▁November ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁I rat aba ▁tra ve led ▁with ▁M oss ▁to ▁San ▁Pedro , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁where ▁they ▁board ed ▁the ▁steam ship ▁Senator , ▁bound ▁for ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁In ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁he ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁Occ ident al ▁Hotel ▁and ▁created ▁a ▁storm ▁as ▁he ▁walked ▁down ▁Jackson ▁Street , ▁dressed ▁in ▁cl othing ▁typical ▁of ▁European ▁Americans , ▁which ▁I rat aba ▁soon ▁preferred ▁to ▁traditional ▁Moh ave ▁cl othing . ▁The ▁press ▁documented ▁his ▁every ▁movement ▁and ▁wrote ▁extens ively ▁about ▁his ▁physical ▁size ▁and ▁strong ▁features . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁Daily ▁Even ing ▁Bul letin ▁described ▁I rat aba ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁man , ▁" gr an it ic ▁in ▁appearance ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Lower ▁Coast ▁mountains , ▁with   ... ▁a ▁lower ▁j aw ▁massive ▁enough ▁to ▁cr ush ▁n uts ▁or ▁cr ush ▁quart z ." ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁they ▁sa iled ▁for ▁the ▁Ist hm us ▁of ▁Pan ama ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁O riz aba , ▁then ▁tra ve led ▁on wards ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Upon ▁I rat aba ' s ▁arrival ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁Har per ' s ▁Week ly ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁" the ▁fin est ▁spec imen ▁of ▁un ad ul ter ated ▁ab original ▁on ▁this ▁continent ". ▁Here ▁I rat aba ▁ex changed ▁his ▁suit ▁and ▁som br ero ▁for ▁the ▁uniform ▁and ▁reg