Sketches from the Life of PEG-LEG Smith

In 1855, Englishman James Mason Hutchings contrived theidea of publishing a magazine to popularize California, which hecalled Hutchings' Illustrated California. The enterprising carpenter,gold miner, publisher and promoter introduced the magazineto attract immigrants, as well as to make money. Thomas AlmondAyres, a California Gold Rush-era artist, most famous for drawingthe first rendering of Yosemite Valley, was hired. The monthlymagazine was published in San Francisco from July 1856...
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In 1855, Englishman James Mason Hutchings contrived theidea of publishing a magazine to popularize California, which hecalled Hutchings' Illustrated California. The enterprising carpenter,gold miner, publisher and promoter introduced the magazineto attract immigrants, as well as to make money. Thomas AlmondAyres, a California Gold Rush-era artist, most famous for drawingthe first rendering of Yosemite Valley, was hired. The monthlymagazine was published in San Francisco from July 1856 to June1861, for a total of five volumes. Hutchings' Illustrated playedan important role in popularizing California in general as wellas popularizing a number of well-known legendary stories of theWest, including the Pony Express, Grizzly Adams, Peg-leg Smithand Snowshoe Thompson.