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Azariah Smiths journal is one of only two eyewitness accounts of the discovery of gold by James Marshall at Sutters Fort on January 24, 1848. Introduced and annotated by western historian David L. Bigler, Smiths journal is a compelling account of an average citizen experiencing the making of western history.
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California--Description and travel, California--Gold discoveries, Smith, Azariah,--d. 1912--Diaries, Overland journeys to the Pacific, West (U.S.)--Description and travel, West (U.S.)--History--To 1848, Pioneers--California--Diaries, Mormons--California--
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1996
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F865.S66 1996eb
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979.4/03
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California--Description and travel, California--Gold discoveries, Smith, Azariah,--d. 1912--Diaries, Overland journeys to the Pacific, West (U.S.)--Description and travel, West (U.S.)--History--To 1848, Pioneers--California--Diaries, Mormons--California--
THE GOLD DISCOVERY JOURNAL OF AZARIAH SMITH
Azariah Smith, third from left, with other surviving eyewitnesses of the California gold discovery, from left, Henry W. Bigler, William J. Johnston, and James S. Brown, at the 1898 Golden Jubilee in San Francisco. Courtesy of Bigler family.
The Gold Discovery Journal of Azariah Smith
edited by David L. Bigler
Utah State University Press Logan, Utah 1996
Copyright 1996 Utah State University Press
All rights reserved
Utah State University Press Logan, Utah 84322-7800
Cover design by Michelle Sellers
The paper in this book is acid fee.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Smith, Azariah, d. 1912. The gold discovery journal of Azariah Smith / edited by David L. Bigler. p. cm. Originally published: Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1990. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87421-217-0 (acid free paper) 1. California-Description and travel. 2. California-Gold discoveries. 3. Smith, Azariah, d. 1912-Diaries. 4. Overland journeys to the Pacific. 5. West (U.S.)- Description and travel. 6. West (U.S.)-History-To 1848. 7. Pioneers-California- Diaries. 8. Mormons-California-Diaries. I. Bigler, David L., 1927- . II. Title. F865.S66 1996 979.4'03-dc2096-17997 CIP
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CONTENTS
Preface
vii
Introduction
1
Chapter 1.
By the Cimarron to Santa Fe, August 1-October 16, 1846
11
Chapter 2.
Cooke's Wagon Road West, October 18, 1846-January 21, 1847
37
Chapter 3.
California Occupied, January 22-July 20, 1847
69
Chapter 4.
Gold at Sutter's Mill, July 28, 1847-June 22, 1848
91
Chapter 5.
Trail to El Dorado, June 25-September 29, 1848
121
Epilogue
147
Index
153
MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
Azariah Smith with other surviving eyewitnesses of the California gold discovery
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Handwritten page from the 1848 journal of Azariah Smith
12
Map: Trail to Santa Fe via the Cimarron Cutoff
19
Wagon Mound, New Mexico
29
The adobe Catholic church at San Miguel del Vado, New Mexico
33
Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1868
38
Map: Santa Fe to Warner's Ranch by Cooke's Wagon Road and Gila Trail
42
Page vi
Philip St. George Cooke, commander of the Mormon Battalion
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