An account of expeditions to the sources of the Mississippi, and through the western parts of
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1
Subject (Geographic):
Mississippi River --Description and travel, New Mexico --Description and travel, United States --Exploring expeditions, and West (U.S.) --Description and travel
Subject (Name):
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Collection Created:
Philadelphia : C. & A. Conrad, & co. no. 30 Chestnut street. Somervell & Conrad, Petersburgh. Bonsal, Conrad, & co. Norfolk, and Fielding Lucas, jr. Baltimore, John Binns, printer ... 1810
The diaries describe an 1849 expedition by way of St. Joseph, Fort Kearney, Fort Laramie, South Pass, Sublette's Cut-off, Bear River, Cantonment Loring, Raft River, the Humboldt, Lassen's Route to Deer Creek, and Bruff's camp. They contain maps and sketches from the journey and notes on life in California. The journals were written from the diaries. The notebooks contain more sketches from the trip and of equipment. There are memoranda of supplies and equipment, routes, and remedies.
Alternative Title:
Emmigration, across the continent, in 1849, to
Subject (Geographic):
California --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Maps, and West (U.S.) --Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889 and Washington City and California Mining Association
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining --California --History --19th century --Personal narratives, Gold mines and mining --North America --History --19th century, Gold mines and mining --Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Gold mines and mining --United States --History, and Gold mines and mining --West (U.S.) --History --19th century
Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north
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1
Description:
Facing p. 136.
Subject (Geographic):
Pacific States, Rocky Mountains, United States --Exploring expeditions, United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers, and West (U.S.) --Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Hall, James, 1811-1898 and Torrey, John, 1796-1873
