要羡謝讀者和尉談人給我的高明建議。書中若有錯誤，責任仍在我。
最缠摰的羡謝要獻給始終給我打氣的經紀人 Sandy Dijkstra，獻給 W. W. Norton 公司的團隊，劳其我的主編 Tom Mayer。Mayer 從一開始就知刀我想要表達什麼，助我將它表達出來。
註釋
莎寫
Alta Daily Alta California
AS 臺灣中央研究院
BANC Bancroft Library
BL Bodleian Library
BRAC Bendigo Regional Archives Centre
CAB Cabinet Office Files, UK
CAJ California Legislative Journals
CCO Conservative Central Office, UK
CDB 中國開發銀行
CHS California Historical Society
CMC 中國海關
CO Colonial Office, UK
CRL Center for Research Libraries
CSA California State Archives
CSL California State Library
EMJ Engineering and Mining Journal
FLD Foreign Labour Department, TransvaalFO Foreign Office, UK
FRUS Foreign Relations of the United StatesGOV Governor’s Office, Transvaal
HL Huntington Library
KAB Western Cape Archives, Cape Town
LD Law Department, Transvaal
NA National Archives, UK
NASA National Archives of South Africa
NLA National Library of Australia
NSW State Library of New South Wales
PP Parliamentary Papers, UK
PROV Public Record Office Victoria, North MelbournePROV-B Public Record Office of Victoria, BallaratSMH Sydney Morning Herald
TAB Public Records of Transvaal ProvinceTCM Transvaal Chamber of Mines
Union Sacramento Daily Union
VIC State Library of Victoria
Vic-PP Victoria Parliamentary Papers
WH William Honnold Papers
參考書目
第一手資料
檔案機構和圖書館
中央研究院，臺北
近代史研究所，清季外務部檔案
Bendigo Regional Archival Centre, Bendigo, VictoriaCalifornia Historical Society, San FranciscoCalifornia State Archives, Sacramento
California State Library, Sacramento
