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Loss of the Golden Gate by Fire on the 27th July 1862 15 Miles from Manzanillo, Sketched by an Eye Witness
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The Pictorial News Letter of California. For The Steamer Sonora, May 5, 1858. No. 4.[p.1] the Excitement in San Francisco. Rush for the Mines!![p.4]
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