King of the Tulares: And Other Tales from the San Joaquin Valley, 1772-1852

Agua Fria Alta California American animals Anza April arrived arrows Battalion beautiful Board of Commissioners called camp Campbell Carson chief coast command depredations desert elected encamped expedition Fages Father Garcés ferry fight force Four Creeks Frémont Fresno gold Gold Gulch grove hundred Indians James Jedediah Smith Jim Savage John José Judge Marvin July Kaweah Kern River killed King's River live M. B. Lewis Major Harvey Major Savage Mariposa Mariposa County Merced miles missions Monterey Moraga mountains mules murdered Padres party pass Pedro Fages Peg-Leg ranch rancheria returned Rey Tulares San Francisco San Joaquin River San Joaquin Valley Savage's settlement shot Sierra Nevada snow Spanish squaws started stealing stream tains Tejon Pass tent timber tion told took trade trail trappers traveled treaty trees tribes or bands trip Tulare County Tulare Lake Tulare Valley Tulareños Tule United Visalia Walker wild horses Woodville wounded