01479cam a22002771 4500 rc 01000803 DLC 20260227111901.0 cr ||||||||||| 810313s1894 inua 000 0 eng rc 01000803 DLC CarP DLC n-us-ca F865 .L48 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. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. No known restrictions on publication. California Gold discoveries. Ethnic groups California. Business California. calbk 032 t http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.032 51914 51914