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A collection of wild flowers of California pressed and arranged by Miss E. C. Alexander
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A collection of wild flowers of California pressed and arranged by Miss E.C. Alexander ... with appropriate sonnets
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C.E. Reynolds letter to Miss Ella E. Reynolds
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In this 18 page letter to his sister, C.E. Reynolds documents his excitement and "gold fever." Upon hearing of the steamer "City of Portland" landed at Seattle with $3,000,000 worth of gold dust, he concluded that the only cure was to "try it," so he boarded the steamer "Queen" in Seattle landing in Skagway. He goes on to describe the difficulties of transporting gear and goods from Skagway to Lake Bennett, Dawson City and then a further journey of six hundred miles. He then goes into the mineral wealth of the region, prospecting and the types of mining and claims. There are a few pages concerning climate, geography, flora and fauna. Another couple of pages describe miners' cabins, and the high cost of food and clothing. Yet another couple of pages describe the many dogs he encountered. He and his company of six men had six dogs to pull the provisions, tents and bedding. The letter ends with him thanking his sister for her patience and after all the detailed account thinks he could not do the subject justice even though he had been repeatedly asked to speak about his experiences.
mssHM 16380
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Turner, C. E. Letter to Alexander Turney Stewart, 1803-1876
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Templeman Cross Roads, Va. With envelope.
SAT 160
Maryland! my Maryland : crescite et multiplicamini / written by a Baltimorean in Louisiana ; music adapted and arranged by C. E
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