Walker, Levi Floyd, d. 1850.

Walker left Portland, Maine, and sailed from Newburyport, Mass. for San Francisco and the mines on board the Ark. He and his partners mined near the town of Nevada City, California, where they were initially successful. In October 1850 Walker returned home via Panama, became ill December 19, and died ten days later in Boston.

From the description of Journal : of a trip to the California mines and back : manuscript, 1849-1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702138641