- 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
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