Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains
Subtitle: to the mouth of the Columbia River, made during the years 1845 and 1846
By: by Joel Palmer.
Contributors: Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874.
Publisher: J.A. & U.P. James
Published: 1847
Place of publication: Cincinnati
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
Subjects: Overland journeys to the Pacific.; Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific.; Oregon -- Description and travel.; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
Notes: Wagner-Camp (4th ed.), 136:1
"Containing minute descriptions of the valleys of the Willamette, Umpqua, and Clamet; a general description of Oregon Territory, its inhabitants, climate, soil, productions, etc., etc.; a list of necessary outfits for emigrants; and a table of distances from camp to camp on the route; also a letter from the Rev. H.H. Spalding, resident missionary for the last ten years among the Nez Percé Tribe of Indians on the Koos-koos-kee River ; the organic laws of of Oregon Territory; tables of about 300 words of the Chinook Jargon, and about 200 words of the Nez Percé Language; a description of Mount Hood; incidents of travel, &c., &c."
First issue, with readings "sandy plain" (p. 31, line 7 from bottom), and "The company own [sic] from six to eight mills above the fort" (p. 121, line 4 from bottom). Cf. Wagner-Camp.
Errata slip tipped in before p. 189.
LC copy rebound, includes brown paper wrappers.