Source Information
Ancestry.com. James Carson, California Mining Life, 1848-52 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.Original data: Library of Congress. California As I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900. Volume 150. [database on-line] Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1999. Carson, James H. Early Recollections of the Mines. Tarrytown, NY: W. Abbatt, 1931.
About James Carson, California Mining Life, 1848-52
Following the Mexican-American war, California increasingly drew thousands of men and women seeking a life in the new territory. James Carson was one such settler. This database, purported to be the first book printed in Stockton, is a collection of his memoirs while mining gold in the area. In it, Carson offers a lively narrative of early California history and includes brief anecdotes of miners' lives. Also of value is a detailed description of Tulare Valley. Originally published in the San Joaquin Republican in 1852, this database can be informative for researchers of early California history, particularly those seeking descriptions of mining life in the new territory.
