El Dorado Dream and the Gold Devil Tale Unfolds in Mexico
An adventurer Juan Gonzales in Montezuma dialogues with a mysterious stranger about a fabled El Dorado or California. The infusion of greed, a warning from Coyotla, and the perilous gold cavern lead to a sundering fate as the seeker confronts a gold-Devil that binds with a cursed treasure.
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Mexico
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Old Castile
el Dorado
Juan Gonzes
Biso
Montecorno
Ince
Alameda
Castile
Inez
Coyotla
Juan
California
Praia
Bréighters
Amd
Coyotta
Waarden
Suan
Corada
Apeena
Jemit
San Jose
Juan Gozas
Early wide variety notes from Weston frontier paper
A mangled frontier notice from The Frontier Journal Weston mocks in tone with jokes on new breeches and humor about local life. It includes scattered remarks on a missing cabin key incident, a California gold report, and a Benton plan for a national railroad plus a Mason resolution to arm emigrants to California and Oregon.
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Frontier Journal
Weston
Col. Bexton
Senate
National Central Railroad
Washington
Baltimore Sun
Benton
San Francisco
Pacific
St. Louis
Mississippi
Columbian River
Oregon
Mason
Secretary of War
California
New Mexico
Committee On
City Council of Ghiney in 1849 special session actions
In a special session on January 31 1849 the Ghiney City Council reported the Wood Island Cemetery purchase for one dollar and granted John Wood power of attorney to manage it for life. The council ordered the report accepted, the committee discharged, and contracts to be executed. A February meeting in Quincy appointed Alds Simons Dimock Redmond Ellis and Green to rent North School House for religious use. Grover to sell land allowing sale of East half of SW quarter section 23 township 2 south range 9 west at appraised price. Ferry committee to impose restrictions. Alds Redmond Ellis Dimock to act on smallpox prevention. Vouchers and expense accounts approved. Licenses proposed for stores and various applicants including Ranuhin Williams Fuchlepole Zeb Jones Gandpadure Ward Flachs Wilkins Hurley Dorman.
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Esent
Redmond
Ellis
Dimock
Simmona
John Wood
Woodlant
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Quincy
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Dimoeh
Filis
Simmons
Sali
Alds Redmond
Elis
Dimack
Quincy Ferry
Fyre
Buchan
London
England
United States
Society of Friends
Royal College of Physicians ‘and Surgeons
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Chesent
St. Louis
Taylor & Brother
B. Wolfman
Ils
Chaney Loh
WiNelleya
Ihermienlerg
Agence
Cacont Brown
Scheylirt Beneoch
Loli
Nerker
A. d Cyrus
T. Killam
Limer
A. Nicherdean
Olombans
A. Renton
Pinntonk Vei
Ae Jempbell
Laysems F.M
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Quincy Whig
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Institution For the Blind
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Battle of
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Zeb
Jones
Gandpadure & Wards
F Flachs
Wilkins
Hurley
A. B. Dorman
Ino
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J & M. Keyes
George Armour
Conners
WM. H Benneon
H. G. Farrell
Barnes
Brawley
Church
Stukerterg
Ulney
Faxon & Burns
Payson
Meacham, Norton
Meclyment
Ure
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Lima
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Columbue
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Howles
Near
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Keysburg
Pike Co
Ill
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M.D
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MiLene
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Butler
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Think
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Sherman
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York
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