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Panama to California Route Adventure Begins
Talbot Ward and Frank Munroe form a four man group with Johnny Fairfax and Yank Rogers, sail via Panama, face native boatmen, ship delays, and a daring boat grab. Yank schemes a last minute passage deal, then the Golden City awaits as the expedition reaches San Francisco Bay with tales of mining riches and dust.
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Talbot Ward
Frank Munroe
Munroe
California
Ward
Panama
Johnny Fairfax
Yank Rogers
Talbot
Brown
Tom
Talbot Ward Brown
Yank
Johnny
Frank
Manuel
Remai
Vette
Island of
Tobago
Bay of San Francisco
San Francisco
Calivas
Chile
Joker
Charley
Jerusalem