John W. Bidwell letter : Smith's Bar, Calif. to Miss. E. Boyd : ALS, 1851 July 17.

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John W. Bidwell letter : Smith's Bar, Calif. to Miss. E. Boyd : ALS, 1851 July 17.

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Gregory's Express pocket letter book (30 p.) describing the country side and gold mining in Smith's Bar, Plumas County, Calif.

1 v. ; 13 cm.

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Bidwell, John, 1819-1900

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Bidwell was a noted early Calif. pioneer, landowner, and statesman. He helped form the Western Immigration Society in 1840, which led to the formation of the Bidwell-Bartleson wagon train, the first emigrant train to Calif. He travelled through Utah in 1841, then forged the Calif. immigrant trail. In 1846 he wrote the Bear Flag platform. In 1848, he began buying his ranch, Rancho de Arroyo Chico, also known as Rancho Chico. From the description of Rancho de Arroyo Chico ledger and re...