Pictorial lettersheet with two lithograph views, the first depicts miners drinking and playing cards in a mining camp bar room, while the second view depicts miners at work with sluice called "Long Tom.'
Alternative Title:
Long Tom
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 407: Imperfect? Integral blank leaf wanting, although Baird makes no mention of this leaf.
Publisher:
Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California and California.
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining, Frontier and pioneer life, Mining camps, and Miners
Circa 80 items, mostly ALS written to Alice M. Bement Fletcher in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, by members of her family. Thirty-three letters, 1865-1886, were written to Fletcher by Charles H. Bement, most discussing his life as a rancher near Kan...
Description:
Alice M. Bement Fletcher was born ca. 1855 and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She married William Fletcher in the 1870s. Family members who corresponded with Alice M. Bement Fletcher included her brothers, Charles H...
Subject (Geographic):
Middle West., Utah., Millard County (Utah), Utah, Millard County., and Nauvoo (Ill.)
Subject (Name):
Adams, Rosa., Bement family., Bement, Arthur., Bement, Bingham., Bement, Charles H., Bement, Sarah J., Cook, Jessie, fl. 1886-1889., Cook, Mary., Fletcher, Addie L., Fletcher, Alice M. Bement., Fletcher, Jasper., Forbes family., Forbush family., Pierce, Fred C., Rogers, Annie., Searle, Ida A., Searle, Maria J., Twiss, John S., Warburton, Sarah., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Subject (Topic):
Missions, Mormons, Frontier and pioneer life, and Ranch life
Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory...
Description:
The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to Califo...
Subject (Geographic):
California, Calaveras County., California., and Calaveras County (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Candes, Charles A., Clark family., Clark, Rodney, 1824-1887., Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898., Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887., Higgins, Burr., and Higgins, Sylvester Noyes.
Subject (Topic):
Canals, Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, Voyages to the Pacific coast, Water-supply, and Social life and customs
11 manuscript letters, most signed, documenting the work of early missionaries in Oregon. Most of the letters from Harvey Clark are addressed to fellow unaffiliated missionary Alvin T. Smith. Clark describes his overland journey to Oregon Territory,...
Description:
Harvey Clark (1807-1858) was a missionary and pioneer in Oregon. Born in Vermont, Clark trained as a stone mason before studying theology at Oberlin College. Clark and his wife Emmeline Caldwell Clark went to Oregon as unaffiliated missionaries in 18...
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon. and Oregon
Subject (Name):
Clark, Emmeline Caldwell., Clark, Harvey, 1807-1858., Littlejohn, P. B., Munger, Asahel., Smith, Alvin Thompson, 1802-1888., Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874., Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847., and Tualatin Academy.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, Education, Missions Oregon, Missionaries, Missions, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Pioneers, and Discovery and exploration
4 undated typescript documents (13 p.), apparently drafts written by John N. E. Brown for an unpublished biography of his wife, Faith Fenton, after her death in 1936: an annotated draft of Chapter One, titled "Memories of Faith Fenton", describes Brow...
Description:
Faith Fenton was the pen name of Alice Freeman, a Toronto school teacher who wrote newspaper columns for the Toronto Globe and the Toronto Empire in the 1890s. In 1898, she became the Globe's special correspondent in the Yukon Territory, and accompani...
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.), Canada., Yukon, Klondike River Valley., and Dawson (Yukon)
Subject (Name):
Brown, John N. E. (Nelson Elliot), Fenton, Faith, 1857-1936., McIntosh, A. A., Ogilvie, William, 1846-1912., Globe and Mail (Firm), and Canada. Canadian Army. Yukon Field Force.
Subject (Topic):
Women, Women journalists, Women pioneers, Frontier and pioneer life, and Description and travel
S. Francis's diary from 1841-1845 describes country life in Vermont and for 1845-1852 records weather, crops, and politics in Illinois. The diary describes an 1852 trip from Illinois to Oregon by way of Des Moines, Kanesville, the Platte to Fort Laram...
Description:
S. Francis, who was a farmer in Barnard, Vermont, moved his family to Illinois in 1846 and emigrated to Oregon in 1852.
Subject (Geographic):
Illinois., Oregon., Illinois, Oregon Territory, Oregon, and West (U.S.)
Subject (Name):
Francis, Samuel Dexter, 1814-1891.
Subject (Topic):
Agriculture, Frontier and pioneer life, Overland journeys to the Pacific, History, and Description and travel
The journal records an 1849 trip from Missouri, beginning on the ship Highland Mary to old Fort Kearney, overland by the Platte and Sweetwater, Fort Bridger, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, the southern trail, Virgin River, Cajon Pass, and Sacramento. H...
Description:
Hamelin had been in the Southwest as early as 1842 and in Santa Fé as an employee of James Aull.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.), California, Fort Laramie (Wyo.), Los Angeles (Calif.), and Salt Lake City (Utah)
Subject (Name):
Hamelin, Joseph P., Jr., 1823-, Highland Mary (Ship), and Russell, Majors and Waddell.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Overland journeys to the Pacific, and Description and travel
The journals and letters to his family and friends describe an 1849 trip from New York to California, by way of the Lakes, Chicago, St. Louis, and Independence. It notes preparations for the overland journey and traveling with the Wolverine Rangers to...
