Stephens, Lorenzo Dow:Biblio.com
LIFE SKETCHES OF A JAYHAWKER OF '49.ACTUAL EXPERIENCES OF A PIONEER Told by Himself in His Own Way.
1916rif. 23211San Jose. 1916. A scarce western overland account by a restless New Jersey Jayhawker who traveled through Death Valley with Manly. "Stephens joined an Illinois company that left for California on March 28 1849. The company traveled to Fort Laramie South Pass Fort Bridger and Salt Lake City before veering off to the Southern Route and Death Valley. Surviving this ordeal he followed the coast from Los Angeles to San Jose and then to the diggings on the Merced River.With the beginning of the rainy season in the fall of 1850 Stephens took up farming and freighting. A restless type he joined the mining rushes in British Columbia in 1862 and the Klondike in 1898" - Kurutz. Original stiff printed wrappers rebacked with brown paper tape. Edges a bit chipped. Overall a good plus copy. HOWES S941. GRAFF 3972. ADAMS HERD 2160. ADAMS SIX-GUNS 2136. KURUTZ 601. COWAN p.613. MATTES 639. MINTZ 444. ROCQ 2340. unknown
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