Adair, General, 8; John, 8
Adobe Ranch, 144
Agua Fria, 119, 130, 135
Au-wau-nee-chees, 144, 147
Aike, Bill, 99
Alamo, 22, 23, 40
Alta California, 155, 209
Anderson, 102, 103, 129
Anita, 163
Apaches, 179, 218
Argonauts, 87, 293
Arizona, 46, 83, 99
Arlett, Dr., 288
Ashe, Bill, 291-293
Ashmore, Nick, 182
Astor, John Jacob, 109
Austin, 14

Baker, Colonel Edward, 222, 284
Bakersfield, 185
Baldwin, Elias J., 248, 250, 251
Baldwin, Major, 102, 103, 129, 193
Barbary Coast, 208
Barbour, Commissioner, 109, 134, 139
Beale, Edward, 199, 202
Bean, General Joshua, 175
Bear Valley, 200
Bell, Dr., 102
Belmont, 249
Belt, Judge G. G., 98, 102, 109, 115, 215
Benicia, 180
Bennett, Charles, 82, 84
Bigler, Governor, 180, 192
Black, Augustus, 182; Doctor, 136; Lafayette, 181, 191
Blair, Charlie, 283
Bloodworth, C. F., 181
Bogan, Charlie, 262, 272, 276
Bondurant, 234
Boteller, Joaquin, 166
Bowling, Captain John, 136, 145, 153
Brazos River, 14, 16, 18
Bridal Veil Falls, 268
Broderick, David C., 211, 214, 220-222, 286-289, 291
Bronson, Dr. A., 136
Buena Vista Ranch, 92, 106, 121, 196, 198, 252, 253
Buchanan, Sheriff, 173
Buffalo Bayou, 23
Bunnell, Dr., 110, 145, 151
Burnett, Governor Peter, 117
Burney, Major James, 121-135
Burns, Ned, 39, 41, 44, 54, 217
Byrnes, William, 167, 171, 181, 188

Calhoun, 64
California Banditti, 168, 170
California Rangers, 194, 235
Campbell, Edward, 154, 155, 182; William, 182
Canadian Mounted Police, 184
Cannon, Jack, 167, 168
Cantura Canyon, 173, 187
Carillo, Joaquin, 166, 173
Carson, Kit, 109, 215
Cassidy’s, 115
Central Pacific Railway, 271
Chambers, Dr., 97
Champion, a prospector, 105, 106, 107
Chandler, Reuben, 136
Chase, George, 182, 189
Cherokees, 21, 180
Chestnutwood, J. W., 262
Chinatown, 207
Chinese, 53, 57, 59, 177, 208, 228, 229, 271
Choctaw Chief, 7
Chowchilla River, 90; tribe, 153
Civil War, 213, 223, 233, 237, 267, 294
Clarke, Deputy Sheriff, 172
Claudio, Joaquin, 158, 166
Clymans, Captain, 79
Coalingua, 187
Coates, 237, 239, 240-244
Coleman, Robert F., 11; William F., 212-215
Coloma, 81, 83, 87
Colorado River, 46, 49, 54.
Columbia, 162
Comanches, 40
Connor, P. E., 181, 191, 192, 194-199, 235
Converse Ferry, 155
Cora, Mr., 283-285
Corcoran, Judge, 262, 277
Coulter, Marshal, 262
Crippen, 235
Crocker, Charles, 252
Crockett, David, 40
Crozier, Eliza, 31-35

Dallas Family, 102
Davis, Mary Elizabeth, 98
Deane’s College, 19
Democratic Party, 215, 220, 221, 256, 286
Dennis, William, 99
Dill, Captain William, 136, 145
Donner Party, 51
Dorsey, 191
Douglass, Frederick, 286
Douglas, Stephen A., 286
Downieville, 167, 168
Duncan, 240, 241, 243

Eastland, General Thomas B., 137, 138
Edinburgh University, 217
Edmund, 4, 37, 38
El Paso, 46
England, 168, 193; Englishman, 57, 208, 261, 268, 269; Englishwoman, 55
Evans, G. W., 181, 182
Evening Bulletin, 211

Fair, James G., 248
Falls, Indian Chief, 68, 69, 74, 137, 229
Fandango, 171, 294
Farrell, Hugh W., 136
Feliz, 159, 166
Ferguson, Colonel, 283
Field, Justice Stephen J., 289, 290
Fitzhugh, 234
Flood, Mr., 248
Folsome, 245-247
Folson, Captain, 84
Forsyth, John, 20
Fort Gunnybags, 214
Fort Tejon, 185, 199, 202
France, 25, 272; Frenchman, 57, 274; Frenchwoman, 207, 272
Franchlieu, Marquis, 55
Franciscans, 40
Frémont, General John C., 79, 109
Fresno, 144, 146, 190
Frost, 237-244

