01827cam a22003251 4500 rc 01001055 DLC 20260227111902.0 cr ||||||||||| 821020s1857 mauf 000 0 eng rc 01001055 DLC CarP DLC n-us-ca F865 .B3 Bates, D. B. Mrs. Incidents on land and water, or Four years on the Pacific coast. Being a narrative of the burning of the ships Nonantum, Humayoon and Fanchon, together with many startling and interesting adventures on sea and land. By Mrs. D.B. Bates. Boston, J. French and company, 1857. 336 p. front., plates. 20 cm. A native of Kingston, Massachusetts, Mrs. Bates sailed to California in 1850 on board the Nonantum, a coaler commanded by her husband. On reaching that state, the Bateses undertook hotelkeeping in Marysville, 1851-1854. Incidents on land and water (1857) contains Mrs. Bates's hair-raising account of her voyage to California, when fires forced the scuttling of three ships on which the Bateses sailed. Mrs. Bates recounts hardships of the mining town, with special attention to the life of women and children in the camps, and gives details of a tour of the Sacramento Valley. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. No known restrictions on publication. California Description and travel. California Gold discoveries. Voyages to the Pacific coast. Ethnic groups California. Urbanization California. Real estate development California. Business California. calbk 065 t http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.065 51990 51990