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1.
Correspondence and agreement 1850-1856

Creator:
Gish, John
Call Number:
WA MSS 220
Image Count:
17
Abstract:
The collection contains John Gish's correspondence, 1850-51, which describes his journey west and experiences in California, letters to Gish from associates in the mines, 1852-56, describing life in the mines and conditions in California, and an 1850 ...
Description:
John Gish, of Logan County, Ohio, formed a partnership in 1850 with four friends to go to California. The partnership broke up on the trip west, but Gish made it to California and returned home by sea in 1851.
Subject (Geographic):
California.
Subject (Name):
Gish, John., Gish, Mary., Mekemson, Joseph S., and Wise, John H.
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining and Overland journeys to the Pacific
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Correspondence and agreement 1850-1856

2.
El Dorado in the United States of America: the discovery of inexhaustible gold mines in California

Published / Created:
1848 December 26
Call Number:
AN33 N5 C128
Collection Title:
California herald (New York, N.Y.)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Alternative Title:
Gold and quicksilver district of California
Subject (Geographic):
California --Gold discoveries and New York (N.Y.) --Newspapers
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining
Collection Created:
New York [N.Y.] : James Gordon Bennett, 1848-
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > El Dorado in the United States of America: the discovery of inexhaustible gold mines in California

3.
Machine a laver et a amalgamer l'or, acquise par la fortune, compagnie des mines d'or.

Published / Created:
1850 June 25
Call Number:
1989 Folio S2
Collection Title:
Le Charivari.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining and Gold mines and mining--Equipment and supplies --Pictorial works
Collection Created:
Paris : Imprimerie d’Auffray, 1832-
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Machine a laver et a amalgamer l'or, acquise par la fortune, compagnie des mines d'or.

4.
Photographs of the Yukon and Alaska gold rush [graphic].

Published / Created:
ca. 1898.
Call Number:
WA Photos 174
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
Photographs of gold mining operations in the Yukon, including views of hydraulic mining, dredging, and the use of steam to thaw the ground. The journey to the Yukon used both steamer and rail travel, and there are views from aboard boat of the shore...
Description:
Manuscript captions on versos.
Subject (Geographic):
Alaska, Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska), and Dawson (Yukon)
Subject (Name):
White Pass & Yukon Route (Firm)
Subject (Topic):
Fortification, Gold mines and mining, Hydraulic mining, Missions, and Gold discoveries
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Photographs of the Yukon and Alaska gold rush [graphic].

5.
Three years in California / by J.D. Borthwick ; with eight illustrations by the author.

Creator:
Borthwick, John David
Published / Created:
MDCCCLVII [1857]
Call Number:
Zc72 857bo
Image Count:
1
Description:
Not by John Douglas Borthwick of Montreal, Can.
Publisher:
William Blackwood and Sons,
Subject (Geographic):
California--Gold discoveries and California--Social life and customs
Subject (Name):
Borthwick, John David, ill, M. & N. Hanhart Chromo Lith., lithographer, and W. Blackwood and Sons Publisher
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining and hron. 1857
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Three years in California / by J.D. Borthwick ; with eight illustrations by the author.