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Diary of A.L. Baker during his time in Calif. during the gold rush as a miner and merchant, (Sept. 16, 1849 to June 1850.) He describes the conditions, prices of goods, politics, the Tuolumne Company's attempt at building a dam, Murphy's New Diggings, and the relations between different groups including Americans, Californians, Native Americans, Mexicans, Frenchmen and Bolivians. Also includes ledgers recording amount of gold collected on a particular day, costs for supplies and computations. Volume 2 consists of a typed transcription.

Title
A.L. Baker diary in the California mines : ms., 1849-1850.
Creator
Baker, A. L., creator
Published
1849-1850
Full Collection Name
Selections from The Bancroft Library
Project Name
Gold Rush Materials
Other Identifiers
BANC MSS 2003/195 c
Subject (Person)
Baker, A. L.
Subject (Topic)
Gold mines and mining
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Gold miners
Race relations
Indians of North America
Poltics and government
Mexicans
Bolivians
Geographic Coverage
French
Economic history
California
Type
Text
Format
Diaries
Language
English
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
A.L. Baker, an educated Englishmen, made the journey from New York around Cape Horn to San Francisco in the summer of 1849.
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