his name was richard henry dana junior. he referred to the highs as california bank notes. he talked in great detail, wrote descriptions of all the ports that they made along the coast about the california. they did confirm that this was the main port of entry and was the first place that they stopped. so the hides, you probably wonder why hides, what makes hides so valuable to the rest of the world. when you consider 19th-century life, think about the horse and buggy. you got checks, bids, cells, chaps, boots, saddles, bridles, ulcerative things made -- all sorts of things made out leather. clothing. so that might be a good reason why the rest of the world wanted so much leather. they were driven by big camshaft coming down the middle of the ceiling. and hoped to that shaft, a driveshaft, there would be leather belts. a typical factory in boston or new york would have thousand miles of leather belts. that is what drove the economy in california. another thing that we might mention are the two prominent americans here that really helped drive the economy with the import/exp

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