Downie, William, 1819-1894
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Born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1819, Downie worked as a sailor before joining the Gold Rush in San Francisco in 1849. He mined near Sacramento and along the Yuba River in California, in British Columbia (where he also studied the Canadian Indians and made reports about the topography of the land around the Skeena River), and in Panama. He founded the California town of Downieville. A volume of his reminiscences, Hunting for Gold, was published in 1893, by the California Publishing Company in San Francisco. He died in San Francisco in 1894.
From the description of William Downie writings on gold mining, ca. 1865-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80581508
From the description of William Downie writings on gold mining, ca. 1865-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702161294
William Downie was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1819. He worked as sailor before joining the Gold Rush in San Francisco in 1849. He mined near Sacramento and along the Yuba River in California, in British Columbia (where he studied Canadian Indians and made reports to the Canadian government about the topography of the land around the Skeena River and the British Columbia coastline), and in Panama. He founded the California town of Downieville, California's first state capitol. A volume of his reminiscences, Hunting for Gold, was published in 1893 by the California Publishing Company in San Francisco. He died in San Francisco in 1894.
From the guide to the William Downie papers relating to exploration of British Columbia, 1858-[19--?], (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1819, Downie worked as a sailor before joining the Gold Rush in San Francisco in 1849. He mined near Sacramento and along the Yuba River in California, in British Columbia (where he studied Canadian Indians and made reports about the topography of the land around the Skeena River), and in Panama. He founded the California town of Downieville. A volume of his reminiscences, Hunting for Gold, was published in 1893, by the California Publishing Company in San Francisco. He died in San Francisco in 1894.
From the description of William Downie papers relating to exploration of British Columbia, 1858-[19--?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702172200
From the description of William Downie papers relating to exploration of British Columbia, 1859-[19--?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78217476
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Subjects:
- British Columbia
- California
- Chinese
- Chinese
- Dueling
- Dueling
- Gold mines and mining
- Gold mines and mining
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America
- Maps
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mines and mineral resources
Occupations:
- Explorers
- Explorers
- Gold miners
Places:
- Skeena River (B.C.) (as recorded)
- Quesnel River (B.C.) (as recorded)
- California (as recorded)
- Queen Charlotte Islands (B.C.) (as recorded)
- Panama (as recorded)
- Fort Alexandria (B.C.) (as recorded)
- San Francisco (Calif.) (as recorded)
- Newcastle (Calif.) (as recorded)
- Portland (Or.) (as recorded)
- San Francisco (Calif.) (as recorded)
- San Francisco (Calif.) (as recorded)
- British Columbia (as recorded)
- Kootenay Region (B.C.) (as recorded)
- California (as recorded)
- Port Essington (B.C.) (as recorded)
- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) (as recorded)
- Okanagan River Valley (B.C. and Wash.) (as recorded)
- Washington (State) (as recorded)
- Fort Alexandria (B.C.) (as recorded)
- Downieville (Calif.) (as recorded)
- British Columbia (as recorded)
- Downieville (Calif.) (as recorded)
- Fort Simpson (N.W.T.) (as recorded)
- Kootenay Region (B.C.) (as recorded)
- British Columbia (as recorded)
- Port Essington (B.C.) (as recorded)
- Quesnel River (B.C.) (as recorded)
- Fraser River (B.C.) (as recorded)
- Fraser River (B.C.) (as recorded)
- British Columbia (as recorded)
- Newcastle (Calif.) (as recorded)
- Okanagan River Valley (B.C. and Wash.) (as recorded)
- Port Essington (B.C.) (as recorded)
- Skeena River (B.C.) (as recorded)
- British Columbia (as recorded)
- Portland (Or.) (as recorded)
- Washington (State) (as recorded)
- Washington (State) (as recorded)
- Fraser River (B.C.) (as recorded)
- British Columbia (as recorded)
- Skeena River (B.C.) (as recorded)
- Fort Simpson (N.W.T.) (as recorded)
- Fort Alexandria (B.C.) (as recorded)
- Panama (as recorded)
- Kootenay Region (B.C.) (as recorded)
- California (as recorded)
- California--Downieville (as recorded)
- Okanagan River Valley (B.C. and Wash.) (as recorded)
- Portland (Or.) (as recorded)
- Newcastle (Calif.) (as recorded)
