Sixteen months at the gold diggings
California, gold discoveries
Mining
Mines
California, description and travel
Gold discoveries
Pioneers
Frontier and pioneer life
Commerce
Business
Description and travel
Daniel B. Woods of Philadelphia sailed to California in February 1849, crossing Mexico to San Blas, and arriving in San Francisco in June. Sixteen months at the gold diggings (1851) recounts those travels as well as his experiences as a prospector in the Northern Mines on the American River and at H…
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