▁everyone ▁and ▁passing ▁the ▁weather , ▁his ▁favorite ▁theme , ▁with ▁his ▁more ▁int imate ▁friends . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁on ▁Water lo o ▁Street , ▁in ▁the ▁E cho ▁Park ▁district . ▁ ▁V ocation ▁On ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁California , ▁Pot ts ▁first ▁settled ▁in ▁El ▁Monte , ▁" where ▁he ▁engaged ▁in ▁commercial ▁business ", ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Wil ming ton ▁and ▁finally ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁There ▁he ▁" work ed ▁on ▁the ▁roads ▁for ▁a ▁mere ▁subs istence ▁for ▁several ▁months , ▁then ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁fruit ▁v ender . ▁So on ▁his ▁sales ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁rent ▁a ▁store , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁his ▁rece i pts ▁were ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁$ 4 0 ▁per ▁day ." ▁He ▁inv ested ▁in ▁land ▁and ▁became ▁wealth y , ▁but : ▁ ▁Like ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁enter pr ising , ▁active ▁pione ers ▁who ▁have ▁given ▁California ▁its ▁wonderful ▁history , ▁he ▁had ▁his ▁ups ▁and ▁down s ▁in ▁financial ▁matters . ▁He ▁was ▁several ▁times ▁rich ▁and ▁several ▁times ▁poor . ▁... ▁The ▁great ▁mon et ary ▁de pression ▁that ▁swe pt ▁over ▁the ▁country ▁the ▁past ▁few ▁years ▁greatly ▁cri pp led ▁him , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁ar dent ▁hope ▁and ▁amb ition ▁to ▁ride ▁out ▁the ▁storm ▁and ▁reg ain ▁financial ▁independence ▁for ▁himself ▁and ▁family . ▁ ▁Common ▁Council ▁Pot ts ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁one - year