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Language
English
Abstract
A diary of an overland frontier journey to the California gold fields by H. B. Heiskell. The account is about traveling from
the Rockies to the Sierras. As part of a wagon train, Heiskell mentions fellow passengers and the daily events of the journey.
He notes in detail the scenery, particularly the character of the soil and streams. Mention is made of Native Americans/First
Nations Peoples, namely the Paiutes, Shoshonees and Utes. Rumors are related about prices in California, the death of President
Polk, and the Mormon settlement at Salt Lake City. The volume also contains a scrapbook portion composed of newspaper clippings
about various members of the Heiskell family of Tennessee and related families such as Wallace, Roberts, Frierson and Witzmann.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], H. B. Heiskell Travel Diary, A&M 3099, West Virginia and Regional History
Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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