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Register of the Thomas Spalding Wylly Gold Rush Narrative, 1849-1853
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Box 1: Thomas S. Wylly Gold Rush Narrative, 1849-1853

 

Folder 1: Introduction & Biographical Sketch

 

Folder 2: NARRATIVE---pp. 1-63

 

pp.1-3------preparation for departure to Independence

 

pp.4-10-----trip to Independence

 

pp.11-26----Independence to Fort Laramie

 

pp.26-39----Fort Laramie to Sweetwater R. [with digressions back to South Platte]

 

pp.40-46----South Pass to Salt Lake City

 

Folder 3: NARRATIVE---pp. 47-107

 

pp.47-54----Salt Lake City

 

pp.55-99----Salt Lake City to Mojave River

 

pp.100-107--Crossing of Mojave Desert

 

Folder 4: NARRATIVE---pp. 108-167

 

pp.108-128--Southern California

 

pp.129-139--Los Angeles to Sacramento via the coast

 

pp.140-167--Mining at Weber Creek near Placerville

 

Folder 5: NARRATIVE---pp. 168-end

 

pp.168-174--By ship from San Francisco to Nicaragua, 1853

 

pp.174-194--Across Nicaragua to San Juan del Monte

 

pp.195------By ship from San Juan to Chagres, Panama

 

pp.196-199--Panama

 

pp.200-201--By ship to New Orleans

 

pp.202-205--From New Orleans to Georgia

 

Volume: NARRATIVE [bound copy]