Diary-Journal of Events, etc. on a Journey from Missouri to California
Journal page reproduction
Collection area: Arizona and Southwest
Collection dates: 1849
Daily journal describing conditions and events of journey from Missouri, through New Mexico and southern Arizona, to California, Apr. 23 to Dec. 6, 1849. Contains references to San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Ariz., and Apaches. Includes tables of distances from various points, and a map on 4 separate sheets. Accompanied by a typed transcript.
Pioneer; participant in 1849 gold rush to California.
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