The Bear Flag Rising in California 1846
A detailed account from the Sacramento Mercury traces the Bear Flag movement in California starting June 1849. It covers Arce’s capture, Merritt’s leadership, the Sonoma garrison surprise, Vallejo’s detention, and Ford’s pursuit and victory with 15 prisoners and about 300 horses.
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California
The
Sacramento Mercury
Arce
Sutter’s
Sonoma
Castro
Fremont
Upper
Sacramento
Bear River
Johnson’s
Knight
Sacramento River
Embarcadero
Sutter's Landing
Ezekiel Merritt
Grandville Swift
Samuel Gibson
W.and
T. Potter
Anderson Benson
John Sanders
Dr. Semble
Cochran
Sam Neal
Booker
San Pascual
Willard Buzzle
H. L. Ford
Cosumnes
Sacramento Valley
Napa Valley
Merritt
Our Friends
M. G. Vallejo
Pruden
Salvador Vallejo
Vallejos
United States
Stockton
Sutter’s Fort
John Golsby
Wm. B. Ide
Californias
Ford
Second Dragoons
Fitch
Parting verses on a departed soul and Paradise
Poem laments a loved one's death and bids friends move past grief toward heavenly rest. It recalls his early life, illness, and the sorrow of family and friends, urging faith that reunion awaits in Paradise while tears fade to reverent memories.
Trophies of Youth and the Runaway Bride
A poem depicts youths and maids entering adult life early, showing precocious flirtation and rebellion. It contrasts innocent childhood with a moonlit escape, as girls shed school constraints, dress flamboyantly, and seek romance and marriage amid social pressures. The scene ends with a moonlit elopement.
Ourang-Ourang plan shocks New Orleans readers
A New Orleans paper on April 1 advocates a bizarre scheme to use ourang outangs as slave labor in the cotton and rice fields of the South. The tale recounts a 1849 incident in Borneo where a salt spill allegedly tamed a tribe of apes, leading to a later scheme by Mons Lumiertell to breed them for work in Texas.
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New Orleans
Canarp
Mons. Lumiertell
Borneo
New York
Borneo and Texas Ourang-Ourang Company
Mons
Lumiertell
Texas
Lightning
Feeler
Richness of the old channels in Sierra Nevada gold
The article argues that ancient river channels under California’s hills harbor vast gold, formed by volcanic activity. It cites Monte Cristo tunnels as evidence and predicts long exploration will uncover wealth along buried channels across hundreds of miles. A Post Office decision and critique of newspaper patronage follow in the same page.
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Hill
California
Sierra Nevada
Monte Cristo
Sierra Citizen
Beat
Industrial Exhibition Preview At San Francisco Mechanics Institute
The San Francisco Mechanics Institute announces its second Industrial Exhibition starting September 1 for fifteen days. It partners with the State Horticultural Society for a combined California mechanic and agriculturist display, promoting the dignity of the trades and national prosperity through skilled labor.
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San Francisco
Mechanics’ Institutes
Scientific American
California Loses Ground to Australia in Gold Output
A Melbourne Herald compilation shows Australia yielded 269 million dollars in seven years ending 1857, with 1856 at 57 million. California produced 338 million in the same period, 48 million in 1857, and 57 million in 1856, totaling 608 million for both nations. The Australia gold price at 20 dollars per ounce appears high, affecting relative values.
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California
Australia
Melbourne
Washington Union Budget Bits and Moral Maxims
The Union reports Congress appropriations total sixty eight million dollars across pensions Indian affairs consular and diplomatic and other sectors with major sums in army mail services and civil expenditure. Editorial maxims urge perseverance temperance punctuality and dignity along with a Mount Vernon anecdote about a quiet exchange between President Washington and his wife.
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Ourlay
Washington Union
Congress
Treasury
Denmark
Oregon
Texas Boundary Line
Amador Conventions Sow Democratic Party Discord
The Amador Sentinel and Ledger clash over the Amador county Democratic Convention. Both allege unfair moves and betrayals of principles, blaming factions for bias and hasty action while arguing over loyalty to democracy and the Ledger’s stance. Also notes wealth of William B Astor and stalactite age estimates.
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Amador
Amador Sentinel
Amador County
Democratic Party
T. A. Springer
P. C. Johnson
Ledger
Calaveras County
Forgery Claim Ties Carter Letter to Frazer River
The Columbia Gazette reports a Victoria letter claimed to be by Sol Carter is a forgery. Carter did write to friends, but the letter was allegedly stolen from the Express and altered to mislead Carter’s supporters toward Frazer River. It also notes a religious paper condemning authors of yellow journalism.
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WM. B. Astor
Rich
Astor
Paris
Europe
Frazer River
Columbia Gazette
Victoria
Sol. Carter
Carter
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Armor & Co
P. Kooser
M. Clayes
InpepeNpExt
St. Charles Street
Main
San Andreas
Wesley K. Boucher
Mokelumne Hill
Canaveral County
Court House
Chas. A. Treake
Revere
P. Goodwyn
Main Street
Murphy's
Medical
T. W. Brotherton
George E. Young
Angew's
L. W. Lyon
SRG
Eens Mokelumne Hill
Soher
S. B. Stevens
Arrowsey
Jordan Bridge
Main St
P. W. Cornwell
Cornwell & Bowman’s
He. Wallace
St. Charles Sr
Rank ‘Rosixson
Hall & Robinson, Blacksmiths
Messrs
Hall & Robinson
Lees
Samuel McKee
Andreas
Hall
Broadway
Kinderhook Livery Stable
Jas. McKee
Joseph Torrens
ST. Charles Street Market
McKee & Torrens
Ogly
Washington, D. C
United
R. Thompson
J. P
Centre Street
Sturges
Mok. Hill
Calaveras Restaurant and Bakery
Adams & Gilbert
Antelope Restaurant
Union House
John Ford
Empire Bakery & Restaurant
Odd Gmn Fellows’ Hall
San Andrea Ss
B. Crowley
N. B
American Bakery
A. Schachten
Benjamin & McDonnell’s
E. V. Boynto
ODD Fellows’ Hall
L.& J. Oppenheimer’s
L. M. Hellman
Center Street
Eneral
Habana
Atlantic States
Mokelumne Brewery
J.C. Gebhardt
Mokelumne
EL Dorado
Cave City
Mountain Ranch
Kinderhook Exchange
Campo Seco
Boyle & O'Neil
William Irvine
San Andreas Independent
Faded Rose
Mem'ry
ALPH
Joaquin de la Torre
Padilla
de la Torre
San Rafael
W. Crooks, Esq
Archie
Louisville
Post Office
General Post Office
Washington
Wire
Mount Vernon
Bae
Boston Natural Historical Society
W. B. Rogers
Virginia
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