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Washington territory in the eighties: reminiscences

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Description: In his reminiscences about his life in the Seattle area in the 1880s, Broomall talks in detail about his work at a sawmill, a barrel factory, mining in the Cascade mountains, an encounter with a bear, working as an axeman for the Northern Pacific Railway, the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, and several fellow miners, trackers, and railway men that became his close friends.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1930.
Call number: mssHM 80291
Creator: Broomall, Jessie James(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Mrs. Donna Adams, October 1, 1992.

George Washington Bean diary

Manuscripts

Typescript of Bean's 1855-1856 diary, which details interactions between Mormon missionaries at Las Vegas, New Mexico, and local Indians, including baptisms, trade, and some hostilities. Included are Bean's account of a journey from Las Vegas to California across the Mojave in October-November 1855 (which included stops in San Bernardino, Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Mission, and El Monte) and of travels between Las Vegas and the "Colorado Muddy" in 1856. Bean also references an encounter with the "murderers" of J.W. Gunnison, an Army captain killed in an Indian massacre in 1853; remarks on the camp visit of explorers Jules Remy and Julius Lucius Brenchley, who published "A Journey to Great Salt Lake City" in 1861; mentions his attendance of a performance of J.H. Martineau's "Missouri Persecutions;" and describes various interactions with Las Vegas Mission President William Bringhurst. The diary concludes with a series of prayers/poems dedicated to "The Wives and Families of the L.V. Missionaries," "The Pioneers of '47," and "Pres. B. Young and His Counselors," as well as the minutes of a meeting held "under the Bowery" at Las Vegas on June 24, 1856 and minutes of a celebration of the Fourth of July at Las Vegas, and a song entitled, "I Got Drunk Again."

mssHM 72278

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James Franklin Burns reminiscences

Manuscripts

Burns details his move from Michigan to California in 1853. He also discusses his time as L.A. Chief of Police and County Sheriff including crimes that were committed while he held these positions and criminals he helped prosecute. Burns also talks about his actions during the 1871 Chinese Massacre in Chinatown and politics in California and Los Angeles.

mssHM 66765

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Experiences and reminiscences of Raymond William Milnor

Manuscripts

In this manuscript, Milnor reminiscences about his life. He talks about his childhood in Iowa where he played around railroad tracks and attended a school with a graduating class of 14 students. He talks about his work with the railroads and trips he took. He talks briefly about his time in the war and time spent at Yellowstone Park on his journey to California. Milnor ends his reminiscences with several pages covering his life in southern California - his varying jobs, the many times his family moved around, his daughters' education, family vacations, his retirement, etc.

mssHM 73895

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Early memories: [reminiscences]

Manuscripts

This photocopy of a typescript written by Herbert E. Lougheed a few years before his death, was for his son and daughter about his early memories in Los Angeles from the 1870s-1880s.

mssHM 80473

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Engineering reminiscences

Manuscripts

The manuscript details Reaburn's career as a civil engineer. He talks about his experience in various U.S.G.S. projects including the Mississippi River Commission, Alaska and the Denali National Park and Reserve, surveying the boundary between Idaho and Montana, constructing railroads in Alaska and Argentina, his directorship at Grand Canyon National Park and Mount Rainier National Park, and his private engineering work in southern California.

mssHM 67890

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George Schuknecht letter to "Dear Brother Julian,"

Manuscripts

In this 8-page letter, George Schuknecht is describing his trip from Buffalo to Dyea, Alaska (with a stop in Seattle). He also talks briefly about his camp at Dyea near the Chilkoot Pass, the Alaskan landscape and his preparation to "start down the river" to begin mining for gold. Schuknecht and three friends were in Dyea, awaiting the arrival of some of their equipment and provisions, which had to be shipped separately from Seattle.

mssHM 70413

Washington territory in the eighties: reminiscences

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