The gold rush
Subtitle: letters of Dr. James Delavan from California to the Adrian, Michigan, Expositor, 1850-1856.
Publisher: Cumming Press
Published: 1976
Place of publication: Mount Pleasant, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 97
Subjects: Delavan, James.; Voyages to the Pacific coast.; Journalists -- United States -- Biography.; California -- Gold discoveries.; California -- History -- 1850-1950.
Description: Delavan sailed by the Panama route in 1849 and arrived in San Francisco on 1 April. He was involved in a mining company. He went to New York to promote mining stock. Delavan returned to California and worked in mining companies. His letters to the Adrian Expositor were first promotional and then descriptive of life in California.
Notes: Edition limited to 487 copies.