A popular reference of the westward migration to California was to chase the elephant. The story goes that a farmer hearing of an elephant, an animal he had never seen before, chased the circus to the west in hopes of catching a glimpse of the beast. When he happened upon it, his horses were startled. The wagon overturned, ruining everything he owned, but the farmer was satisfied that he had risked and lost it all to have the adventure.
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