Description:
In 1849, Swain, with F. A. Bailey, M. Hutchinson, and J. Root,left Youngstown, New York, to join the California gold rush. After a few months at the mines, he returned to New York by Panama. He was a farmer in Youngstown and became prominent in local ...
Subject (Geographic):
California., California, Feather River Valley (Calif.), and West (U.S.)
Subject (Name):
Bailey, Frederick A., Hutchinson, Michael., Root, John, fl. 1849., Swain, George, 1819-1892., Swain, Patience., Swain, Sabrina., Swain, William, 1821-1904., and Wolverine Rangers (Firm)
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, Ocean travel, Gold discoveries, and Description and travel
Two journals describe trips in 1849 and 1854 from Rushville to California, and a return journey in 1856 by way of the Isthmus of Panama. Doyle describes the routes and his experiences from 1849 to 1851 at Long's Bar, Oregon Bar, Union Bar, in the Fea...
Description:
Doyle, son of Edward Doyle of Rushville, Illinois, served in the Mexican War as 2d Lt. in Dunlap's Company of Illinois Cavalry. He traveled to California with his brother James and a company of Rushville friends in 1849, returned home, and traveled a ...
Subject (Geographic):
California., California, Feather River Valley (Calif.), Panama, Isthmus of (Panama), and West (U.S.)
The diary describes an 1849 overland journey to St. Joseph by rail and boat, and then by mule to California. The diary describes two years in the mines and Stuart's return to Lowell, Massachusetts, by way of Nicaragua. In 1851 he set out for Nicaragua...
Description:
In 1849 Stuart joined the Granite State and California Mining and Trading Company of Boston, which combined with the Mt. Washington Company of Boston.
Subject (Geographic):
California., California, and West (U.S.)
Subject (Name):
Stuart, Joseph Alonzo, b. 1825., Granite State and California Mining and Trading Company., and Mt. Washington Company.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, Ocean travel, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Voyages to the Pacific coast, Description and travel, and Gold discoveries
The letters from Jesse Applegate to his brother Lisbon Applegate (1803-1875) discuss family affairs, life in Oregon, land transactions, literature, politics, the Provisional Government, and his exploration of a new route from Fort Hall to the Willamet...
Description:
Jesse Applegate joined the 1843 emigration to Oregon from Missouri, led the 1845 party that opened the southern road or "Applegate Trail" into Oregon, and was a member of the 1845 committee establishing the Provisional Government of Oregon.
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon., Oregon, Umpqua River Valley (Or.), and West (U.S.)
Subject (Name):
Applegate, Jesse, 1811-1888., Applegate, Lisbon, 1803-1875., Farrar, William H., McKinlay, Archibald, 1811-1891., Preston, Jno. B. (John B.), and Allan and McKinlay.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Mines and mineral resources, Description and travel, and Politics and government
The diary describes the journey from Kansas to California along the California Trail, by way of Fort Kearny, the Platte and Sweetwater, Fort Bridger, Salt Lake City, the Mormon route by Pilot Springs to the Humboldt and Carson Rivers, Hope Valle...
Description:
Cramer, of Douglas County, Kansas, was judge of the 1855 elections, inspector general of the militia, and territorial treasurer under the Lecompton Constitution. He was the pro-slavery candidate for treasurer in 1857. He left for California in 1859 wi...
Subject (Geographic):
California., California National Historic Trail., Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail., California, and West (U.S.)
Subject (Name):
Cramer, Samuel. and Cramer, Thomas J. B.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Politics and government, and Description and travel
In 1850 Frush traveled from Missouri to Oregon by way of St. Joseph, Blue River, the North Platte, and Fort Laramie, where he met his brother John and Kit Carson. They continued by South Pass, Bear River, Soda Springs, Fort Hall, Fort Boise, the Dalle...
Description:
Frush, of Newark, Missouri, traveled to Oregon in 1850, organized the Pacific Telegraph Company in 1855, and was buried in Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Oregon.
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon., Oregon, and West (U.S.)
Subject (Name):
Frush, John H. and Frush, Wm. H. (William H.)
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Overland journeys to the Pacific, and Description and travel
Snapshots of a westward rail journey in 1892, possibly taken by someone traveling with a group of Freemasons. Men in masonic caps and regalia appear in several of the images, and one is captioned "Group of citizens (at Station to see Sir Kts.)". The p...
Description:
Photographer unidentified.
Subject (Geographic):
United States, West (U.S.), Missouri river, Niagara Falls (N.Y.), Pullman (Chicago, Ill.), Omaha (Neb.), Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Glenwood Springs (Colo.), Gunnison (Colo.), and Marshall Pass (Colo.)
Subject (Topic):
Railroads, Railroad travel, Freemasons, Travelers, Railroad stations, Railroad bridges, Frontier and pioneer life, and Prairies
