The Pioneer Miner and the Pack Mule Express

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

The Pioneer Miner and the Pack Mule Express

Entry/Object ID

1984.10.7

Description

Origins of the express companies in California, including photos of related memorabilia. Also includes a history of the types of ore mining employed in the mid-19th Century in California.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

1984.10

Source or Donor

Pond, Fred

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Fraternal organizations, Vigilance committees, Sluices, Hydraulic mining, Steamboats, Newspapers, Placer mining, Postmasters, Miners, Maps, Postage stamps, Actors, Mining camps, Pony express, Mining equipment, Lodges, Flumes, Actresses, Trading posts

Search Terms

Business & Commerce, Carriages & Animal Powered Vehicles, Correspondence/Letter, Correspondence/Postcard, Diaries, Gold Mining, Postal Services, Ships, Transport, Marysville, Stockton, Sacramento, Gold Rush, Grass Valley, Gold recovery, Native Americans, Indians, Assay offices, Mining claims, Mail rates, Postage rates, Wells Fargo Express, Express companies, Pack mules, Handstamps, Hawaii, Australia, California postal stations, Mining camp postal stations

Book Details

Author

Ernest A. Wiltsee

Place Published

Location

San Francisco, CA

Date Published

1849 - 1930

Call No.

Pond 388.3 Wil

Notes

Date: 1931 Copy No.: 1 Spine Label: Pond 388.3 Wil

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Sutter, John

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Bidwell, John

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Delano, Alonzo

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Huntington, C. P.

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Crocker, Charles

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Stanford, Leland

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Mills, D. O.

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Little, John T.

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Todd, Alexander H.

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Tolles, James S.

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Ballou, William T.

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Green, Jerry

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Keeler, John

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Randolph, W. C.

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Reynolds, Angevine

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Langton, Samuel w.

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Hunter, Alexander

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Wells, Henry

Person or Organization

Fargo, W. C.

Create Date

January 23, 2009

Update Date

September 3, 2026