Beckwourth Trail, Historic Route, Bus Tour Guide, Chico, CA, 1999
Entry/Object ID
L2015.1.113
Description
Beckwourth Trail, Historic Route, Bus Tour Guide, Chico, CA, 1999. Tour guide from bus tour over the trail created when James Beckwourth, a black American, discovered the "Beckwourth Pass" in 1850. a 200 mile short cut to the gold diggings on Feather River. He later extended the road to the Sacramento Valley. This tour guide briefly describes the route of the trail and gives first person accounts of events along the trail during the gold rush period. Photos of Beckwourth included.
12Stapled/Illustrations/Maps.
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Trails, Gold Rush, California Gold Rush, Feather River, Sacramento Valley, Beckwourth Pass, Beckwourth Trail, Beckwourth, James