and was trampled to death by a wild bull that had fallen in before him. The botanical results of his trip in California, that is, descriptions of the specimens sent to England, were published by Sir William Hooker in 1841.[1]
New-comers in 1831, as named in various records, number fifty-four, and half of them, or twenty-seven, as named in the appended list, are entitled to be considered pioneer residents.[2] Many spent the rest of their years in California, and were locally well known, but the most prominent names in later annals were those of Burton, Davis, Forbes, Vignes, Warner, Wolfskill, and Yount. Three of the whole number, Davis, Warner, and Weeks, were living in 1884, all of whom contributed their reminiscences for my use. In that part of this chapter devoted to the overland immigration from New Mexico, and of a former chapter to the maritime annals of the year, all has been said that is known respecting the actions of foreigners in 1831. As a class, they took no part in the political disturbances of that year, though Abel Stearns was one victim of Victoria's wrath who conspired for his overthrow; and Captain Bradshaw of the Pocahontas was employed to carry away the fallen governor.
In the spring of 1832 the foreign residents of Monterey were induced to take part in politics, so far as
- ↑ Hooker and Arnott's Botany of Capt. Beechey's Voyage, California Supplement, p. 316-409. Robinson, Life in Cal., 107, who met Douglas at Monterey, says: 'I was told he would frequently go off, attended by his little dog, and with rifle in hand search the wildest thicket in hope of meeting a bear; yet the sight of a bullock grazing in an open field was more dreadful than all the terrors of the forest. He once told me that this was his only fear, little thinking what a fate was in reserve for him.'
- ↑ Pioneers of 1831: Wm Bale, Francis Z. Branch, Lewis T. Burton, Jos O. Carter, Cooper (died), Wm H. Davis, Geo. A. Ferguson, James A. Forbes, Thos Fuller, Jos Gibson, John Gorman, Wm L. Hill, Henry Kelley, James Kennedy, Wm McMichael (?), John Matthews, Wm Matthews, John Rhea, Pierre Romero, Sam. Shields, Smith (died), Wm Stenner, Louis Vignes, John J. Warner, James W. Weeks, Wm Wolfskill, and Geo. C. Yount. For some particulars about these men and others who visited Cal., see the Pioneer Register at end of vol. ii.-v., this work.
