Phoenixiana: Or, Sketches and BurlesquesThe first collection of sketches by the legendary California journalist and humorist George Horatio Derby (1823-1861), who came to California during the Gold Rush and quickly became a regular and popular contributor to the local newspapers. Derby wrote under several pseudonyms, including John Phoenix, John P. Squibob and Amos Butterfield, and his writings influenced both Twain and Harte, among humorists. |
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Page 15
... four laborers employed as teamsters , chainmen , rodmen , etc. , made up the party . For instruments , we had 1 large Transit Instrument ( 8 inch acromatic lens ) , 1 Mural Circle , 1 Altitude and Azimuth Instrument ( these instruments ...
... four laborers employed as teamsters , chainmen , rodmen , etc. , made up the party . For instruments , we had 1 large Transit Instrument ( 8 inch acromatic lens ) , 1 Mural Circle , 1 Altitude and Azimuth Instrument ( these instruments ...
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... four feet . This result differed very much from our preconceived ideas and from the popular opinion ; the distance being generally supposed to be some ten miles ; but I will stake my professional reputation on the accuracy of our work ...
... four feet . This result differed very much from our preconceived ideas and from the popular opinion ; the distance being generally supposed to be some ten miles ; but I will stake my professional reputation on the accuracy of our work ...
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... four abreast , armed to the teeth , each wheeling before him his personal property and a mountain howitzer ; then the savans , each with note - book and pencil , constantly jotting down some object of interest ( Doctor Tushmaker was so ...
... four abreast , armed to the teeth , each wheeling before him his personal property and a mountain howitzer ; then the savans , each with note - book and pencil , constantly jotting down some object of interest ( Doctor Tushmaker was so ...
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... four miles and a - half . Upon close questioning the bearer , William Boulder ( called by his associates , " Slippery Bill " ) , I ascertained that he had been in a saloon in the vicinity , and after drinking five glasses of a beverage ...
... four miles and a - half . Upon close questioning the bearer , William Boulder ( called by his associates , " Slippery Bill " ) , I ascertained that he had been in a saloon in the vicinity , and after drinking five glasses of a beverage ...
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... four miles in a few moments . Kearny Street , of which I present above a spirited en- graving from a beautiful drawing by Mr. Kraut , is a pass , about fifty feet in width . The soil is loose and sandy , about one inch in depth , below ...
... four miles in a few moments . Kearny Street , of which I present above a spirited en- graving from a beautiful drawing by Mr. Kraut , is a pass , about fifty feet in width . The soil is loose and sandy , about one inch in depth , below ...
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