Excerpt from The San Francisco Merchant, Vol. 19: October 28, 1887 In view of the recent misfortunes of the Bonanza firm in their wheat venture, it has been suggested that a benefit entertainment be tendered upon their behalf, more to show sympathy than for any monetary aid that it is likely may result. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.