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
