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Title: 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."
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Upham, Samuel C. (Samuel Curtis), 1819-1885
Subjects: Associated Pioneers of the Territorial Days of California Voyages to the Pacific coast Ethnic groups Law Business
Publisher: Philadelphia, The author
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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mans the gold for a that. Vive la Dom Pedro II!~\ Tuesday, March 13.—I went on board the Os-ceola early this morning, and found the sailorsbusily engaged breaking out the hold preparatoryto receiving water on board. I discovered amongthe cargo two barrels of pilot-bread belonging tomyself with their heads stove in. After cooperingthe bread barrels I went below and spent the re-mainder of the day writing to friends in the UnitedStates. I also wrote a communication for the KeivYorh Herald over the signature of S. Curtis —my Christian name—giving a brief history of ourvoyage to this port, treatment of the passengers,etc., in which I Avent for the owners and cajitain ofthe Osceola in a lively manner, and concluded bygiving a list of the California passenger vesselslying in the harbor of Kio. The following passenger vessels from the UnitedStates bound for California, have put into this portfor provisions and water, during the past threemonths: From New York. Ships—Sutton, 55 days;
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From a Photo taken in Philadelphia, 1876. DOM PEDRO II., KMIEROR OF BRAZIL. U. S. VESSELS AT EIO. 87 Christoval Colon, 51 clays; South Carolina, 39 days;Tarolinta, 50 days ; William Ivey, 42 days ; Pacificy42 days; Apollo, 53 days. Barks—Josephine, 45days; Exp)ress, 52 days; Harriet Newell, 55 days;Cordelia, 39 days; Peytona, 54 days. Brigs—MaryStuart, 42 days; Eliza, 43 days. Schooners—Roe, 39 days; Olivia, 48 days; George Emory, 43 days;Joseph Newell, 40 days; Laura Virginia, 38 days;William G. Hachstaff, 39 days. From Boston. Ship—Capitol, 43 days. Barks— Oxford, 47 days; Maria, 51 days; Elvira, 47days. Schooner—Anonyma, 38 days. From Bahimore. Ship—Jane Barker, 42 days.Schooner—Eclipse, 47 days. From New Orleans. Ship—A^^chitect, 45 days. From Norfolk, Va. Brig—Joh7i Petty, 50 days. From New London, Conn. Ship—Mentor, 38days. From New Haven, Conn. Schooner—Mojitague, 40 days. Wednesday, March 14.—During the forenoon Iwrote several letters for the brigs co

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