J.M. Hutchings diaries, 1848-1855.

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J.M. Hutchings diaries, 1848-1855.

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1848-1849 diary records voyage from Liverpool, England to New York, and his subsequent overland journey to California from New Orleans, describing encounters with Indians and concluding with a list of names of those whose graves he found along the way (p. 205-353). [cf. C-F 24]. 1855 diary describes travels in the mining regions of California, and in the Rogue River area of Oregon, mentioning available accommodations and anecdotes pertaining to the sites, and relating his experiences with Indians and Chinese. Includes "list of views" sent from Shasta to Placerville, Dec. 25, 1855, and names of towns in California in 1855 (p. 1-204). Also included: copies of three letters, 1849-1851, concerning conditions in the mines, mainly around Placerville (p. 354-361).

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Hutchings, J. M. (James Mason), 1820-1902

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James Mason Hutchings was born in 1824 in England. At sixteen years old he traveled to New Orleans and worked as a clerk in a business house there. When he heard about the gold discovery, he left New Orleans in April of 1849, determined to satisfy his craving for adventure by taking the overland route. He arrived at the "gold-diggings" on October 9, 1849. He mined, made his fortune, and lost it all when the San Francisco bank, Frank Ward & Co., failed. He then returned to mining. In 1853, Hu...