Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must be obtained by the reader.
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Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must be obtained by the reader Autobiography & Reminiscence of Joseph Blunt Larcombe, San Leandro, 1901. The Society of California Pioneers Larcombe was born in New York City, April 12, 1827. He was employed as a carpenter and was one of the mechanics that worked on Grace Church in New York City. On January 28, 1849, Larcombe set sail for California on the ship "Tahmaroo" with Captain Richardson. He arrived in San Francisco July 1, 1849 after a brief stop in St. Katherines. Larcombe was part of a company of ten that immediately set out to explore the gold diggings. Due to a misleading map provided by the New York Herald they accidentally wound up in Stockton instead of their intended destination, Sutterville. Once in Stockton they set up camp and mined in various locations in Tuolomne County. Their company disbanded after two months and Larcombe returned to San Francisco to resume work in his old trade. Larcombe worked in his brother-in-law's shop as a carpenter until 1852. He then embarked in the lumber business, but soon departed this for another try at the mines. This time Larcombe went to the head waters of the Feather River and was very successful. From 1858 to 1889 Larcombe was active in mining (Frazer River & Washoe Silver), hotel keeping, and carpentry. He eventually retired to San Leandro Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p.27-33, Vol. 2. This is a typed transcript, bound into a volume, of the member's autobiographical reminiscence created as an institutional record for the Society of California Pioneers. The transcription includes a reference to a photograph of the member in a set of bound volumes, but there is no longer a photograph of this member in our collection. This reminiscence provides a brief description of Larcombe's journey to California. It names the places Larcombe mined between 1849 and approximately 1861. It describes the excitement felt by those in pursuit of gold.
Larcombe, Joseph Blunt--1827-1905 Pioneers--California--Biography Frontier and pioneer life Gold mines and mining Voyages to the Pacific Coast California--History--19th century
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California -- History -- 19th century
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Pioneers California Biography History 19th century. California, Northern.
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