Gold mines and mining
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Lucy Campbell newspaper clippings
Collection — Folder S0214
Identifier: S0214
Scope and Contents
Lucy Campbell collected ten newspaper clippings from the Indianapolis Star published in October 1930 in Kate Milner Rabb’s column “A Hoosier Listening Post.” The articles reprinted letters from “Dr. James T. Lowry, husband of the aunt of Miss Lucy Campbell” about the journey that he and his friend made to the California gold fields in 1850. Traveling with James Lowry was T. H. Adams. The young men (ages 22 and 24) were from Perryville, Vermillion County, Indiana. Their trip began in St. Louis...
Dates:
1850-1858
