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
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 13Historical 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 Account | 112 |
| D. | The Sidney P. Waite Sketch | 128 |
| Part IV. | The Rynierson Company | 131 |
| A. | William L. Manly Report | 131 |
| B. | Alexander C. Erkson Account | 133 |
| Part V. | The Flake-Rich Company of Packers | 141 |
| A. | The Henry W. Bigler Journal | 142 |
| B. | Charles C. Rich Diary | 181 |
| C. | William Farrer Diary | 193 |
| D. | George Q. Cannon Narrative | 218 |
| E. | James H. Rollins Recollection | 261 |
| F. | Sheldon Stoddard Sketch | 271 |
| Part VI. | The Stover Party of Packers | 273 |
| A. | The Jacob Y. Stover Narrative | 274 |
| Part VII. | The Pomeroy Wagon Train | 293 |
| A. | Portion of the Edwin Pettit Biography | 293 |
| B. | David Seeley Sketch | 296 |
| C. | Extract from Goudy Hogan Journal | 298 |
| D. | The Walter Van Dyke Account | 300 |
| Part VIII. | The Howard Egan Wagon Train | 307 |
| A. | Howard Egan Diary | 307 |
| Appendix: | Extract from Mormon Way-Bill | 321 |
| Route from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles | 321 | |
| Advice to Emigrants | 323 | |
| Index | 329 |
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.