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Posts by Kevin Knauss not related to health insurance or other categories, usually editorials, travel essays, food, pictures and maps.

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A Wife’s Letter Searching for Dr. John M. Vaughan in Sacramento, 1850

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David, the gentleman Ann wrote had been shot in the back, did make it to California. David Beach was also a cousin of Amos Catlin and several people wrote to Amos about news of David’s gunshot injury. Of the other men listed in the letter to Amos Catlin, Judge Hastings was most likely Serranus Clinton Hastings. Judge Hastings lived and practice law in Iowa. He found his way to California and was appointed to the California Supreme Court and later won the election to become the state’s Attorney General.

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Stewing Cherries For Breakfast and Dessert

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To start, I have 2 bags of fresh cherries, about 3 to 5 pounds. Then using the hand-held pitter, I pop out the seeds. I then deposit the seedless cherry into a big 8-quart stock pot. Wear an apron unless you want cherry juice splattered on your shirt.

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Letters From 1850 Of A Mormon Island Gold Swindle

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If you think you can escape from my hands after such dealings, you are mistaken. For by the God who made me, I will have satisfaction, which if it does not shake your pocket will shake your damn cowardly nerves.

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Letters From The 1849 Ocean Voyage to California by Amos Catlin

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The two letters differ in tone and substance. However, they each give a glimpse of the 7-month ocean voyage around Cape Horn, South America. Amos Catlin’s decision to join the Gold Rush seemed somewhat out of character for a 26-year-old man who had spent his adult life studying and then practicing law in New York. These letters exhibit his detailed observations that would be reflected in letters Amos wrote later while living in California.

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The Map Fight over Rio de Los Americanos Rancho Land Grant

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In 1843, John Bidwell rode over the potential grant property with John Sinclair. The two men were examining the property for Nathan Spear who was considering petitioning the Mexican government for a land grant. William Alexander Leidesdorff would petition for the property and in 1844 was awarded a land grant named the rancho Rio de Los Americanos by the Mexican government. John A. Sutter subsequently rode over the property with Leidesdorff and would give him juridical possession of the property 4 leagues in width east to west, 2 leagues in length to the south, encompassing 8 leagues of land.

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The 1898 North Fork Ditch Lawsuit That Settled San Juan Water Rights

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Even though the miners paid for the water on a daily basis, it was assumed that the mining day was 10 hours long, after which the water was shut down. If a miner continued using water during the night, it was understood they were trying to steal extra water.[26] During his tenure as superintendent, Amos estimated the North Fork Ditch was carrying 2200 to 2300 inches of water as measured under 6 inches of head pressure.[27]

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Chinese Mining and Labor on the American River, 1858 – 1868

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The description within the receipt also provided information on the wage rate. For white laborers, the daily rate was $2.50. Chinese labor was paid at $1.50 per man per day. I created a spreadsheet to compare the Chinese labor costs to that of white labor employed by the American River Water and Mining Company. Where the number of men and daily rate was not specifically mentioned, I imputed the daily rate by the total dollar amount. For example, Ah Sune was paid $13.50 for nine days work on cleaning out the Fox’s Ravine ditch in the Rose Springs district. Nine days times $1.50 per day comes out to $13.50.

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MPG of a Plug-In Hybrid Car on a Long Road Trip

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We started with a full battery charge and 26 miles of all electric motive power. By mile 91, the Niro reported 71.1 MPG. When I hit mile mark 215 with the gasoline engine running continuously for approximately for 185 miles, the MPG was 54. We traveled from Granite Bay, near Sacramento, to Pasadena on I-5.

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Folsom Lake Can Fill Three Times In One Year

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From the drainage area and mean flow events, the Army Corp of Engineers, based on the time frame of 1903 – 1952, calculated the mean runoff to be 2,840,000 acre feet of water. The final holding capacity of Folsom Lake is 977,000 acre feet of water. The minimum amount of water is 88,000 acre feet*. That makes the holding capacity of Folsom Lake 889,000 acre feet of water. This means that in a normal or average year, enough water flows into Folsom Lake to fill it from dead pool to full capacity 3.19 times.

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Just Write Your Book and Self-Publish It

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If you are compelled and interested in writing a book, I don’t need to emphasize how important it is to have good content. You will write and compile your book to the best of your ability. It is no sin to be a perfectionist. However, there is cost-benefit equation that you need to consider. For example, if it takes 10 hours to write a sentence or verify a source of information, and the reference in question is not consequential to the overall work, perhaps it is best work around it.

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