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California Guide, Diary of John Clark of Virginia, 1852Entry/Object ID
L9999.999.3117Description
The California Guide, Diary of John Clark, 1852 Photocopied pages from the diary of John Clark of Virginia who traveled from Ohio to California in 1852 crossing the Missouri River at St. Joe. Titled: The California Guide with distances and Notes of travel from Ohio to the Sacramento Valley by way of Fort Kearney, Courthouse & Chimney Rock, the Laramie Plains, the Black Hills, Mormon Ferry, Devil's Gate, South Pass and Salt Lake, with a description of the Indian Tribes and Objects of Curiosity on the Route such as the Hot Springs, Pelican Heights, Humboldt River and Deadly Sink, the Desert, the Sierra Nevada and the Gold Mines in 1852, and an Account of the Life at the Diggins; Robberies, Murders and Hangings; Mob Rule; and the Operation of the Vigilance Committee 1853-1856 and the Return Journey by way of the Isthmus in November, 1856.b
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Diary, Trails, California Trail, St. Joe CrossingPublication Details
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John ClarkDate Published
1852Call No.
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