies in, 75. John C. Fremont ex-
plores, 82-85. Railroad across, 360–367.
In the Far West, 635.

ROSANOFF, Count Von, in California, 70.
RUSSIAN America sold to the United States,
70-71.

.

SANTA Barbara island, 203.
SANTA Barbara mission founded, 52.
SANTA Barbara county, area, climate, soil,
productions, population, &c., 447-448.
SAN Bernardino county, area, soil, climate,
resources, population, &c., 500-503.
SAN Buenaventura mission founded, 52.
SAN Carlos leaves for San Diego, 48.
First vessel to enter the Golden Gate, 51-
52.

SANTA Catalina island, 203.
SANTA Clara mission founded, 52.
SANTA Clara county, area, soil, climate, re-

sources, towns, population, &c., 493–495.
SAN Clement island, 202.

SANTA Cruz county, area, soil, climate, pro.
ductions, population, &c., 451-452.
SANTA Cruz bay, 193.

SANTA Cruz island, 204.

Evacuate California, 70–71.

RUSSIANS in California, 59, 60, 70.
RUSSIAN river, 187.

SACRAMENTO County, city, area, soil, cli-

mate, resources, population, &c.,485-487.
SACRAMENTO City established, 135-136.
River navigation, 138–139.
SACRAMENTO river, 181.

SALEM, the capital of Oregon, 540.
SALINAS river, 185.
SALMON, 246.

SALT Lake City, its history, population, and
people, 556-557.

SALT, mountains, beds, and lakes of, in
Nevada, 546. In Arizona, 602.
SALT in California, 210-211. On the Pa-
cific, 280. In Nevada, 546. In Ari-
zona, 602. In Utah, 558.
SALT lake, Fremont at, 85. Its extent,
location, &c., 558. Earliest discovery
and history of, 560-562.

SAN Antonio arrives at San Diego, 48.
SAN Antonio de Padua mission, 52.

SANTA Anna revokes confiscation of mis-
sions, 56.

SAN Diego explored by Viscayno, 43-44
To be held for the King of Spain, 48.
Arrival of San Carlos and San Antonio,
48. First settlement, 49-51.. Mission
founded, 52. Delia Byrd enters, 70.
Turner and Galbraith at, 75. Fremont
at, 103-105. Area, climate, soil, pro-
ductions, population, and towns of coun
ty, 444-445.

SAN Diego harbor, 191.

SAN Fernando Rey mission founded, 52.
SAN Francisco bay, 43, 194. Discovered
by Don Gaspar Portala, 49-51. First
vessel to enter, 51. Captain John Brown
and others refused admission, 67-69.
Francis Drake did not discover, 42-44.
First steamboat on, 118, 125. Islands
in, 194-198. Navigation on, 367–369.
SAN Francisco city and county, area, loca-

tion, population, commerce, manufac
tures, society, customs, newspapers, &c.,
454-466.

SAN Francisco de Solano mission founded,
53.

SAN Francisco, mission founded, 51-52.
Earliest settlement at, 79-82. Vincennes