Schaaf, Lewis, 1846-1889.

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Brooklyn, Ohio native who traveled to California and Nevada in 1868, working as a teamster and logcutter in the Sierra Nevada mountains before becoming disenchanted with life on the frontier and returning to Ohio three years later.

From the description of Diary, 1868-1872. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 22694748

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Place Name Admin Code Country
California
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Nevada
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Frontier and pioneer life
Voyages to the Pacific coast
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Birth 1846

Death 1889

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