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Bowie's California arrest and prison breakout attempt
Bowie, a Texan scout under Captain Sutter, is jailed in San Diego on suspicions of espionage amid Mexican faction strife. A padre questions him about his background as Bowie plots escape while a guard watches, hinting at prior Indian murders linked to a Spanish ranchero case.
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Texas
Carson
Mose
Pizen
Fremont
Bowie
California
England
Pacific Coast
Kit
Guadalupe Rancho
Spear
Don Ramon
Yerba Buena
Nat Spear
Henry
de Haro
Berreyesa
Sutter’s
de Hares
Captain Sutter
Sutter
Nathan Spear
Mission San Gabriel
Department
Comandante
San Diego
Pico
Sanchez
Guadalupe
Santa Maria
Senor
Padre
Padre Mio
Rio Colorado