Crossing the Plains to California in 1849, 1850

Name/Title

Crossing the Plains to California in 1849, 1850

Entry/Object ID

L1987.1.161

Description

Crossing the Plains to California. "Crossing the Plains to California in 1849" is the journal of Samuel Rutherford Dundass. "Crossing the Plains to California in 1850" is a journal of George Keller. Mr. Dundass was a member of the Steubenville, Ohio Company bound for San Francisco, and he told of the entire route to California. Dr. George Keller was Physician to the Wayne County Company, and he described the Overland Route; its natural curiosities, rivers, lakes, springs, mountains, Indian tribes, and the gold fields of California. 106/Hardbound/Charts/Illustrations.

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

California, Description, Travel, Overland Journey to the Pacific, Diary, Overland Trail, California Trail

Book Details

Author

Dundass, Samuel Rutherford and George Keller

Place Published

City

Fairfield

State/Province

Washington

Date Published

1983

Call No.

Western DU

ISBN

0-87770-291-8

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Samuel Rutherford Dundass

Person or Organization

George Keller