From the journal of Dr. L. L. Battle in the gold fields of California during the rush of 1849. “The route to Sacramento City was over rolling prairies with little or no timber. Sutter’s Fort or Stockade lies south of the city. It was constructed of pickets ten or twelve feet high. Sutter had a ...
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