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Features the people involved in the gold rush in California in 1848. Impact of the gold strike in Jim Marshall's and John Sutter's life; Effect on the state of California; Gold rush as a commercial enterprise rather than an expedition of discovery. INSET: The price of gold.

Presents a historical perspective on the city of San Francisco in California. Nature of the people living in the city; People relevant to the historical developments in the city; Cultural and social identity of the city.

The article discusses the success of the Bohemian Club of San Francisco, an all-male theatrical club in California. In the early 1870s, the charter members began their association with a series of Sunday breakfasts at the home of James Bowman, a writer for the newspaper "San Francisco Chronicle." In March 1872, the Bohemians had put on their first "High Jinks," an all-boy entertainment resembling Skits Night at a boarding school.

Focuses on the expedition of U.S. Colonel Jonathan Drake Stevenson appointed by U.S. President James Knox Polk to recruit volunteers and workers from Cape Horn, California during the war between the U.S. and Mexico in 1846. Other purpose of the expedition; Actions taken by the colonel to prepare the soldiers for the mission; Challenges faced by the colonel during the expedition.