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.
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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 Johann Eduard Knoche, San Jose, Cal., 1901. The Society of California Pioneers Johann Eduard Knoche, born on March 1st, 1819 in Salzderhelden, Germany, trained as a gold and silver smith. In 1846, he came to New Orleans, leaving in 1849 with other gold-seekers for California on the bark, "Montgomery" via Montevideo and Valparaiso. Working as a gold and silversmith on Kearney Street, he was flooded out and then opened a street coffee stand with a partner who soon left for the mines. Knoche followed but returned to S.F. shortly afterward. During 1850 Knoche worked as a dishwasher, a waiter and then a goldsmith. In April 1850, Knoche left with 4 other Germans for the mines via Pacheco Pass. With no success, he decided to head further south but lost his provisions in a fire. Returning to Aqua Frio, with his previous partners Knoche worked the mines of Mariposa for 4 weeks and returned to S.F. to start a beverage supply business in San Jose. Knoche's next business was in farming a portion of the Stockton Ranch eventually failed Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 67-100, Vol. 3. 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 transcription includes a reference to a photograph of the member in a set of bound volumes. It appears that the photographs in this set were dispersed throughout the regular photography collection, but the photographs referenced in the related materials may or may not be these same photographs. This reminiscence (1846-1890) details Knoche's journey to California from New Orleans via Montevideo, Uruguay under siege. Knoche heard stories of life in California on board, mainly that California was lawless, encouraging passengers on the ship to arm themselves for San Francisco. Knoche discusses his businesses in S.F., landlords, costs of goods, and working as a waiter and a miner. Finally paragraphs discuss the burning of the El Dorado and Parker House in S. F., the last "Bull and Bear Fight" in San Jose, an attempt at pear andsilk farming, James Lick and the state of currency in California, with a note that states "more details of San Jose history was published in the early '80s in the 'San Jose Pioneer', Vol. 3 No. 2, 3, and 4."
Knoche, Johann Eduard--1819-1903 Pioneers--California--Biography Voyages to the Pacific Coast Voyages and travels Frontier and pioneer life Gold mines and mining--California--Personal narratives Gold mines and mining--Social Aspects--California Banks and banking--California--History Gold standard--United States--History--19th century Currency question--United States--History--19th century Montevideo (Uruguay)--Description Montevideo (Uruguay)--History--Siege, 1843-1852 San Francisco (Calif.)--History
Time Period
Gold standard -- United States -- History -- 19th century Currency question -- United States -- History -- 19th century Montevideo (Uruguay) -- History -- Siege, 1843-1852
Place
Pioneers California Biography Gold mines and mining Personal narratives Social Aspects California. Banks and banking History Gold standard United States 19th century. Currency question Montevideo (Uruguay) Description Siege, 1843-1852. San Francisco (Calif.)
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