George O Wilson travel diary, 1849-1851..

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, George Osbourne, author.

Contributor:

California Historical Society, owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oriental (Ship).

Chinook Indians.

Coal.

Culture.

Diaries.

Discoveries in geography.

Gold mines and mining.

Hunting.

Indigenous peoples.

Language and languages.

Logbooks.

Passenger ships.

Pioneers.

Prospecting.

Seafaring life.

Ships.

Stillaguamish Indians.

Tariff.

Voyages and travels.

California--San Francisco.

Canada.

Chile--Cape Horn.

Maine.

Oregon.

Pacific Northwest.

Pacific Ocean--Puget Sound.

Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Washington (State)--Stillaguamish River.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Production:

[Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1849-1851.

Summary:

Journal recording Wilson's voyage from Maine to California via Cape Horn aboard the brig Oriental, 15 September 1849-6 March 1850; a few entries recording his trip from San Francisco to Puget Sound on the brig George Emery, July 1850; then along the Strait of Juan de Fuca, beginning December 1850; and his travels in Oregon Territory to the Stillaguamish River to discover coal, with descriptions of Wilson's observations and interactions with local Native Americans. Includes brief vocabularies of languages of the Chinook and the Stillaguamish Indians.

Notes:

AMDigital Reference: MS Vault 121

Title from publisher's website.

Wilson was a hunter and prospector from Maine who went to California and the Pacific Northwest during the Gold Rush.Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the California Historical Society's North Baker Research Library catalogue.

Description based on publisher metadata (viewed October 30, 2024).