Borthwick, John David 1824-1892 creator text utu 2025 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats Edinburgh-born artist John David Borthwick left New York for California in 1851, crossing the Isthmus at Chagres. In 1860 Borthwick returned to Britain, where his paintings were exhibited in several galleries including the Royal Academy. Three years in California (1857) focuses on his experiences mining gold and quartz at Hangtown, Foster's Bar, Downieville, Mississippi Bar, Jacksonville, and Carson's Hill. He devotes much attention to social life in the camps as well as mining techniques, describing crime, the Chinese and French and other ethnic groups, and holidays and public entertainments. Borthwick illustrated the book with eight of his own lithographs which are considered the most realistic of the period for California. Republished in 1917 under title: The gold hunters, #72919. Release date is 2025-06-08 Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Originally published: Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1857 California -- Social life and customs California -- Gold discoveries Law -- Political aspects -- California Ethnic groups -- California F850.5 Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1857 rc01002730 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76244 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76244 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134750.0 76244