Biographical sketch of Juliet Wells Brier : typescript (carbon), 1953.

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Biographical sketch of Juliet Wells Brier : typescript (carbon), 1953.

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Typescript of article written for the Lodi Times, Sept. 3, 1953, with covering letter. Sketch of "Grandma Brier," wife of Rev. James Welch Brier, with the Jayhawker Party in Death Valley.

3 leaves ; 28 cm.

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Brier, Julia Wells, 1814-1913

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Brier, James Welch.

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Jayhawker Party

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The Jayhawker Party (originally composed of 36 single young men) left Illinois in April 1849 to cross the plains in search of gold in California. After joining several other wagon trains intending to travel the Spanish Trail to Los Angeles, the Jayhawkers and some of the other wagon owners separated themselves to try a shortcut by way of Walker Pass and got lost in what is now known as Death Valley. After a struggle with hunger and thirst, in addition to the loss of 3 lives, the party safely arr...

Carey, Thomas J., 1940-

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