[Four Manuscript Letters from Gold Miner J. Gilbert Paddleford, Sent Home to His Siblings During the California Gold Rush, With Several Mentions of the Difficulties of the Local Water Supply]
Secret Ravine, Ca. 1856-1857. Four autograph letters, signed, totaling [8]pp., on differently-sized writing papers. Old folds, minor wear, toning, and dust-soiling. A collection of four informative manuscript letters written by J. Gilbert Paddleford, a struggling miner working in Secret Ravine, California during the Gold Rush. Secret Ravine was a hotbed..... More