At nine o'clock Wednesday evening I walked down through the very heart of the city.Continuing San Francisco Earthquake of 1906,with a selection by
San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
This series has five easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionBefore dawn on the morning of April 19, 1906, the great metropolis of America's
The California Gold Rush Begins
Today's installment concludes Gold Discovered in California,our selection from Mining in the Pacific States of North America by John S. Hittell
News of Gold Reaches San Francisco
He, too, went to work and, being an excellent prospector, he was of great service in teaching the newcomers the principles of prospecting and mining
First Miners of California Gold
This is the most precise and is generally considered to be the most correct account of the gold discovery.Continuing Gold Discovered in
Gold Discovered in California
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: James W. Marshall Discovvers Gold.IntroductionBefore the time of the