Author: James M. ReynoldsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Overland journeys to the Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
A Trip Across the Plains in 1853 from Ohio to California
Author: James M. ReynoldsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Overland journeys to the Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
A Trip To California In 1853
Author: Washington BaileyPublisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
In the spring of 1853, my uncle, Joshua Bailey, came from California to Ohio to see his mother and his brothers, uncle John Bailey, and my father, Eben Bailey. But my father had moved to Fountain County, Indiana, so uncle Joshua came through Indiana to see us. Joshua Bailey had gone to California in 1849, across the plains and had made over one hundred thousand dollars in gold. He hired my brother-in law, William Reighley, to come out with him from Adams County, Ohio, to Indiana, to buy stock to take across the plains to California. My uncle had bought a span of mules in Ohio. Three of my cousins, William McNeal, Joel Bailey, George Bailey, and a man by the name of Bart Robins, brought the mules and some harness through to Indiana, so William Reighley, uncle Joshua and my cousins, were all together at my father's. My brother, Crawford Bailey, and my self, concluded to go along with them.
A Trip to California in 1853
Author: Washington BaileyPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
This fascinating account of pioneers traveling the early west presents their thrilling adventures. The wonderful storytelling and vivid descriptions of the scenes bring their experiences to life, keeping the readers curious till the end.
A Trip to California in 1853 - Recollections of a Gold Seeking Trip by Ox Train Across the Plains and Mountains by an Old Illinois Pioneer - The Original Classic Edition
Author: Washington BaileyPublisher: Tebbo
ISBN: 9781743449929
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Recollections of a gold seeking trip by ox train across the plains and mountains by an old Illinois pioneer. This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, finally, back in print. This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside: My uncle poured out a pile of gold coins from a carpet sachel that was lined inside with buck skin and counted out several thousand dollars, enough to buy 250 head of cattle, 1,500 head of sheep and some horses and gave it to William Reighley, to go to Illinois to buy this stock and it did not look like you could hardly miss it out of the pile of gold coins[Pg 4] on the table. ...Every time they would hollo, giving commands to their tribe, we would have to change our course and go more to our right in order to follow their voices, for that was all we had to go by, for a man could not see six feet to tell where they were. ...He told my uncle and my brother, Crawford, that those chiefs, whom Joel and I had taken, were bad men, and if we had brought them with us, they would have fixed them for us and that those bad chiefs had no more idea of our men going out and jumping onto them, than nothing in the world, and that that was all that saved us. ...He would claim he was sleepy, get the girls to drive for him, get the drinking cup, fill it two-thirds full when their backs were turned, and then come running and holloing for me to hold up, for he wanted a drink, as I had a keg of water in the hind end of my wagon. ...I had no idea I would ever see those oxen again, but when I got down on level ground at the foot of the mountain, where I could see, off about one hundred yards, there stood my oxen and wagon, right side up.
The Plains Across
Author: John D. UnruhPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252063602
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
The most honored book ever released by the University of Illinois Press, The Plains Across was the result of more than a decade's work by its author. Here, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Oregon Trail, is a paperback reissue that includes the notes, bibliography, and illustrations contained in the 1979 cloth edition.
A Trip to California in 1853
Author: Washington BaileyPublisher: Tebbo
ISBN: 9781486149360
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Recollections of a gold seeking trip by ox train across the plains and mountains by an old Illinois pioneer. This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside: My uncle poured out a pile of gold coins from a carpet sachel that was lined inside with buck skin and counted out several thousand dollars, enough to buy 250 head of cattle, 1,500 head of sheep and some horses and gave it to William Reighley, to go to Illinois to buy this stock and it did not look like you could hardly miss it out of the pile of gold coins[Pg 4] on the table. ...Every time they would hollo, giving commands to their tribe, we would have to change our course and go more to our right in order to follow their voices, for that was all we had to go by, for a man could not see six feet to tell where they were. ...He told my uncle and my brother, Crawford, that those chiefs, whom Joel and I had taken, were bad men, and if we had brought them with us, they would have fixed them for us and that those bad chiefs had no more idea of our men going out and jumping onto them, than nothing in the world, and that that was all that saved us. ...He would claim he was sleepy, get the girls to drive for him, get the drinking cup, fill it two-thirds full when their backs were turned, and then come running and holloing for me to hold up, for he wanted a drink, as I had a keg of water in the hind end of my wagon. ...I had no idea I would ever see those oxen again, but when I got down on level ground at the foot of the mountain, where I could see, off about one hundred yards, there stood my oxen and wagon, right side up.
Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51
Author: E. S. IngallsPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
"Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51" by E. S. Ingalls. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Across the Plains in 1853, by D. B. Ward
Author: Dillis B. WardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
My Trip Across the Plains, March 31, 1853-October 28, 1853
Author: Benjamin Franklin OwenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oregon
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
By Ox Team to California
Author: Lavinia Honeyman PorterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Overland journeys to the Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description