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 William Wellington White, Contra Costa, 1901. The Society of California Pioneers W.W. White was born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania on July 8th, 1830. He left home and began work at an early age due to the premature death of his father. He was engaged as a blacksmith's apprentice at fifteen, and upon completion three years later decided to head west in search of gold. On March 14th, 1849 Mr. White left Erie, PA for Pittsburg, and from there St. Louis where he joined two cousins in preparing for their cross country journey. During the trip, Mr. White contracted cholera but soon recovered. On October 10th, 1849 Mr. White and his company reached the Weaver Creek Mine Camp. Mr. White spent the following winter mining in different locations and in March of 1850 moved to Marysville and then to Sacramento and began work in the freight business. Mr. White was also engaged in farming and quartz mining. Arounnd 1856 Mr. White relocated his family to Seattle and stayed there until 1867 when he returned to California and cultivated a small farm in Contra Costa Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 149-169, Vol. 6. 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. This reminiscence 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. The period of time represented by this biography is approximately from 1847 to 1901. Topics covered by the reminiscence are: the subject's family history, his overland journey across the plains to California (including geographic details), encounters with Indian tribes, and life in California mining camps. This reminiscence also contains the subject's first impressions of San Francisco and his history of occupation.
White, William Wellington--1830-1905 Pioneers--California--Biography Pioneers--Washington--Biography Overland journeys to the Pacific Frontier and pioneer life Gold mines and mining--California, Northern--History--19th century Indians of North America--California California--Description and travel San Francisco (Calif.)--History
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Gold mines and mining -- California, Northern -- History -- 19th century
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Pioneers California Biography Washington Gold mines and mining California, Northern History 19th century. Indians of North America California. Description and travel San Francisco (Calif.)
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