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WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

BOOK

"Journals of Forty-Niners: Salt Lake to Los Angeles"

edited by LeRoy R. Hafen and Ann W. Hafen

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Originally published by A. H. Clark Co. (1954)

Paperback, 333 Pages, 9.25" x 6.25" x 0.75"
Published by Bison Books (October 1, 1998)
ISBN-10: 0-803273-169
ISBN-13: 978-0-803273-160


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments                                                           13
Historical Background and Summary                              15
Part I.Packers: First over the Route in 1849  47
Part II.The Gruwell-Derr Wagon Train  51
             A.Peter Derr Experiences  51
             B.J. D. Gruwell Account  53
             C.Notes of Benjamin Hayes  55
Part III.The Jefferson Hunt Wagon Train  59
             A.Sheldon Young's Log  60
             B.Addison Pratt's Diary  66
             C.James S. Brown's Account112
             D.The Sidney P. Waite Sketch128
Part IV.The Rynierson Company131
             A.William L. Manly Report131
             B.Alexander C. Erkson Account133
Part V.The Flake-Rich Company of Packers141
             A.The Henry W. Bigler Journal142
             B.Charles C. Rich Diary181
             C.William Farrer Diary193
             D.George Q. Cannon Narrative218
             E.James H. Rollins Recollection261
             F.Sheldon Stoddard Sketch271
Part VI.The Stover Party of Packers273
             A.The Jacob Y. Stover Narrative274
Part VII.The Pomeroy Wagon Train293
             A.Portion of the Edwin Pettit Biography293
             B.David Seeley Sketch296
             C.Extract from Goudy Hogan Journal298
             D.The Walter Van Dyke Account300
Part VIII.The Howard Egan Wagon Train307
             A.Howard Egan Diary307
Appendix:   Extract from Mormon Way-Bill321
Route from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles  321
Advice to Emigrants323
Index329


REFERENCES

"Review of "Journals of Forty-Niners: Salt Lake to Los Angeles"
by L. H. Creer, University of Utah
Utah Historical Quarterly (UHQ),   Volume 23 (1955)
Pages 285-288.