The journal describes an 1849 voyage to San Francisco by way of Cape Horn, working in the bay unloading ships, and the daily routine of gold mining. Windeler, with eight others, formed a company and their account books, containing entries for various ...
Description:
Windeler was a native of Hamburg, Germany who sailed from New York to California as a member of the crew of the ship Probus.
Subject (Geographic):
California. and California
Subject (Name):
Christendorff, Carl Frederich., Windeler, Adolphus., and Probus (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, Loading and unloading, Voyages to the Pacific coast, Description and travel, and Gold discoveries
