Journal of a trip to California under the leadership of Captain Jefferson Hunt, 1849, October-December.

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Journal of a trip to California under the leadership of Captain Jefferson Hunt, 1849, October-December.

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Negative photocopy of Addison Pratt's 1849 journal chronicling his travels from Utah to California in the Jefferson Hunt party. The party departed from Nephi, Utah, on October 9, 1849, and arrived at he Cajon Pass on December 22, 1849. Pratt describes the scenery along the trail, hostile interactions with Indians, the theft of cattle, and, after reaching California, of the "crazy anxiety of people after gold." Large portions of the manuscript are taken from the journal of Henry W. Bigler, who joined the Hunt party after leaving a party led by Captain John Smith that was bound for California along the Spanish Trail. Bigler's journal is similar to Platt's in content, although he also describes disunity within his traveling party and his positive interactions with Charles Coulson Rich. Both journals also reference the fates of the "Death Valley '49ers," who split from the Hunt party looking for a faster cut-off at the Walker Pass. Also included in an excerpt from Elder George Q. Cannon's article "Twenty Years Ago" (Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 4, 84), detailing the decision to leave Smith's company.

1 negative photocopy of typescript, 45 pages.

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