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Concerns Dyer's travels from New Sharon, Me. to Columbia, Calif. Dyer left Me. on 30 Jan. 1854, traveling from Boston to New York, and then by the steamer Northern Light to Calif. Dyer describes life aboard ship during the month long voyage. Dyer makes several mining claims near Columbia, Calif., and writes of his successes and disappointments with gold mining. Dyer also discusses life around Columbia, Calif. including crime and relations with Mexicans and South Americans. The diary ends in July 1855 when he left his claims.

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Jeb Dyer diary : holograph, 1854 Jan. 30-1855 July 27.
Creator
Dyer, Jeb, creator
Published
1854-1855
Full Collection Name
Selections from The Bancroft Library
Project Name
Gold Rush Materials
Other Identifiers
BANC MSS 2002/225 cz, Volume 1
Subject (Person)
Dyer, Jeb
Northern Light (Steamship)
Subject (Topic)
Gold mines and mining
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Mexicans
South Americans
Travel
Geographic Coverage
California
Tuolumne County (Calif.)
Type
Text
Format
Diaries
Language
English
Archive
The Bancroft Library
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