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FROM THE ARCHIVEJan 1, 1849·New Orleans, Louisiana

MAP OF CALIFORNIA GOLD REGION

Scanned from The Daily Crescent, Jan 1, 1849
MAP OF CALIFORNIA GOLD REGION
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Supplement to Mondays Daily Crescent NEW ORLEANS MONDAY JANUARY 1 1849 daily crescent M onday morning J anuary i 1849 CALIFORNIA THE GOLD REGION Geographical and Topographical. We publish this morning for the benefit of the thousands who daily read our paper a map of the Bay of San Francisco and of the valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin from latitude 37 to 40 north and longitude 130 to 122 iW west from Greenwichbeing that portion of those val leys in which the Gold Region lies Were it not for the extraordinary mineral treasures recently discovered in this portion of our country it is pro bable thaf comparatively little interest would be felt in relation to it yet it would under any cir cumstances be a region well worthy of the investi gation of the curious of the consideration of the enterprising and of the earnest attention of those who are placed at the head of affairs or aspire to that situation hereaft r. Upon another occasion we shall endeavor to give a full examination to the subjectof the past history and probable future importance both political and commercial of this great and magnificent acquisition. We shall con tent.

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