Huntley, H. V. (Henry Vere) Sir 1795-1864 creator text enk London T. C. Newby 1856 monographic eng

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2 v. in 1. 20 cm. 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. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. No known restrictions on publication. n-us-ca California Gold discoveries California Description and travel Law Political aspects California Business California F865 .H94 rc 01000796 hdl:loc.gdc/calbk.147 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.147 No known restrictions on publication. DLC 810825 20260227111901.0 rc 01000796