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Title
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Recollections and Opinions of an Old Pioneer: Chapter IV.
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Description
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Article details Peter H. Burnett's travel from Oregon to California from September to November 1848 and his time in the gold mines during the Gold Rush with his brother-in-law, John P. Rogers, and his nephew, Horace Burnett. He details the route and traveling conditions, the plight of other traveling parties, what life was like at the mines. He meets a number of old acquaintances from Missouri in the mines including "Dr. John P. Long and his brother Willis." His descriptions of encounters with Indians are telling about immigrant attitudes and immigrant-Indian relations. He relays stories of the Donner Party heard from members of that family at the mines (William Foster and Mrs. Nye).
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Date
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1904-12-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
