Miller, Cincinnatus Hiner

“Joaquin Miller.” Ind., 1841- ——. A poet and prose-writer who, after a life of adventure in California, went to London in 1870, and speedily became famous as the author of Songs of the Sierras. For a time his work continued popular, but his fame has since greatly declined, though his writings continue to be read. Since 1887 he has lived in Oakland, California. His more important works include, Songs of the Sierras; The Ship of the Desert; Songs of the Sunland; in prose: The Danites in the Sierras; Shadows of Shasta; Memorie and Rime; ’49, or the Gold Seekers of the Sierras; The One Fair Woman; The Destruction of Gotham; The Building of the City Beautiful, a poetic romance. See All i bone’s Dictionary, Supplement; Vedder’s American Writers. Fu. St.