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Introduction ........................................ 13
Chapter 1: Before the Gold Rush ........................................ 19
Chapter 2: 1848: Eureka! Gold in California ............................ 63
Photo Plates: Blake & Co. Ingots ................................... 106
Chapter 3: 1848: Gold Fever Reaches the East ........................... 111
Chapter 4: 1849: California Ho! Taking the Panama Shortcut ............. 123
Chapter 5: 1849: California Ho! Sailing around Cape Horn ............... 143
Chapter 6: 1849: California Ho! Overland on the California Trail ....... 177
Chapter 7: 1849: California Ho! Overland on the Southern Routes ........ 233
Photo Plates: Henry Hentsch Ingots ................................. 268
Chapter 8: 1849: San Francisco ......................................... 277
Chapter 9: 1849: Gold Towns and Camps .................................. 305
Chapter 10: 1849: Gold Coins and Ingots ................................ 339
Chapter 11: 1850: And Still They Come .................................. 379
Chapter 12: 1850: San Francisco Gambling and Gold .......................395
Photo Plates: Kellogg & Humbert Ingots ............................. 424
Chapter 13:1850: Inland Gold Towns and Mining ...........................463
Chapter 14: 1850: Gold Assayers and Minters .............................489
Chapter 15:1851: Vigilantes and $50 "Slugs" ........................ 507
Chapter 16:1852: The Gold Rush Comes of Age .............................553
Chapter 17: 1853: Record Gold Rush Year ................................ 575
Photo Plates: Harris & Marchand Ingots ............................. 606
Chapter 18:1854: New Mint and Many Gold Coins .......................... 613
Chapter 19: 1855: Banks and Their Gold ................................. 647
Chapter 20: 1856: The George Law and the Sonora in the News ............ 669
Chapter 21: 1857: A Year to Remember ................................... 695
Chapter 22: The S.S. Sonora to Panama .................................. 729
Photo Plates: Justh & Hunter Ingots ................................. 750
Chapter 23: The S.S. Central America to New York ........................771
Chapter 24: September 12, 1857: Day of Destiny ..........................799
Chapter 25: The Lost Ship of Gold ...................................... 825
Chapter 26: The Columbus-America Discovery Group ....................... 887
Chapter 27: The California Gold Marketing Group ........................ 921
Appendix I: S.S. Central America Crew and Passenger Lists, Survivors ................. 947
Appendix II: S.S. Central America Chronology ....................................... 979
Appendix III: S.S. Central America Coin Showcase ..................................... 983
Appendix IV: S.S. Central America Gold Ingot Showcase ................................ 989
Bibliography .................................................................... 1033
Index ................................................................................ 1051