Hurd, Jared S.
Jared Hurd went to California via Panama in 1849. In California he worked as a miner near San Francisco, bought an interest in a mill in Nevada City, and worked as a surveyor for a telegraph company. He served as 1st Lieutenant in Company B, 1st Regiment Washington Territory Mounted Volunteers in the Indian Wars, during which time he was assigned Deputy Registrar of the Land Office in Washington Territory. He later led a survey expedition near Kamloops in British Columbia for the Canadian Pacific Railroad. His father,Davis Hurd, was an engineer in Niagara County.
From the description of Jared S. Hurd letters, 1846-1872. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702138054
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| creatorOf | Hurd, Jared S. Jared S. Hurd letters, 1846-1872. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1812-1867. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory |
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| associatedWith | Canadian Pacific Railway Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hurd, Davis. | person |
| associatedWith | Hurd family. | family |
| associatedWith | Hurd, Lucy. | person |
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| Nevada City (Calif.) | |||
| Kamloops (B.C.) | |||
| Mormon Island (Calif.) | |||
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| California | |||
| San Francisco (Calif.) | |||
| Weaverville (Calif.) | |||
| Olympia (Wash.) | |||
| Washington (State) |
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| Frontier and pioneer life |
| Mills and mill-work |
| Pacific Coast Indians, Wars with, 1847-1865 |
| Voyages to the Pacific coast |
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| Miners |
| Surveyors |
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