Galveston, 17, 18, 20, 23-29, 36, 106, 217, 219, 252
Garcia, Manuel, 158
Georgetown, 210
Gold, discovery of, 76-89
Golden Gate, 50, 111, 194, 209, 249, 286
Gonzales, Pedro, 158, 163
Goodhill, Mr., 202
Grant, Reuben, 12; Ulysses S., 233, 293
Gray, Dr., 225
Green, General Thomas, 19
“Gringoes,” 62, 65
Gwin, William, 220

Harvey, Major, 153-155, 181
Hawes, Horace, 215
Hayes, jack, 190, 194
Henderson, James, 19; William J., 181, 182, 191
Herbert, Louis, 272, 273, 276, 281; Phil, 43, 181
Hermosillo, 159, 161
Hill, Alethea, 289, 290
Hollister, D. S., 181, 182
Holton, Isabelle, 224; Judge, 223
Hornitos, 97, 101, 105-108, 228, 234, 235, 252
Honduras, 219
Houston, General Sam, 21-26, 293
Howard, Ann, 28, 29; Ida, 261-262; Robert, 28; Major Taliaferro, 2-24; Mrs. Taliaferro, 3, 252; Thomas T., 182, 252, 253
Howard, William James: birth, xvii, 2; boyish pranks, 14-17; first love, 29; journey to California, 39; at the mines, 52; a narrow escape, 62-65; among the Indians, 66; relations with Marshall, 76-89; trader, 90; relations with Major Savage, 109; Indian fighting, 116-142; discovery of Yosemite, 144-156; hunting bandits, 157-179; with the Rangers, 180; hunting, 194-204; in politics, 205-224; marriage, 225, 227; as Deputy Sheriff, 228-232; Civil War activities, 233; in the Yosemite, 260-270; strange psychic experience, 271-281; friendship with Judge Terry, 286-294
Hughey, William Proctor, 259
Hunt, General Memucan, 19, 20, 27, 28
Hutchings, J. M., 255, 257, 261

Illinois, 79
Indiana, 78
Indians, 44, 45, 62-75, 82, 88, 113, 136, 141, 1707, 203, 204
Indian Commissioners, 133, 139, 140, 144, 146, 149, 153; Reservations, 98, 229

Johnson, Colonel J. Neely, 134 140, 213
Johnston, Colonel Adam M., 98, 109, 115, 117, 129, 133
Jones, Judge, 262; Newman, 273, 277, 278, 279
José, 167, 199, 200, 201
Juanita, 167
Juarez, Chief José, 111-115, 136, 156
Jurata, Padre, 158, 183

Kearney, Dennis, 257-259; Doctor, 279
Kelly, Margaret, 89
Kelsey, 81, 89
Kentucky, 212, 236
Kern River, 104
King of Wm, James, 210, 211, 214, 285
Kuykendall, Captain John T., 136

La Fitte Fort, 18
La Mar, 19
Larruut, 266
Latham, 215, 220
Leach, Dr. Lewis, 136, 191
Lewis, M. B., 136
Lincoln, Abraham, 236
Little Lake, 217, 240, 242, 247
Little, William, 124
Logan, 141
Lora Vale, 253
Los Angeles, 49-56, 154, 159, 174, 185
Love, Captain Harry, 180-192
Lucas, Louis, 7
Lynch, Judge, 168, 173

Macon, 7, 8
Madera, 144
Mahallas, 70, 72
Mangrum, 10
Marianna, 163
Mariposa, 76, 91, 102, 110, 121, 136, 154, 191, 209, 221, 272, 280, 291; Battalion, 131-152, 260; County, 90, 102, 108, 156, 219, 212, 232, 272, 290; Grove, 90; Gazette, 264
Marshall, James Wilson, 59, 77-88, 285, 286
Marvin, Judge, 154, 155
Marysville, 159, 171
Masters, Robert, 181, 182
May, Captain, 44
McCallister, Hall, 215
McCascal, Rebecca, 8
McDougal, Governor John, 128-139, 221
McGowan, C. J., 181, 221
McKee, Bob, 90, 109, 134, 139, 198
McLane, Colonel, 181, 261
Melvin, Mr., 16
Mendocino, 245
Merced Inn, 98; Reservation, 98, 102, 105, 109, 255, 262, 290, 291; River, 90, 97, 102, 143, 265
Mexico, 22-28, 86, 158, 159, 218; Government of, 83
Mississippi, 5-14, 220
Missouri, 79
Mokelumne Hill Mines, 59-74, 80, 172, 173
Moon, Ella, 206
Mormon Bar, 121; Battalion, 82, 84
Mount Dana, 90
Mount Diablo Valley, 178
Mullery, Sheriff, 277, 279
Murieta, Joaquin, 159-194-, 205
Murphy’s Diggings, 163, 165, 262

