05_The_Voyage_of_the_Fanny_p_9-14.pdf

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title	The Voyage of the Fanny
creator	Stephen MacCallum
subject	Island Magazine
subject	Prince Edward Island Museum
description	Every few decades an event occurs which fires the imagination and appeals to the adventurous in spirit. Such a phenomenon was was the 1849 discovery of gold in California. It inspired gold fever, an emotional excitement that made men leave farm and trade to venture over perilous routes into an unknown country. Fabulous wealth could reward the daring. Prince Edward Island newspapers were full of the news: "A piece of gold weighing 38 oz. and valued at $1400 was found near Stockton"; "Gold is found everywhere in amazing abundance"; "The stories we hear of California bring Sinbad, that Arabian Ulysses, freshly back to our memories. We are reminded of the loadstone island which drew all the nails out of the vessels that approached it. Only California has a yet stronger magnetism . . . ."
publisher	Prince Edward Island Museum
date	1978
type	Document
format	application/pdf
identifier	vre:islemag-batch2-54
source	04
language	en_US
rights	Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.

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title	The Voyage of the Fanny
creator	Stephen MacCallum
subject	Island Magazine
subject	Prince Edward Island Museum
description	Every few decades an event occurs which fires the imagination and appeals to the adventurous in spirit. Such a phenomenon was was the 1849 discovery of gold in California. It inspired gold fever, an emotional excitement that made men leave farm and trade to venture over perilous routes into an unknown country. Fabulous wealth could reward the daring. Prince Edward Island newspapers were full of the news: "A piece of gold weighing 38 oz. and valued at $1400 was found near Stockton"; "Gold is found everywhere in amazing abundance"; "The stories we hear of California bring Sinbad, that Arabian Ulysses, freshly back to our memories. We are reminded of the loadstone island which drew all the nails out of the vessels that approached it. Only California has a yet stronger magnetism . . . ."
publisher	Prince Edward Island Museum
date	1978
type	Document
format	application/pdf
identifier	vre:islemag-batch2-54
source	04
language	en_US
rights	Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.