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Journal Of A Trip To California By The Overland Route Across Th

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5. Chapter 5

5th. Passed several streams to-day, and some good springs. Roads good but somewhat hilly; plenty of grass; passed a brook about night, camped on a hill side by a spring of water...

6. Chapter 6

29th. Litwiler and Ranahan killed three antelope yesterday. They packed in two of them about eight miles from the mountains. They arrived in camp about 11 o'clock at night. Pass...

3. Chapter 3

21st. Remained over to repair damages, and to cut our wagon boxes off and make them shorter. Had some rain in the morning. A report is current here this morning that a train was...

2. Chapter 2

30th. Left our camping ground and traveled 14 miles to St. Joseph. Weather very cold and windy--no grass nor hay. We have traveled 200 miles without grass or hay, but have cut d...

4. Chapter 4

9th. The road this morning led up the valley of the creek about six miles, then struck across to another creek eight miles; after leaving the creek we found a spring of good wat...

7. Chapter 7

15. Passed the Mormon station, saw a party of Californians and Mexicans prospecting. There is gold this side of the mountains. Entered the seven mile Kanyon, which begins the re...

1. Chapter 1

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8. Chapter 8

Antioch is a flourishing village, situated in the north-west corner of the county, four miles east of Fox River, and one mile south from the Wisconsin State line. It has two dry...