Nashville, 21
Native Sons and Daughters, 88
Neagle, Marshal, 290-293
Nevada, 83, 168, 248, 250, 251, 271, 272
New Mexico, 46, 83
New Orleans, 8, 19, 20, 23, 106
New York, 59, 98, 191, 221, 227
Nicaragua, 217, 218
Norfolk, 19
Norton, James M., 181, 182
Noxubec County, Mississippi, 8, 12
Nuttall, George, 181, 182; John, 181, 182

Ohio, 233, 250
Olivas, Don Ramundo, 101
Oregon, 26, 79, 223, 294

Pacheco, José, 101
Pecos River, 4-2-44
Perky, 285, 286, 287
Pfifer, Dr., 136
Pico, Andreas, 185; Pio, 50, 185
Piggott, S. K., 181
Pindray, Marquis, 55
Plaza Hotel, 112
Pon-wat-chee, Chief, 146, 147
Prescott, Willis, 181
Princetown, 274

Ragley, 87
Rattlesnake Creek, 130
Rawlston, William G., 248-250
Reddy, Pat, 280
Reeves, Hank, 59-69
Rey, José, 114, 143
Richardson, 283, 284
Richmond, 1
Ridge, James, 180
Rio Grande, 45, 46
Rollins, 49, 50
Russell, Robert E., 136, 142
Russio, 142, 14-3
Ryan, Arabella, 284

Sacramento, 75-88, 192, 220-224, 253
San Andreas, 176
San Antonio, 40, 41
San Carlos, 218
San Diego, 80
Sandwich Islands, 81, 86
San Francisco, 39, 41, 50-56, 89, 97, 108-114, 160, 176, 191, 205-210, 214, 221, 249-251, 265, 284-290
San Jacinto, 22
San Joaquin, 56, 101, 102, 162, 166, 186, 235
San José, 159, 192
San Quentin, 281
Santa Anna, General, 22, 23
Santa Barbara, 174
Santa Clara River, 101
Savage, Major James D., 109-115, 122-128, 135-139, 145-156
Scott, John, 136; William, 82, 84
Sharon, William, 284, 251, 289
Shasta, Mount, 80, 173
Sherman, William T., 213
Showalter, Dan, 219
Sierras, 56, 81, 90, 141, 261, 265
Simes, General, 28
Sipp, John, 81
Skeane, Lieutenant, 122, 124-127
Slaves, 8-12
Smith, General Persifer F., 133
Smith, J. C., 255, 256
Snelling, 227, 231
Snellingsville, 234
Sonora, 132, 158, 159, 183, 218
South Carolina, 64
Southern Pacific Railway, 290
Stanislaus River, 102, 162, 283
Stitt, J. G., 144
Stockton, 56, 59, 76, 91-99, 102-111, 128, 175-186, 195-202, 283-292
Stoneham, Governor, 236
Sutro, Adolph, 248, 251
Sutter, Captain John, 59, 80-88

“Taladago,” 6, 8
Taliaferro, Lawrence, 2
Taylor, President, 28
Ten-ie-ya, Chief, 147-153, 268
Tennessee, 21, 33, 102, 217
Terry, David S., 19, 95, 215-221, 285-293
Tewatchee, 196-198
Texas, 13, 19-27, 40, 50, 62, 64, 95, 99, 217, 252; Revolution in, 19; Republic of, 18, 19
Tinsley, Elizabeth Garnett, 2
Tillinson, Dick, 124
Torrey, Captain, 217, 218
Tulita, 36, 37
Tuolumne Reservation, 99, 102, 141; River, 103, 154, 203, 252
Turner, Doctor, 279; George, 231

United States Army, 19, 133; Navy, 19
Utah, 83

Valenzuela, Joaquin, 158, 166
Van Buren, 25, 182
Van Dorn, E. B., 181
Vasquez, Tiburone, 158, 192
Velasco, 29, 30, 32
Ventura, 101
Vigilance Committee, 212-215, 285, 287
Vigilantes, 173, 209
Virginia, 1-64

Wade, Charlie, 120, 121
Walker, William, 217, 218
Ward, Sam, 109
Washington, 19, 26, 28, 210, 220; County, 13; National Institute, 84
Weller, 220
West Point, 233
Wharton, John, 33, 35, 37; William, 22; Mrs. William, 33, 34
White, John S., 181, 182, 190; River, 202; William F., 257
Wigfall, Senator, 237
Wilcox, Commissioner, 255, 261
Willamette River, 79
Wimmer, John, Martin, and Peter, 82
Winters, 87
Wilson, Deputy Sheriff, 174, 175
World War, 294
Wozencraft, Dr., 109, 134, 139

Yerba Buena, 80
Yosemite Valley, 90, 151-153, 249-270
Young, Coho, 181

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