Jayhawker Party
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Jayhawker Party
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Jayhawker Party
Jayhawker-Manly Party
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Jayhawker-Manly Party
Jayhawkers of Death Valley
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Jayhawkers of Death Valley
Jayhawker Party of '49
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Jayhawker Party of '49
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The Jayhawker Party (originally composed of 36 single young men) left Illinois in April 1849 to cross the plains in search of gold in California. After joining several other wagon trains intending to travel the Spanish Trail to Los Angeles, the Jayhawkers and some of the other wagon owners separated themselves to try a shortcut by way of Walker Pass and got lost in what is now known as Death Valley. After a struggle with hunger and thirst, in addition to the loss of 3 lives, the party safely arrived at the San Francisquito Ranch north of Los Angeles, CA on Feb. 4, 1850.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/157566887
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr99022627
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/nr99022627
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Overland journeys to the Pacific
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California
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Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.)
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