From the journal of Dr. L. L. Battle in the gold fields of California during the rush of 1849. “On our way, when about opposite the harbor of Acapulco, on the western coast of Mexico, we encountered a wind storm. It was terrifically grand. The vessel could make little or no headway against it. The ...
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