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1.
A trip to Oregon in 1851: based on accounts by Jane Peeler Powell and S. Hamilton

Creator:
Reeves, Nell W.
Published / Created:
1952
Call Number:
WA MSS S-799 R259
Image Count:
9
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Nell Reeves describes the 1851 trip from Illinois to Oregon of the wagon train commanded by Captain John A. Powell. She uses extracts from accounts by Jane Powell, daughter-in-law of Captain Powell, and S. Hamilton, a member of the train. Both narratives were taken from "The Powell History," privately printed in 1922.
Description:
Nell W. Reeves, of Madison, Connecticut, was the grandniece of Jane Peeler Powell.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Hamilton, S., 1833- and Powell, Jane Peeler, 1830-
Subject (Topic):
Overland journeys to the Pacific and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1851
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A trip to Oregon in 1851: based on accounts by Jane Peeler Powell and S. Hamilton

2.
[Transcript] Overland journey : from Lake Maria, Marquette County, Wisconsin, to California, and

Creator:
Orvis, Andrew M., 1819-1895
Published / Created:
1849-1858
Call Number:
WA MSS 367
Image Count:
34
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
The journal records an 1849 journey from Wisconsin to California, crossing Illinois and Iowa and continuing by way of Council Bluffs, the Platte and Sweetwater, South Pass, Fort Bridger, and Salt Lake City. There is a gap but the account continues on the Mormon Trail to the Humboldt and the Truckee. The journal covers Orvis's experiences in the mines and in Sacramento. The journal is followed by accounts and records of employment showing that Orvis was back on his farm in Wisconsin by 1858.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Description and travel, Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, Sacramento (Calif.), and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Orvis, Caroline
Subject (Topic):
Agriculture--Wisconsin, Mines and mineral resources--California, Overland journeys to the Pacific, and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1849
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Transcript] Overland journey : from Lake Maria, Marquette County, Wisconsin, to California, and life in the mines

3.
Overland journey : from Leesburg, Pennsylvania, to the California mines / by Alexander Love, 1849

Creator:
Love, Alexander, 1810?-
Published / Created:
1849-1852
Call Number:
WA MSS 309
Image Count:
442
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Love's journal describes the 1849 trip from Pennsylvania to California, going by boat to St. Louis and Independence, then overland by the Platte, the Sweetwater, Sublette's Cut-off, Fort Hall, the California Trail, the Humboldt, the Truckee, Yuba and Bear rivers. Love describes prospecting in the Sacramento River Valley, troubles with Indians, and his life at Maj. P. B. Reading's ranch. He decided to sail home in 1852 by way of Panama.
Description:
Diary and typed transcript stored in a case., Gift of William Robertson Coe., and The diary is composed of four notebooks and various sizes of letter paper sewed together in a homemade calf binding.
Subject (Geographic):
California National Historic Trail, Sacramento Valley (Calif.), and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Love, Alexander, 1810?- and Reading, P. B.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Indians of North America--California, Mines and mineral resources--California--Sacramento Valley, Overland journeys to the Pacific, and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1849
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Overland journey : from Leesburg, Pennsylvania, to the California mines / by Alexander Love, 1849-1852.

4.
The Overland Travels to California of Solomon Kingery in 1852. A Day-by-Day Journal [Transcript]

Creator:
Kingery, Solomon
Call Number:
WA MSS 286
Collection Title:
Overland letters
Container / Volume:
Folder 2
Image Count:
13
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Kingerly's letters to his parents and friends describe the 1852 journey from Illinois to California by way of Iowa, Kanesville, the Platte and Sweetwater, Kinney's and Hudspeth's Cut-offs, the Shasta and Nobles Pass route, Sierra Nevadas, and Shasta City. The letters note camping places, the cost of ferriage and food, encounters with Indians, sickness, and deaths. Kingerly traveled with a group from Pine Creek, Ogle County, Illinois. One letter describes storekeeping in Shasta City.
Subject (Geographic):
Shasta (Calif.) and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Topic):
Overland journeys to the Pacific and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1852
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The Overland Travels to California of Solomon Kingery in 1852. A Day-by-Day Journal [Transcript]

5.
Over land guide : from Kanesville, Iowa to Oregon City

Creator:
Humphreys, L.
Published / Created:
1853
Call Number:
WA MSS 266
Container / Volume:
Folder 2
Image Count:
30
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Humphreys's guide from Iowa to Oregon records distances, width and depth of streams, camping places, and landmarks. He adds the distances to Sacramento, from "the most approved authors;" distances from Burlington, Iowa to Kanesville; a "List of places where the face of the country & soil & denotes the existence of gold;" notes on Indians; and notes "To Emigrants." The text is accompanied by pen and ink maps of the route. Photocopy (in folder 2) scanned.
Description:
Sold by John R. Humphreys, son of the writer, in 1927. Given to the library by William Robertson Coe.
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon National Historic Trail and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Humphreys, L.
Subject (Topic):
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Over land guide : from Kanesville, Iowa to Oregon City

7.
The emigrants' guide to Oregon and California / by Lansford W. Hastings ; reproduced in facsimile

Creator:
Hastings, Lansford Warren, 1819-ca. 1870
Published / Created:
1932
Call Number:
Zc72 845hh
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Narratives of the Trans-Mississippi frontier
Description:
Bibliography: p. [xxiii] -xxiv. and Includes index.
Publisher:
Princeton University Press,
Subject (Geographic):
California--Description and travel, California--History, Oregon--Description and travel, Oregon--History--To 1859, and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Carey, Charles Henry
Subject (Topic):
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The emigrants' guide to Oregon and California / by Lansford W. Hastings ; reproduced in facsimile from the original edition of 1845, with historical note and bibliography by Charles Henry Carey.

8.
Emigrants crossing the plains

Creator:
Hall, Henry Bryan, active 1850-1900, artist
Published / Created:
[1869]
Call Number:
BrSide4o Zc10 869ha
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image and text
Abstract:
Engraving depicts European Americans in wagon train on hilly trail. Covered wagons are drawn by oxen, while loose cattle and a dog wander between them. One couple is walking past rocks at left, a mounted man in foreground leads the way while another man holding long whip stands alongside front wagon. In background, snowy mountain peaks
Description:
BEIN BrSide4o Zc10 869ha: On sheet 22.3 x 29.4 cm. Hand colored., Title from caption below image., and Printed below image: Entered according to act of Congress, A.D. 1869, by D. Appleton & Co. in the clerk's office of the district court for the southern district of N.Y.
Publisher:
D. Appleton & Co.
Subject (Topic):
Wagon trains and Overland journeys to the Pacific
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Emigrants crossing the plains

10.
Diary of an overland journey to California, 1849-1850 / by Sarah Green Davis

Creator:
Davis, Sarah Green
Published / Created:
1849-1850
Call Number:
WA MSS S-1320 D298
Image Count:
72
Abstract:
Sarah Davis's diary records her 1850 trip across the plains with her husband. Entries describe the scenery and trail conditions. Several pages of notes by her husband at the front of the diary indicate he had traveled to California once before in 1849. The journal is accompanied by three photographs of Sarah Davis.
Description:
46v-47r, 68v-72r blank. Blanks not digitized. and The journal is difficult to read due to the faint pencil lead and the handwriting.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Davis, Sarah Green
Subject (Topic):
Overland journeys to the Pacific, Overland journeys to the Pacific--1849, and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1850
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Diary of an overland journey to California, 1849-1850 / by Sarah Green Davis

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