XLIII.

CALIFORNIA AND HER TERRESTRIAL TREASURES.

WONDERS OF THE PACIFIC COAST.—CALIFORNIA IN 1835.—CAUSE OF HER RAPID PROGRESS.—THE HONEST MINER OF THE OLDEN TIME.—FATE OF THE FORTY NINERS.—EFFORTS OF A NOVICE.—RUSHES TO NEW PLACERS.—CHANGE FROM PLACER TO QUARTZ MINING.—GRASS VALLEY.—EXTENT OF THE GOLD-BEARING RIDGE.—AMALGAMATING PROCESSES.—SPECULATIONS IN MINING STOCKS.—HOW A SHARP NEW YORKER WAS SOLD.—A LUCKY HIT.—COPPER MINES IN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA.—NEW ALMADEN AND ITS QUICKSILVER.—BENEFITS OF AN EARTHQUAKE. 633