Excerpt from California, Its Past History, Its Present Position, Its Future Prospects: Containing a History of the Country From Its Colonization by the Spaniards to the Present Time, a Sketch of Its Geographical and Physical Features and a Minute and Authentic Account of the Discovery of the Gold Region For the benefit of those who by these and similar conside rations may be induced to try their fortunes in other lands, this work is mainly intended. We do not propose either to disparage, or unduly depreciate the state of affairs at; home, nor to present glowing pictures and seductive promises of the homes which the emigrants may make abroad. Our object is solely to enable those who contemplate emigrating to choose the most-appropriate labour-field for the future, and to instruct them how to proceed in making their arrangements for reaching it in the most economical, safe, and expeditious manner. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.