Letter : Yreka, [Calif.], to R.C. Willi[a]mson and Carie [Eaton, Ohio?], 1856 July 22.

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Letter : Yreka, [Calif.], to R.C. Willi[a]mson and Carie [Eaton, Ohio?], 1856 July 22.

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1856 letter sent to R.C. Williamson and Carie, acquaintances back home, possibly in Eaton, Ohio, by Yreka, Calif., gold miners John Hughes and Lewis Hughes, describing the geography, healthy climate, abundant game, bountiful agriculture, Indians, living conditions, and mining prospects of far-northern Siskiyou County, Calif.

1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 25 cm.

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