The Call of Gold: True Tales on the Gold Road to Yosemite
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Newell D. Chamberlain was born in 1880 and spent his early years in San Francisco. In 1926 he established Camp Midpines, so named because it was "amidst the pines and midway between Merced and Yosemite." In the 1930s he compiled this chronicle of events during and after the Gold Rush -- drawing on newspapers of the time and interviews with early pioneers and their children. The result is this kaleidoscopic view of life in a dramatic era in the history of California. Illustrated with many historic photographs, some of which have not previously been published.
IllustrationsviiIntroductionixAn Indian Wilderness1Arrival of Gold Seekers and Establishment of the County3Arrival of John C. Fremont7First Settlers' Own Stories11The Beginnings of Hornitos and Coulterville16War With Indians20Discovery of Yosemite25The Mint and the Mining Code30Early-Day Justice32Lost Gold, Amusements, and Hotel Rules36Fremont and Savage Visit41Mining Experiences of Lafayette H. Bunnell44Eventful Years of 1854 & 185548The First Newspaper Description of Yosemite52Galen Clark, Outstanding Citizen57Fremont's Political and Mining Activities62The Famous Trial of 1857 in Mariposa's Courthouse66Judge Burke's Decision and Sidelights of the Trial72Battle of the Pine Tree77Bear Valley and the Colonel81Final Judgment for Fremont87The First White Woman in Bear Valley91Autobiography of John S. Diltz98Mariposa Around 1859104Gazette News, 1862 to 1870109Fremont's Great Sale115Mismanagement by Wall Street118Fremont's Later Career121John Muir, World-Famous Naturalist125Diltz, a Real Benefactor128John Hite, Millionaire Miner133Angevine Reynolds and his Writings138Hi-Lights Around Coulterville144Color Around Hornitos151The Town With the Holy Name162Indian Anecdotes168Mariposa Al175The Pioneer Spirit179Reunion of Old-Timers184The Miners' Ten Commandments190
