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AUCTION LUNCH ROOMS IN SAN FRANCISCO

Scanned from Frank Leslie'S Illustrated Newspaper, 1855
AUCTION LUNCH ROOMS IN SAN FRANCISCO
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Juve 8 1878 FRANK LESLIES ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER 241 CO ing CALIFORNIA THE AUCTION LUNCH ROOMS IN SAN FRANCISCO MESSRS FLOOD OBRIENS LIQUOR SALOON IN 1856 WHERE THEY ORIGINALLY RECEIVED THEIR POINTS OF MINING OPPORTUNITIES CALIFORNIATHE LATE WILLIAM 8 0BRIEN OF THE FIRM OF FLOOD OBRIEN FROM ASKETCH BY WALTER YEAGER the voyage around the Horn in the ship Tarolinta and arrived in San Francisco on the 6th of July 1849 His first business connection was with Colonel William C Hoff with whom he remained in partner ship about two years. He then went into ship chandlery business with W J Romer. In 1856 the firm of Flood OBrien liquor déalers was 3g 7 hope that a change of air and scenery would bring County Ireland in 1826 He emigrated to the Rparges ths MILONATRE him reliet but this change did not prove beneficial United States at an early age settling in. New York ILLIAM SHONEY OBRIEN one of the and he began sinking almost directly he reached and finding employment in a store.

When the news famous Bonanza Kings died in San Rafael his destination. He retained his faculties to the last was heard of the discovery of gold in.

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