“The wild mustard in Southern California is like that spoken of in the New Testament. . . . Its gold is as distinct a value to the eye as the nugget gold is in the pocket.”
“To own an orange grove in Southern California is to live on the real gold coast of American agriculture.”
“In California there were nuggets the size of walnuts lying on the ground—or so it was said, and truth travels slowly when rumors have wings of gold.”
“Do not give the gold in your pocket to one who doesn't value it.”
“Hidden in the glorious wildness like unmined gold.”
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.”