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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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 Felix Sanchez, San Francisco, 1901. The Society of California Pioneers Felix Sanchez was born on May 18, 1823 in the city of Malaga, Spain. He left Spain at an early age with Captain Chris Houxes on board the brig "Martha". He traveled for years and in 1848 decided to join a crew sailing to San Francisco. Sailing from Boston January 5, 1849 on board the pilot vessel "Anonima", they arrived in San Francisco on June 27, 1849. Once in S.F. Sanchez stayed with the "Anonima" piloting vessels into the harbor. He then worked on a schooner carrying passengers up the San Joaquin River to Stockton. In September of 1949 Sanchez decided to try his luck in the mines, working Sullivan's diggings, an area a few miles from Sonora, for three months. He returned to S.F. for the duration of the winter. By March of 1850 Sanchez went back to mining, this time at Bidwell's Bar, Indian Bar, and the middle Fork of the Feather River. He returned to S.F. the following November only to soon leave for Oregon with a friend in hopes of escaping the cholera epidemic spreading in the city. He arrived in Portland around January 1, 1851 and then walked up to Salem. Sanchez and his partner bought two boats and carried passengers up the Willamette River to Oregon City and operated trips to Vancouver on the Columbia River. This business lasted 4 months when Sanchez and his partners went prospecting for claims, settling near the Cowlitz River. Soon Sanchez decided to return to California and took passage on a Brig to Santa Cruz. Sanchez spent some time in Santa Cruz before moving back to S.S. and then to Petaluma after marrying his wife. He engaged in farming and selling his crops Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 116-128, Vol. 6. 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 includes a reference to a photograph of the member in a set of bound volumes, but there is no longer a photograph of this member in our collection. The period of time represented by this biography is from approximately 1848 to 1854. The topics discussed are: Sanchez' journey to California, his experiences mining and prospecting both in Northern California and Oregon, the costs of living and wages, his various jobs and social engagements. Some family history is provided.
Sanchez, Felix--1823-1907 Pioneers--California--Biography Pioneers--Oregon Spanish Americans--California Voyages to the Pacific Coast Gold mines and mining--California--Personal narratives Gold mines and mining--California--Feather River San Francisco (Calif.)--History
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Pioneers California Biography Oregon. Spanish Americans California. Gold mines and mining Personal narratives Feather River. San Francisco (Calif.) History
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