Reminiscences and Incidents of "the Early Days" of San Francisco

Reminiscences and Incidents of
Author: John Henry Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 118
Release: 1886
Genre: Business
ISBN:

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The English-born John Henry Brown (1810-1905) went to sea at an early age and was living among the Cherokees in 1843 when he set out for the Pacific Coast. Reminiscences and incidents of "the early days" of San Francisco (1886) describes his early work at Sutter's Fort before his permanent move to San Francisco, where he became a saloonkeeper and hotelkeeper. He offers a painstaking picture of the transformation of San Francisco's people and business patterns with the discovery of gold and provides lively tales of miners, gamblers, gangs and vigilance committees, shopkeepers, and real estate sepculators. He lists early white women in San Francisco and provides a map showing San Francisco's building lots and their occupants in this early period.

Reminiscences and Incidents of the Early Days of San Francisco (Classic Reprint)

Reminiscences and Incidents of the Early Days of San Francisco (Classic Reprint)
Author: John Henry Brown
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2017-12-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780265273784

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Excerpt from Reminiscences and Incidents of the Early Days of San Francisco It was in the year 1843, that in company with a party of traders, I left the Cherokee Nation, for the purpose of purchas ing skins and furs of the Indians of the different tribes, and to barter for anything else that offered itself in the way of trade. This was mv third trip in the mountains, and the trading business being good that year, we secured many more furs than usual. When we reached Fort Bridger, we left what furs we had, and went farther north. Here, we found winter coming on. The weather was very cold, as there had already been a slight fall of snow. This was in the month of October. We determined to return to Fort Bridger; but, finding itim possible, made for Fort Hall, belonging to the Hudson Bay company, where we hoped to remain during the winter. Upon our arrival however, Factor Grant, who had command of the Fort, informed us, that we could not stay there, as there were already a larger number than could be accommodated; and, unless the weather moderated, they would be short of provisions themselves. We remained several days at Fort Hall, where we succeeded in making some horse trades. During our stay, a person arrived by the name of Greenwood, who was accompanied by a boy, whom he called his son. 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.

Reminiscences and Incidents of the Early Days of San Francisco - Primary Source Edition

Reminiscences and Incidents of the Early Days of San Francisco - Primary Source Edition
Author: John Henry Brown
Publisher: Nabu Press
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2014-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781293744178

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Reminiscences and Incidents of the Early Days of San Francisco

Reminiscences and Incidents of the Early Days of San Francisco
Author: John H. Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2011-03-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781613930373

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The author, John H. Brown, was English-born. He lived among the Cherokees, and in 1843, set out for the west coast. In this work, he describes his time spent at Sutter's Fort before moving to San Francisco, where he became a saloon keeper and hotel keeper. He describes San Francisco's people, the discovery of gold, business patterns of the area and also includes sketches of gamblers, gangs, miners and more. This publication, originally printed in 1886, also contains a map showing San Francisco's building lots and their occupants during this early period.