Travels in Mexico and California

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Excerpt from Travels in Mexico and California: Comprising a Journal of a Tour From Brazos Santiago, Through Central Mexico, by Way of Monterey, Chihuahua, the Country of the Apaches, and the River Gila, to the Mining Districts of California, 1852 Jan. 29th, 1849. The Hampden Mining Company, numbering forty-six, took passage on board the schooner Jno. Castner, at New York, bound for Brazos Santiago. There were also on board several small companies, from N. Y. and Conn., in all numbering about one hundred. We were conducted to Sandy Hook by a steam towboat. A large concourse of people had assembled to witness our departure. At 12 o'clock, M., being ready, we left the wharf amidst the cheering of friends, which was answered heartily by those on board, and as long as friends could recognize each other, between the vessel and shore, there was waving of handkerchiefs and other tokens of recognition. One of the company, in the mean time, had stationed himself on the quarterdeck, with the flag of our country streaming in the wind, and others had formed a little musical band and were playing some lively airs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.