Dreams to Dust, A Diary of the California Gold Dust, 1849-1850
Entry/Object ID
1989.1.441
Description
Dreams to Dust: A Diary of the California Gold Dust, 1849-1850, The author, Charles Ross Parke was a Medical Doctor in Como, Whiteside County, Illinois in 1849. He and eight others formed the Como Pioneer Company and left for California on April 7, 1849. Parke's objective was "search of gold and sight-seeing." The company made its way overland from Illinois to St. Joseph, MO. Fearing cholera the group advanced north of St. Joseph to cross the river on the ferry at Fort Kearney. Parke returned in 1851 via the route through Nicaraga. His diary includes life and events on the journey to California, life in the mining fields, and the return trip.
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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
Parke, Charles Ross, 1823-1908-diary, Overland Journeys to the Pacific, West (US) - description and travel-1848-1860, California - description and travel - 1848-1869, California Gold Discovery, Pioneers - West (US)-Diaries, Diary, Trails, California Trail, Gold Rush, Western Migration
