Foreword

Preface

Reminiscences of Bret Harte. "Plain Language From Truthful James." The
Glamour of the Old Mining Towns

Inception of the Tramp. Stockton to Angel's Camp. Tuttletown and the
"Sage of Jackass Hill"

Tuolumne to Placerville. Charm of Sonora and Fascination of San Andreas
and Mokelumne Hill

J. H. Bradley and the Cary House. Ruins of Coloma. James W. Marshall and
His Pathetic End

Auburn to Nevada City Via Colfax and Grass Valley. Ben Taylor and His
Home

E. W. Maslin and His Recollections of Pioneer Days in Grass Valley.
Origin of Our Mining Laws

Grass Valley to Smartsville. Sucker Flat and Its Personal Appeal

Smartsville to Marysville. Some Reflections on Automobiles and "Hoboes"

Bayard Taylor and the California of Forty-nine. Bret Harte and His
Literary Pioneer Contemporaries