ILLUSTRATIONS

Bret Harte (Photogravure)	[Frontispiece.]
From a photograph by Hollyer taken in 1896.

Bernard Hart, Bret Harte’s Grandfather	[6]
From a painting in the possession of Messrs. Arthur Lipper & Co., New York.

San Francisco, November, 1844	[24]
After a sketch by J. C. Ward.

Bret Harte in 1861	[32]
The facsimile of Bret Harte’s handwriting is taken from the back of the photograph in the possession of Miss Elizabeth Benton Frémont.

Storeship Apollo, used as a Saloon	[40]
After a drawing by W. Taber.

Grand Plaza, San Francisco, 1852	[60]
From an old print.

The First Hotel at San Francisco	[86]
After a drawing by W. Taber.

Miners’ Ball	[94]
After a drawing by A. Castaigne.

The Two Opponents Came Nearer	[114]
After a drawing by Frederic Remington illustrating “The Iliad of Sandy Bar.”

Sacramento City in 1852	[120]
From an old print.

The Post-Office, San Francisco, 1849-50	[144]
After a drawing by A. Castaigne.

He Looked Curiously at his Reflection	[166]
After a drawing by E. Boyd Smith, illustrating “Left Out on Lone Star Mountain.”

Dennison’s Exchange, and Parker House, December, 1849, before the Fire	[178]
After a drawing by W. Taber.

Main Street, Nevada City, 1852	[196]
From a photograph in the possession of Colonel Thomas L. Livermore.

The Bells, San Gabriel Mission	[212]
From a photograph.

I Thought You Were that Horse-Thief	[248]
After a drawing by Denman Fink, illustrating “Lanty Foster’s Mistake.”

The Home of “Truthful James,” Jackass Flat, Tuolumne County, California	[310]
From a photograph.