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INDEX. 773
For Information concerning pioneers, see also the Pioneer Register, vols. II to V.
Conrad, Simon, mention of, vii
5h3.
Conquest of Cal., preliminaries of,
1846, v. 191-223; by the U. S.,
224-54; completed, 1847, 385-410.
Consejo, General, at Sta Barbara,
1846, v. 45-7; actions of, v. 65-71.
Consolidated Virginia, mine, vii.
675-9.
Consolidation act, provisions, etc., of
the, vii. 240-2.
•Constante,' ship, surrender of, iiL
25-6.
Constitution, first in Cal., 1824, ii.
511-12; proposed, 1827, iii. 35;
adopted in 1849. vi. 296-306;
amendments to the, 1862-3, vii.
233-4, 296, 302; proposed amendments,
1869-70, vii. 237; defects
in the, vii. 370-1, 399; the new,
1879, vii. 375-97.
Constitutional convention, bill introd
for, 1853, vi. 675-6; proposed,
vii. 368-70; incentives for, vii.
370-3; parties, vii. 373-4; election,
vii. 374; meeting, vii. 374-5; instrument
framed by, 1878, vii.
376-97; personnel, vii. 402-6.
Consulates, vii 121-2.
Couthony, J. P., in Wilkes' exped.,
iv. 241.
Contra Costa county, exploration of,
1772, i. 184-7; descript. of, vi. 527-
8; name, etc., vii. 438; mines in,
vii. 661.
Contra Costa valley, descript. of,
1848, vi. 10-11.
Contract and Finance co. (see also
•Western Development co.' and
'Pacific Improvement co.*); affairs
of, viL 569-70, 584; dissolves, vii.
610.
Convention, at Sta Barbara, 1846, v.
45-7.
Convention, constitutional, election
for, 1849, vi. 276, 284; meeting of,
vi. 284; delegates to, vi. 284-8;
official*, vi. £S9-rtfV>: proceedings,
vi. 89q 19V; wfaatitution framed
by, vi. 296f.*03; payment of mem-
IWT*, vi, SfK). 30:Vvote on, 1857,
VL7I7.
Convict* *m M troM[,s to Cal., 1842,
Cook, I .ill 4t* i./ainst^ 1777, i.
:m, I'M
Coon, M.J 1 , biog. of, vii.
241; tUM •,, vii. 245.
''•,! »« ••'. vi. 6.
Cooper, J. B. R., rancho, etc., of,
1848, vi. 20.
Cooper, J. W., biog., vii. 754.
Cooperage, vii. 80.
Cope, W. W., nominated supr. judge,
1859, vi. 723; election of, vii. 222.
Copper mining, vii. 658-9.
Copperhead party, mention of, vii.
302-4,308.
Copperopolis, mention of, vi. 512-13;
viL 588.
Coppinger, J., mention of, vi. 6.
Cora, trial and execution of, vi. 749-
60.
Cordage, manufact. of, vii. 91.
Cordua, T., mention of, vi. 16, 463.
Cornwall, chairman com. on counties,
1850, vi. 317.
Cornwall, P. R, member stock board,
vii. 668.
Coronado, gov. exped., 1540-2, i.
7-9.
Coronel, A. F., mining operations,
etc., 1848, vi. 78-81;