CHAPTER XXII.

Execution of a man in Marysville. The petty theft the results of bad Influence. Accident at the Mines. “Obstinate as a Mule.” Mysterious Disappearance of Dunbar. Cold Blooded Murder. Disinterested Benevolence, 232

Hardships of the Mountain Settlers during the winter of 1852. A Brother’s Experience, 254

Peculiarities of John Chinaman. Conflagration in Marysville, 263

Farewell to Marysville. Departure. Arrival at San Francisco. Leave San Francisco for Home, 271

Incidents of the passage. Burial at Sea, 275

Arrival at Panama. Description of Hotels. Walks about the city. The Battlement, 283

Crossing the Isthmus. Grave by the road-side. The beautiful Valley of Obispo. Take the cars for Aspinwall, 291

Embark for Home, on board the North Star. A distressed family, 307

Arrival at New York, 314

Incidents illustrative of Morals in California, 315

Conclusion, 334

INCIDENTS ON LAND AND WATER.