 | Cathleen Benko, Franklin Warren McFarlan - 2003 - 270 էջ
..."The accounts of the abundance of gold in that territory," Polk claimed of California, "are of such extraordinary character as would scarcely command belief were they not corroborated by authentic reports of officers in the public service."4 This bit of presidential hype, converging as... | |
 | James A. Crutchfield - 2005 - 316 էջ
...his lame-duck presidential endorsement of the gold discovery: The accounts of the abundance of gold are of such an extraordinary character as would scarcely...gold, the officer commanding our forces in California [Mason] visited the mineral district in July last for the purpose of obtaining accurate information... | |
 | David Dary - 2005 - 438 էջ
...made reference to the gold discovery in his message, saying: "The accounts of the abundance of gold in that territory are of such an extraordinary character,...derived the facts which they detail, from personal observations."17 When newspapers reported Polk's words, the gold fever increased across the nation,... | |
 | Richard Thomas Stillson - 2006 - 285 էջ
...officials verified the quantity and quality of the gold: "The accounts of the abundance of gold in that territory are of such an extraordinary character...public service who have visited the mineral district." Interestingly, Bennett couldn't dispel all his skepticism because in his editorial the next day, "The... | |
 | Eric Jay Dolin - 2007 - 526 էջ
...the abundance of gold in that territory," Polk said in his annual message to Congress, "are of such extraordinary character as would scarcely command belief were they not corroborated by authentic reports of officers in the public service."" Gold fever swept over the East Coast, and whalemen... | |
 | Laurie Triefeldt - 2007 - 128 էջ
...James Polk in early December 1848. The accounts of the abundance of gold in that territory are of such extraordinary character as would scarcely command belief were they not corroborated by authentic reports of officers in the public service." Farmers, merchants and soldiers left family,... | |
 | J. S. Holliday - 1999 - 384 էջ
...wondrous news from California: "The accounts of the abundance of gold in that territory are of such extraordinary character as would scarcely command...facts which they detail from personal observation. . . . The effects produced by the discovery of these rich mineral deposits and the success which has... | |
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The accounts of the abundance of gold in that territory are of such an extraordinary character as would scarcely command belief were they not corroborated by the authentic reports of officers in the public service who have visited the mineral district... 
