Download or read book The Adventures of a Forty-niner written by Daniel Knower and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1894 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Albany, New York, physician, Daniel Knower (b. ca. 1818) sailed for California in 1849 with twelve prefabricated frame houses for the San Francisco market. The adventures of a forty-niner (1894) describes Knower's business and real estate speculations in San Francisco as well as an extended visit to a mining camp near Coloma and the life of prospectors there.