Sketches of Travels in South America, Mexico and California
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Author | : Luther Melanchthon Schaeffer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1860 |
ISBN-10 | : OXFORD:590879383 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sketches of Travels in South America, Mexico and California by : Luther Melanchthon Schaeffer
Book excerpt: "Schaeffer was a miner who kept a record of his three-year journey to and from California by way of South America and Mexico. He sailed from New York in March 1849 on the ship Flavius and stopped in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Valparaiso, Chile, before reaching San Francisco in September. He worked a number of mines around middle and northern California and sailed for the tropics several more times before arriving back in New York in June of 1852"--