Copyright, 1893, by STEPHEN J. FIELD.
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The following sketches were taken down by a stenographer in the summer of 1877, at San Francisco, from the narrative of Judge Field. They are printed at the request of a few friends, to whom they have an interest which they could not excite in others.
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PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF EARLY DAYS IN CALIFORNIA, WITH OTHER SKETCHES.
INDEX.
Why and how I came to California.
First experiences in San Francisco.—Visit to Marysville, and elected First Alcalde of that District.
Experiences as Alcalde.
The Turner Controversy.