Sixteen months at the gold diggings.
Woods, Daniel Bates, 1809-1892.
Sixteen months at the gold diggings. By Daniel B. Woods. - New York, Harper & brothers, 1851. - 1 p.l., [v]-viii, [9]-199 p. 20 cm.
Daniel B. Woods of Philadelphia sailed to California in February 1849, crossing Mexico to San Blas, and arriving in San Francisco in June. Sixteen months at the gold diggings (1851) recounts those travels as well as his experiences as a prospector in the Northern Mines on the American River and at Hart's Bar and other camps in the Southern Mines before starting home in November, 1850. His book offers an exceptionally realistic picture of the drudgery of mining and the business side of miners' companies.
No known restrictions on publication.
rc 01000832
Business--California.
California--Gold discoveries.
California--Description and travel.
F865 / .W88
Sixteen months at the gold diggings. By Daniel B. Woods. - New York, Harper & brothers, 1851. - 1 p.l., [v]-viii, [9]-199 p. 20 cm.
Daniel B. Woods of Philadelphia sailed to California in February 1849, crossing Mexico to San Blas, and arriving in San Francisco in June. Sixteen months at the gold diggings (1851) recounts those travels as well as his experiences as a prospector in the Northern Mines on the American River and at Hart's Bar and other camps in the Southern Mines before starting home in November, 1850. His book offers an exceptionally realistic picture of the drudgery of mining and the business side of miners' companies.
No known restrictions on publication.
rc 01000832
Business--California.
California--Gold discoveries.
California--Description and travel.
F865 / .W88