Excerpt from Diary of a Physician in California: Being the Results of Actual Experience, Including Notes of the Journey by Land and Water, and Observations on the Climate, Soil, Resources of the Country, Etc Tranquil Sea. - Fiery Sun and Cloudless Skies. - A Sailing-vessel not adapted to the Pacific. - Change our Course. Myriads of Water-Fowls and Fishes. - The Porpoise, Grampus, Dolphin, and Devil-Fish. - Coast of Costa Rica. - Milder Atmosphere. - Delightful Breezes. - Amusing Incidents. - Off Realejio. - Fourth of March. - Shark Supper. - Increasing Heat. - Brilliant Nights. - A Death. -Remarkable Coincidences. - Coast of Guatemala. - Repose on the Pacific. - Gulf of Tehuantepec. - Coast of Oaxaca. - A Volcano. - Harbor, City, and Inhabitants of Acapulco. - Attempt to Sleep Ashore. - A Mexican Salute. - Sumptuous Repast. - Almost a Battle; Weigh Anchor. - An Omen. - Death of "the Old Man." - Calms and Head-Winds. - Views of the Coast. - Volcano of Colima. - Cape Corrientes. -Magnificent Sunset. - "Bout Ship." - Gulf of California. - Chilling Atmosphere. - Its Effects. - First View of Lower California. - Cape Palmas. - Beautiful Scene. - Cape St. Lucas. - Halo of Glory. - A Steamer. - Head-Winds and Currents. - Cape Falso. - Rugged Coast. - Disagreeable Weather. - Discomforts on Board. - Short of Provisions. - Incompetency of the Captain; Our Sensations on a First View of Alta California. - Dismal Appearance of the Coast. - Fogs. - An Incident and a Luxury. - Coast between Saint Louia Obispo and San Miguel. - Proposition for an Enterprise. - High Sea. - A Beautiful Sight. - A Gale. - Liquid Fire. - Ocean in Flames. - Amusing Occurrences. - Point Pinos. - Pleasant Weather. - Terrific Hail Storm. - A Paradise. - Off the Bay of San Francisco. - The Chrysopyle. - Magnificent Scene. - Bird Island. - Anchor in the Bay of San Francisco; A Town of Wood and Muslin. - Deserted Ships. - California Prices. - A Scuffle to get on Shore. - Famished Voyagers. - High-Pressure System. - Blasphemy, Gold, and Gambling. - Camp on Shore. - Desertion of Crew. - Death of Captain. - Climate of San Francisco contrasted with Benicia and Sancolito; Start for the Sacramento. - Packing in a Launch. - Eating Ones' Self. - Golden Rock. - Adventures in Pursuit of Eggs. - Dangerous Situation. - Brothers and Sisters. - Straits of Pablo. - Bay of Sonoma. - Straits of Karquines. - Sleeping on Board. - Breakfast on Shore. - Reminiscences of Schooner Sovereign. - A Pleasant Walk. Benicia. - A Naval Station. - Suisan Bay. - A Famous City. - Its Advantages to Miners. - Enter the Sacramento. - Appearance of the Shores. - Sloughs. - Thule Marshes. - Nurseries for Disease. - Mosquitoes. - Tramp through a California Ticket. - Barber's Ranch. - A Philosopher. - Indian Rancheria. - Wild Geese and Ducks. - Sierra Nevada. - Suttersville. - Embareadero 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.