Publisher's Synopsis
Introduction By Robert Glass Cleland. Henry Hiram Ellis, 1829-1909, Of Maine Sailed Round The Horn To San Francisco In 1849. From The Kennebec To California, 1959, Contains Various Versions Of His Reminiscences Covering His Adventures As A Gold Miner, Captain Of A Sacramento River Boat And Pacific Merchant Ship, San Francisco Police Officer And Chief Of Police, 1875-1877.