John P. Strother letter : Fresno, Calif., to Juliet Wells Brier : ALS, 1903 Feb. 16.

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John P. Strother letter : Fresno, Calif., to Juliet Wells Brier : ALS, 1903 Feb. 16.

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Letter concerning San Francisco Chronicle article of Feb. 15, 1903, about the Jayhawkers, regarded as the first people to cross Death Valley, Calif. Strother recognizes Brier's picture from the article and writes that she had been his teacher at the summer school at Mt. Gilead in Henry County, Kentucky. He briefly mentions his wife and children, his time as a judge and state senator in Missouri, and that he had come to Calif. in 1891.

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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...

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