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John Gardener Yeaton journal : ms.S, 1852-1853.
BANC MSS C-F 88 original
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Title:

John Gardener Yeaton journal : ms.S, 1852-1853

Creator/Contributor:

Yeaton, John Gardener., creator

Abstract:

Record of voyage to California (Mar. 10 - Sept. 1, 1852) in company with John C. Morrill and James Fife, on ship, North American; experiences in California to Apr. 29, 1853, chiefly in Sacramento, including the fire (Nov. 2); mining, mostly on the American River; work in sawmills. Mentions various crimes in the region. Accounts, poems, etc., in other portions of the volume.

Date:

1852 (issued)

Subject:

Morrill, John C
Fife, James
North American (ship)
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Ships
Mines and mineral resources -- California
Sawmills -- California
Crime -- California
Sacramento (Calif.) -- Description and travel

Type:

Diaries.

Physical Description:

63 p. ; 25 cm.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS C-F 88 original

Origin:

United States