from a journal of three years' residence in Upper and Lower California. 1847-8-9 Buffum, E. Gould (Edward Gould) 1820-1867 creator text pau Philadelphia Lea and Blanchard 1850 monographic eng

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2 p.l., [ix]-xxiv, [25]-172 p. 19 cm. Edward Gould Buffum (1820-1867), a New York journalist, came to California as an officer in the 7th Regiment of N.Y. Volunteers during the Mexican War. He stayed on to seek gold and edit a California newspaper before returning east to become Paris correspondent of the New York Herald. Six months in the gold mines (1850) is Buffum's vivid account of his regiment's voyage west in 1846 to help secure California for the United States. He describes his discharge from the army in Monterey and his subsequent adventures as a gold seeker, sailing up the Sacramento to reach the Sierra Nevadas above Sutter's Fort. He describes prospecting along the Bear and Yuba Rivers, Weber Creek, and Middle and South Forks of the American River, Foster's Bar, and Weaver's Creek, 1848-1849. He concludes with the story of his work for Alta California in San Francisco and the growth of San Francisco. By E. Gould Buffum ... Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich., University Microfilms, 1964. 1 reel. 35mm Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. No known restrictions on publication. n-us-ca California Gold discoveries Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) Description and travel Law Political aspects California F865 .B93 Microfilm 01291 reel 249, no. 2 E rc 01000767 hdl:loc.gdc/calbk.068 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.068 No known restrictions on publication. DLC 910425 20260227111901.0 rc 01000767