Primary Sources

Exploring the Land

• Pacific Railroad Survey, Northern Route(1853)

The Trip Across

• Overland Imigration(1851)
• Advertisements from The Frontier Guardian(1851)

Life in the West

• The Vigilance Call(1856)
• Nebraska Sketches(1859)
• Pacific Appeal(1876)

Indian Removal

• More Indian Outrage(1851)

Mining

• Mining for Gold in California(1857)

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Last updated July 11, 2005