Overland journey across the Plains to Oregon / 1850-1852

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Title: Overland journey across the Plains to Oregon / 1850-1852
Creator: Frush, Wm. H. (William H.)
Abstract: 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 Dalles, and Portland. He records graves, the names and homes of other travelers, and ends his account with events in Oregon. The diary contains drawings of Chimney Rock, Court House Rock, profile of the Snake River, and a map of the Burnt River
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.
Typed transcript available.
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Provenance: Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Extent: 1 19 cm. v. (108 p.) ;
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Pictorial works
Diaries United States
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Material: illus., map :
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Oregon.
Oregon
West (U.S.)
Subject (Name): Frush, John H.
Frush, Wm. H. (William H.)
Subject (Topic): Frontier and pioneer life
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Description and travel
Subjects: Frush, John H.
Frush, Wm. H. (William H.)
Frontier and pioneer life > Oregon
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Oregon > Description and travel
West (U.S.) > Description and travel
West (U.S.) > Pictorial works
United States
Overland journeys to the Pacific > 1850

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Citation: William H. Frush, Overland Journey Across the Plains to Oregon. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.