Pen & pencil sketches of the golden state of the Pacific : ms., 1857-1861.

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Pen & pencil sketches of the golden state of the Pacific : ms., 1857-1861.

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Manuscript (136 p.) describes the physical geography of Calif. with a short account of its topography and natural productions. Areas highlighted include: Sierra Nevada, Bernardino Sierra, Sacramento River, San Joaquin River, Colorado Desert, Coast Mountains, Great Basin, Bear Valley, Mount Ophir, Mariposa, Mormon Bar, Princeton, and San Francisco. Also includes information on J.C. Frémont, Calif. Native Americans and gold mining.

1 box and 1 v. (.4 linear ft.)

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Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890

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