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" ... in name, which sometime was so called. There is no part of earth here to be taken up, wherein there is not some probable show of gold or silver. "
History of Butte County, California - Page 13
by Harry Laurenz Wells - 1882
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Notes and Queries

1851 - 554 pages
...be transported to the inriching of her kingdom at home, as it aboundeth in ye same. " Our Generall called this countrey Nova Albion, and that for two...causes ; the one in respect of the white bankes and chiles, which lie towards the sea, and the other, because it might have some affinities with our countrey...
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The World Encompassed by Sir Francis Drake: Being His Next Voyage to that to ...

Sir Francis Drake, William Sandya Wright Vaux - 1854 - 424 pages
...skinnes, for their kings holidaies coate was made of them. A This country oar Generall named -^ffiwn'^ and that for two causes ; the one in respect of the white bancks and cliffes, which lie toward the sea ; the other, that it might haue some • •! affinity,...
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Milledulcia: A Thousand Pleasant Things Selected from "Notes and Queries"

Robert Conger Pell - 1857 - 444 pages
...conveniently be transported to the euriching of her kingdom at home, as it aboundeth in y* same. Our Generall called this countrey Nova Albion, and that for two...respect of the white bankes and cliffes, which lie towards the sea, and the other, because it might have some affinities with our countrey in name, which...
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Milledulcia: A Thousand Pleasant Things Selected from "Notes and Queries"

Robert Conger Pell - 1857 - 436 pages
...conveniently be transported to the enriching of her kingdom at home, as it ahoundeth in ye same. Our Generall called this countrey Nova Albion, and that for two...respect of the white bankes and cliffes, which lie towards the sea, and the other, because it might have some affinities with our countrey in name, which...
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Address on the History of California, from the Discovery of the Country to ...

Edmund Randolph - 1860 - 90 pages
...do eat their bodies and make great ac''compt of their skinnes, for their King's coat was made out of "them. Our General called this countrey Nova Albion,...causes : the one in respect of the white bankes "and cliifes which lie toward the sea ; and the other because "it might have some affinitie with our country...
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Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury Transmitting Report Upon the ...

United States. Department of the Treasury, John Ross Browne - 1867 - 326 pages
...do eat their bodies and make great accompt of their skinnes, for their-king's coat vyas made out of them. Our General called this countrey Nova Albion,...that for two causes: the one in respect of the white bank^s and cliffes which lie toward the sea; and the other because it might have some affinitie with...
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Reports Upon the Mineral Resources of the United States

John Ross Browne, James Wickes Taylor - 1867 - 374 pages
...king's coat was made out of them. Our General called thia countrey Nova Albion, and that for two canses: the one in respect of the white bankes and cliffes which lie toward the sea ; and the other becanse it might have some affinitie with our countrey in name, which sometime was so called. " Therr...
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House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th ..., Volume 7

United States. Congress. House - 1867 - 780 pages
...great accompt of their ekinnes, for their king's coat was made out of them. Our General called ihis countrey Nova Albion, and that for two causes : the one in respect of the. white bankes and clines which lie toward the sea; and the other because it might bave some affinitie with our countrey...
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The English Circumnavigators: The Most Remarkable Voyages Round the World by ...

David Laing Purves - 1874 - 856 pages
...account of their skins, for their King's holiday coat was made of them. ' This country our General named Albion,* and that for two causes : the one in respect of the white banks and clifls which lie towards the sea ; the other, that it might have some affinity, even in name...
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Seeking the Golden Fleece: A Record of Pioneer Life in California : to which ...

Jacob Davis Babcock Stillman - 1877 - 386 pages
...of their skinnes, for their king's holidaies coate was made of them. This country our Generall named Albion, and that for two causes: the one in respect of the white banks and cliffs which lie towards the sea; the other that it might have some affinity even in name...
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