A matsayin matashi, Cockrell ya tafi California a 1849 a lokacin Gold Rush.
Tabbas, wani nau'i mai rikitarwa na jumla shine "A matsayin saurayi, Cockrell ya tafi California a 1849 a lokacin Gold Rush, inda ya kasance mai hakar gwal da kuma dan kasuwa a kusa da Kogin Bear. "