The argonauts of 'forty-nine, some recollections of the plains and the diggings,
Leeper, David Rohrer, 1832-1900.
The argonauts of 'forty-nine, some recollections of the plains and the diggings, by David Rohrer Leeper. Illustrated by O. Marion Elbel ... - South Bend. Ind., J.B. Stoll & company, printers, 1894. - 146, xvi p. illus. 23 cm.
David Leeper (1832-1900) left South Bend, Indiana, for an overland trip to the California gold fields in February 1849. The argonauts of forty-nine (1894) details Leeper's journey west and his life in California, 1849-1854: prospecting at Redding's Diggings, Hangtown, and the Trinity River; lumbering around Eureka; and early Sacramento and Humboldt Bay. Leeper shows special interest in the Digger Indians, illustrating the book with sketches of tribal garb in his personal collection.
No known restrictions on publication.
rc 01000803
Ethnic groups--California.
Business--California.
California--Gold discoveries.
F865 / .L48
The argonauts of 'forty-nine, some recollections of the plains and the diggings, by David Rohrer Leeper. Illustrated by O. Marion Elbel ... - South Bend. Ind., J.B. Stoll & company, printers, 1894. - 146, xvi p. illus. 23 cm.
David Leeper (1832-1900) left South Bend, Indiana, for an overland trip to the California gold fields in February 1849. The argonauts of forty-nine (1894) details Leeper's journey west and his life in California, 1849-1854: prospecting at Redding's Diggings, Hangtown, and the Trinity River; lumbering around Eureka; and early Sacramento and Humboldt Bay. Leeper shows special interest in the Digger Indians, illustrating the book with sketches of tribal garb in his personal collection.
No known restrictions on publication.
rc 01000803
Ethnic groups--California.
Business--California.
California--Gold discoveries.
F865 / .L48