California Gold Rush, 1848-1852.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Lowery Brown Diary, 1850-04-20 - 1850-11-14
Item
Identifier: MC-1954-26
Scope and Contents
Journal of John Lowery Brown, a Cherokee. He and a party of fellow tribesmen left Grand Saline (near Salina, Oklahoma) on April 20, 1850, for the gold fields of California. After suffering many hardships, the party arrived late in September. The last entry is November 14, 1850.
Dates:
1850-04-20 - 1850-11-14
Larimer, Arenath, 1852-03 - 1853-03
Item
Identifier: 1981.008.4
Scope and Contents
Arenath Larimer's journal account of her journey, by wagon, from her home in Athens, Ohio to the gold region near Sacramento, California. Transcribed from the original journal held by The University of Southern California Library, 1929.
Dates:
1852-03 - 1853-03