Diaries, 1848-1855.

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Diaries, 1848-1855.

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Photocopies of microfilm copies of handwritten diaries. Hutchings writes about his migration to California in 1849 and about his activities there. On his overland journey, he stopped at Salt Lake City, Utah. He also visited many towns in northern California in 1855 and gave desriptions of them. The towns included Sacramento, San Jose, and San Francisco. Apparently, he was doing research for some of his books. He also mentions meeting with a publisher in San Francisco to discuss one of his projects.

2 items (ca. 300 p.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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Hutchings, J. M. (James Mason), 1820-1902

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James Mason Hutchings was born in 1824 in England. At sixteen years old he traveled to New Orleans and worked as a clerk in a business house there. When he heard about the gold discovery, he left New Orleans in April of 1849, determined to satisfy his craving for adventure by taking the overland route. He arrived at the "gold-diggings" on October 9, 1849. He mined, made his fortune, and lost it all when the San Francisco bank, Frank Ward & Co., failed. He then returned to mining. In 1853, Hu...