Project Gutenberg 2011-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 151 Bailey, Washington 1831 1922 Bailey, George Washington Bailey, G. Washington 16009967 A trip to California in 1853 : $b Recollections of a gold seeking trip by ox train across the plains and mountains by an old Illinois pioneer Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Karin Praetorius and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "A Trip to California in 1853: Recollections of a gold seeking trip by ox train across the plains and mountains by an old Illinois pioneer" by Washington Bailey is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This narrative details the author's firsthand experiences during the mid-19th century gold rush, as he and a group of travelers journeyed from Indiana across the western plains and mountains to California in search of fortune in gold. The book recounts a perilous and adventurous expedition filled with vivid depictions of the landscape and the challenges faced along the way. Washington Bailey chronicles his initial preparations, the crossing of various terrains, encounters with Native Americans, and the hardships of travel by ox train, including the constant threat of cattle loss and the dangers posed by the environment. Eventually, as the travelers hit gold mining sites, the narrative shifts to the attempt to find profitable claims, offering insights into the methods of mining used during the gold rush. Bailey’s reflections not only provide a personal account of that transformative period in American history but also paint a detailed picture of the community and companionship forged amidst the struggles of their journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Overland journeys to the Pacific F590.3 Text Travel Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 120911 120568 2025-02-15T14:03:03.712782 2023-09-16T13:58:31.423640 text/html text/html 119772 2011-12-19T23:59:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 68270 2011-12-20T00:03:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 166631 2025-02-15T14:03:10.148755 application/epub+zip 166183 2025-02-15T14:03:07.189762 application/epub+zip 111966 2025-02-15T14:03:05.917763 application/epub+zip 279282 2025-02-15T14:03:12.348733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262877 2025-02-15T14:03:09.327781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114660 2022-09-17T13:28:15.704761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107882 107548 2025-02-15T14:03:03.362792 2023-09-16T13:58:31.155672 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 107552 2011-12-19T23:55:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 39800 2011-12-19T23:55:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20112 2025-02-15T14:03:12.483730 application/rdf+xml 14270 2025-02-15T14:03:06.471775 image/jpeg 3105 2025-02-15T14:03:06.193766 image/jpeg 188918 2025-02-15T14:03:03.726797 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog