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Night Of The San Francisco Fires
- A San Francisco mother wakes at night to fire alarms and frantically wets blankets to save her home.
- Despite heroic efforts the wind shifts and entire streets burn, showing the constant fire danger in early Gold Rush cities.
Tent Store In Weaverville
- Sarah Royce and her husband opened a general store in Weaverville after mining failed them.
- With few builders available she sold goods from a tent and used her daughter Mary to comfort lonely miners.
Laundry Pays Better Than Mining
- A widow from Michigan turns to laundry services to survive in San Francisco and quickly finds eager customers.
- Miners readily strip their shirts off in public rather than do their own washing, proving high demand.