Death Valley tailings : Rarely told tales of old Death Valley [essay], 1984.

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Death Valley tailings : Rarely told tales of old Death Valley [essay], 1984.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122585066

Typescript of a collection of tales of early pioneers who traveled into Death Valley, including the Jayhawkers, William Lewis Manly, John Haney Rogers, Erasmus Darwin French, and Henry William Bigler. Also included are stories concerning silver and gold mining in California and Nevada, as well as the naming and mapping of Death Valley. Typescript includes maps, photographs and a recommended reading list.

1 item, 11 cm., 114 pages.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Koenig, George

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French, E. Darwin (Erasmus Darwin), 1822-1902

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Manly, William Lewis, 1820-

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Bigler, Henry William, 1815-1900

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Henry William Bigler was born on August 28, 1815, in what is now West Virginia. He converted to Mormonism at the age of 19 and traveled to Far West, Missouri, with his family in 1838, although they soon departed for Illinois. In 1846 he helped lead the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo to Utah and was also a member of the Mormon Battalion. Following his service Bigler spent some time at Sutter's Fort, and was present when gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in 1848. He returned to Utah but was soon sen...