Ellis, Henry Hiram, 1829-1909. text Los Angeles, W.F. Lewis [c1959] eng 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). Illustrated lining papers. Frontier and pioneer life--California. Crime--California--San Francisco. Criminals--California--San Francisco. Police--California--San Francisco. Ethnic groups--California. Law--Political aspects--California. California--Gold discoveries. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.058 No known restrictions on publication. No copyright renewal found.