The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches, by David Starr Jordan This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches Author: David Starr Jordan Release Date: May 28, 2006 [EBook #18462] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE STORY OF THE INNUMERABLE *** Produced by Al Haines THE STORY OF THE INNUMERABLE COMPANY, AND OTHER SKETCHES BY DAVID STARR JORDAN PRESIDENT OF LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY SAN FRANCISCO THE WHITAKER & RAY COMPANY (INCORPORATED) 1896 COPYRIGHT, 1896, BY DAVID STARR JORDAN TO MY WIFE, JESSIE KNIGHT JORDAN. PREFATORY NOTE. This volume is made up of separate sketches, historical or allegorical, having in some degree a bond of union in the idea of "the higher sacrifice." I am under obligations to Professor William R. Dudley for the use of a photograph of a record of Father Serra. This was secured through the kindness of the late Father Casanova, of Monterey. PALO ALTO, CAL., June 1, 1896. CONTENTS.