Life sketches of a jayhawker of '49

By

Stephens, L. Dow (Lorenzo Dow), 1827-

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[San Jose, Cal, Printed by Nolta brothers], 1916

Notes

Lorenzo Dow Stephens (b. 1827) was born in New Jersey and raised in Illinois, where he joined a party for Califoria in 1849. Life sketches of a jayhawker (1916) begins with Stephens's overland journey west, including Brigham Young's sermons at the Tabernacle in Salt Lake. He describes prospecting on the Merced River, farming in the Santa Clara Valley, and cattle drives from San Bernardino and San Diego. His memoirs continue through the 1860s, including his part in the 1862 British Columbia gold rush.

Subjects

Agriculture , California , Frontier and pioneer life , Gold discoveries , Overland journeys to the Pacific , West (U.S.)

Call Number

F865 .S82

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.18811
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/17006538
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51426631