_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Monterey.. is decidedly the pleasantest and most civilized-looking place in California.. [it] is also a great place for cock-fighting, gambling of all sorts, fandangos, and various kinds of amusements and knavery. -Richard Henry Dama, "Two Years Before the Mast", 1840
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
          (__)
          o o\
         ('') \---------
            \           \
             |          |\
             ||---(  )_|| *
             ||    UU  ||
             ==        ==
 cal


