Title: Recollections of a '49er
First published: 1908
Description: Edward Washington McIlhany (b. 1828) left West Virginia for the California gold fields in 1849. Recollections of a 49er (1908) describes his overland journey west, gold prospecting on Feather River and Grass Valley, hunting and trapping, proprietorship of a general store and hotel in Onion Valley, the Colorado gold rush, and Missouri railroading after the Civil War.
Subjects: Biography, Pioneers, Gold discoveries, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Description and travel, History, Frontier and pioneer life, Miners, Gold mines and mining, Business, Mines and mineral resources, Commerce
Places: California, West (U.S.), West Virginia, Charleston, Charleston (W. Va.), Jefferson County (W. Va.)
People: Edward Washington McIlhany (b. 1828)
Time periods: 19th century