Extracts from Minnesota newspapers regarding gold mining and overland expeditions, 1862-1864.

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Extracts from Minnesota newspapers regarding gold mining and overland expeditions, 1862-1864.

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Typed extracts of seven articles taken from newspapers of St. Paul, Red Wing, and Faribault, Minnesota, regarding gold mining in Idaho, Nevada, and Washington Territory, and overland expeditions to the West. Included are accounts of the James L. Fisk expeditions and discussions of military escorts for immigrants moving west.

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Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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