Huntley, H. V.  Sir,  1795-1864. <br/><br/>
California: its gold and its inhabitants. 

 - London,  T. C. Newby,  1856. 
 - 2 v. in 1.  20 cm. 
<br/><br/> Sir Henry Veel Huntley (1795-1864) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. California: its gold and its inhabitants (1856) contains his experiences in California in 1852 as the San Francisco-based representative of a British gold quartz-mining company. He describes business and social life in San Francisco as well as visits to Marysville and Sacramento and two months at Placerville supervising large-scale mechanized mining operations. Special attention is given to shipping news, crime and violence and political corruption and disasters such as the Marysville flood and Sacramento fire. 
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<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>rc 01000796  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Law--Political aspects--California.<br/>Business--California.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>California--Gold discoveries.<br/>California--Description and travel.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F865  / .H94