Había sido pionero en California, la loca y legendaria región de rápidas fortunas y estrepitosos empobrecimientos; había sido explorador, trampero, ranchero, buscador de plata...
He had been a pioneer in California, and could narrate many a strange tale of fortunes made and fortunes lost in those wild, halcyon days. He had been a scout too, and a trapper, a silver explorer, and a ranchman.