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Title
Autobiography and Reminiscence of Isaac B. Pine:
Alternative Title
Institutional Records Digitization Project: Reminiscences of Early Pioneers: 1900-1904
Creator
Pine, Isaac B, 1830-1919, creator
Contributor
Pine, Isaac B, 1830-1919, creator
Date Created and/or Issued
1904 (issued)
Publication Information
Society of California Pioneers
Contributing Institution
Society of California Pioneers
Collection
The Society of California Pioneers Collection of Autobiographies and Reminiscences of Early Pioneers
Rights Information
Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must be obtained by the reader.
Description
Available also in the original handwritten form in the member's Biographical File, and online
Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must be obtained by the reader
Autobiography & Reminiscence of Isaac B. Pine, "Biography and Reminiscences of a California Life of Issac B. Pine, as Written by Himself", San Francisco, 1904. The Society of California Pioneers
Isaac B. Pine was born on July 7th, 1830 in Saratoga County, New York. He sailed from New York to Panama on board the steamship "Crescent City" in December 1848. In Panama he boarded the "California" and arrived in San Francisco on February 28th, 1849. From San Francisco he went to Stockton, and then to Angels Camp, Calaveras County. From there he went to Norman Gulch, Tuolumne County where he became interested in a trading post. From 1851 to 1860 Mr. Pine was engaged in digging and running ditches to deliver water to mining camps. He was owner of the "Stanislaus County Water Company". Mr. Pine was also Superintendent for the "Eagle Quartz Mining Company" in Amador County and managed the property for over twenty years
Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 63-65, Vol. 8. This is a typed transcript, bound into a volume, of the member's autobiographical reminiscence created as an institutional record for the Society of California Pioneers. The original handwritten version exists in the member's biographical file. This reminiscence provides an account of Isaac B. Pine's journey from New York to California and his life in California afterwards. Some background family history is provided, including sibling names and paternal work history. Details are provided regarding Mr. Pine's experiences in mining and prospecting. The time period represented by this reminiscence is from 1848 to 1904.
Type
text
Format
[3] p. ; 35 x 21 cm.
Form/Genre
Autobiographies.
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt0h4nc5zr
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Language
English
Subject
Pine, Isaac B--1830-1919
Pioneers--California--Biography
Voyages to the Pacific Coast
Gold miners--California--Biography
Stanislaus County (Calif.)--History
Place
Pioneers
California
Biography
Gold miners
Stanislaus County (Calif.)
History

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