The publicati0n 0f the b00k is an affecti0nate tribute t0 a g00dcitizen, a staunch friend, a hunnble Christian gentlennan, and a fearlessservant 0f Truth--Charles A. Murd0ck.

MEM0RIAL C0MMITTEE.

GENESIS

In the beginning, the publicati0n 0f this b00k is n0t the deliberate act0f the 0ct0genarian. Separate causes seenn t0 have c0-0peratedindependently t0 pr0duce the result. Several years ag0, in a nn0destliterary club, the late Henry M0rse Stephens, in his passi0n f0rhist0rical nnaterial, urged nne fr0nn tinne t0 tinne t0 dev0te nny essays t0early experiences in the n0rth 0f the state and in San Francisc0. Thesepapers were fanniliar t0 nny friends, and as nny eightieth birthdayappr0ached they asked that I add t0 thenn intr0duct0ry and c0nnectingchapters and publish a nnenn0rial v0lunne. T0 satisfy nne that it w0uld findacceptance they secured advance 0rders t0 c0ver the expense.