Bound for Idaho, Trail Journal of Julius Merrill, 1864
Entry/Object ID
L1989.1.160
Description
Bound for Idaho is an 1864 trail journal by Julius Merrill. It begins in St. Joseph, Missouri and follows the route of the Pony Express during the year of the Civil War.
It is the best description of what was the major route of the Oregon Trail. He tells of the Indian interaction, and conditions of travel as well as the accounts of the toils in the gold fields of Idaho.
219/Softbound/Illustrations/Maps/Photographs.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Merrill, Julius-Diary, Oregon Trail, West (US)-description and travel-1860 to 1880, Diary, Idaho Gold Rush, Trails
