The Golden State: A History of the Region West of the Rocky Mountains ; Embracing California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Washington Territory, British Columbia, and Alaska, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time ... with a History of Mormonism and the MormonsFlint, 1875 - 711 pages |
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Page 100
... grow strong and flourish , and her people will be prosperous , happy , and free . Look not , therefore , with jealousy upon the hardy pioneers , who scale our mountains and cultivate our unoccupied plains ; but rather welcome them as ...
... grow strong and flourish , and her people will be prosperous , happy , and free . Look not , therefore , with jealousy upon the hardy pioneers , who scale our mountains and cultivate our unoccupied plains ; but rather welcome them as ...
Page 131
... grow , would have been considered proof positive insanity , had such things been done . All were sojourners , " going home in the spring " or fall , as the case might be , with a for- tune ( ? ) Men with little tents and booths fitted ...
... grow , would have been considered proof positive insanity , had such things been done . All were sojourners , " going home in the spring " or fall , as the case might be , with a for- tune ( ? ) Men with little tents and booths fitted ...
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... grow upon the barren soil without constant irrigation ; so that the im- ports , in 1853 , of San Francisco were over forty - five million dollars , over five million dollars of which was for flour and meal , four million dollars for ...
... grow upon the barren soil without constant irrigation ; so that the im- ports , in 1853 , of San Francisco were over forty - five million dollars , over five million dollars of which was for flour and meal , four million dollars for ...
Page 140
... grow vegetables : if they could be produced by steam , or dug out of the hills , the people might stop to cook them . After a while , some miner who had a fixed habitation would plant a few seeds and cultivate a little spot , with a few ...
... grow vegetables : if they could be produced by steam , or dug out of the hills , the people might stop to cook them . After a while , some miner who had a fixed habitation would plant a few seeds and cultivate a little spot , with a few ...
Page 153
... grow more dense in population ; but , with her present density in California , the State would have a population of 83,151,640 , or more than double the population of every State and Territory in the Ameri- can republic ; the federal ...
... grow more dense in population ; but , with her present density in California , the State would have a population of 83,151,640 , or more than double the population of every State and Territory in the Ameri- can republic ; the federal ...
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a-half acres agricultural American annually arrived Atlantic average Bay of San beautiful bushels Cali California cattle Chinese cisco climate Coast Range Columbia Columbia river discovery east feet five hundred forests fornia Fremont fruits gold Golden Gate Governor grow harbor horses Humboldt Humboldt county hundred and fifty hundred thousand Indians islands Klamath county labor lake land lode Marin county Mexican Mexico miles in length million dollars mineral mines missions Monterey mountains native northern Oregon Pacific coast Pacific ocean period population portion possession pounds precious metals produced quantities quartz rich river rocks Sacramento San Diego San Fran San Francisco sand Santa Barbara Santa Barbara county Santa Clara ship Siskiyou county soil Sonoma Sonoma county southern Spain Spanish springs square miles streams summer thousand dollars tion town trees twenty twenty-five United valleys vast vessels Washington Territory width wild yield
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Page 283 - All valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby declared to be free and open to exploration and purchase, and the lands in which they are found to occupation and purchase, by citizens of the United States...
Page 592 - Wherefore, my brethren, hear me, and hearken to the word of the Lord ; for there shall not any man among you have save it be one wife ; and concubines he shall have none; for I, the Lord God, delighteth in the chastity of women.
Page 596 - We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
Page 597 - We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
Page 286 - ... sold to citizens of the United States, or persons who have declared their intention to become such...
Page 596 - We believe that through the atonement of Christ all mankind may be saved by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel.
Page 256 - The whole country, from San Francisco to Los Angeles and from the seashore to the base of the Sierra Nevada, resounds with the sordid cry of 'gold! GOLD!! GOLD!!!
Page 42 - Majesty's right and title to the same ; namely a plate, nailed upon a fair great post, whereupon was engraved her Majesty's name, the day and year of our arrival there, with the free giving up of the province and people into her Majesty's hands, together with her Highness...
Page 256 - GOL'D!!! —while the field is left half planted, the house half built, and everything neglected but the manufacture of shovels and pick-axes, and the means of transportation to the spot where one man obtained one hundred and twenty-eight dollars' worth of the real stuff in one day's washing, and the average for all concerned is twenty dollars per diem...
Page 592 - Verily thus saith the Lord unto you my servant Joseph, that inasmuch as you have inquired of my hand to know and understand wherein I the Lord justified my servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as also Moses, David, and Solomon my servants, as touching the principle and doctrine of their having many wives and concubines; behold and lo, I am the Lord thy God, and will answer thee as touching this matter.