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Gold Rush Journal

James White was a 21 year old farmer from Quincy, MA.  In 1849 he sailed from Boston around Cape Horn to San Francisco and the gold diggings of California.  In all he spent 6 months at sea and a year...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 2

James White was a 21 year old farmer from Quincy, MA.  In 1849 he sailed from Boston around Cape Horn to San Francisco and the gold diggings of California.  In all he spent 6 months at sea and a year...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 3

James White was a 21 year old farmer from Quincy, MA.  In 1849 he sailed from Boston around Cape Horn to San Francisco and the gold diggings of California.  In all he spent 6 months at sea and a year...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 4

James White was a 21 year old farmer from Quincy, MA.  In 1849 he sailed from Boston around Cape Horn to San Francisco and the gold diggings of California.  In all he spent 6 months at sea and a year...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 5

James White was a 21 year old farmer from Quincy, MA.  In 1849 he sailed from Boston around Cape Horn to San Francisco and the gold diggings of California.  In all he spent 6 months at sea and a year...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 6

James White was a 21 year old farmer from Quincy, MA.  In 1849 he sailed from Boston around Cape Horn to San Francisco and the gold diggings of California.  In all he spent 6 months at sea and a year...

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Living in Mazatlan Mexico

Some random thoughts:Walked to the sports complex to pay my property tax of about $95 US.  Pleasant spring-like weather, 79F.  No clouds.  Light breeze.  Walked down Azueta (the local street of a...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 7

James White was a 21 year old farmer from Quincy, MA.  In 1849 he sailed from Boston around Cape Horn to San Francisco and the gold diggings of California.  In all he spent 6 months at sea and a year...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 8

James White was a 21 year old farmer from Quincy, MA.  In 1849 he sailed from Boston around Cape Horn to San Francisco and the gold diggings of California.  In all he spent 6 months at sea and a year...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 9

Thursday March 8th In Lat. 38º 15' Long. 44º 12’. In morning tacked ship and running W, wind having hauled S. Want to make W some degrees. Driven off by the gale. Light breeze. Set top gallants. Made...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 10

Thursday March 15th Lat. 42º 55' Long. 53º 38' All drawing sails set. Running WSW. The sky, water, and clouds wore the same appearance as at the night. In same Lat. Most of the day was pleasant and...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 11

Thursday March 22nd In Lat. 48º 02' Long. 64º 46' At four P.M. had in all sails but double reef topsails, foresails, jib, and spencer. Saw the barque to the windward and ahead about four miles running...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 12

Thursday 29th In Lat. 54º 59' Long. 65º 20'. The greatest yet on our calendar. As soon as the fog cleared away the land or mountains for 10 miles and more could be seen being well to the W. We had a...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 13

As I mentioned before, the men of the Company were quite young and so lacking in the guidance that more experienced men could have offered.  The Company was put together in a rush driven by extravagant...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 14

Thursday Apr 12th In Lat. 57º23' Long. 76º31'. Commenced calm and rainy. At 9 o'clock a breeze from the S. At 10 set all drawing sails, but double reef topsail. Ran N.W. by W. All countenances changed...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 15

Thursday Apr 19th In Lat. 49º 17  Long. 79º 00'. Commenced with moderate breezes and passing clouds. All sail set. Wind W. Making N. course. At night wind hauled NW. Tacked ship. Made SW course.Friday...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 16

Valparaiso, Chile Sunday Apr 29th Off Valparaiso Harbor. Commenced very pleasant. In sight of land at sunrise. Found we were within twenty miles of Valparaiso Harbor.  Set all drawing sails. Saw a...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 17

Friday May 4th at sea. In Lat. 31º Long. 73º Commenced with a very light wind all drawing sails set. Going about one knot and a half. At sunrise the bark was a mile astern. Set larboard studding sails....

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Gold Rush Journal Week 18

James White was a 21 year old farmer from Quincy, MA.  In 1849 he sailed from Boston around Cape Horn to San Francisco and the gold diggings of California.  In all he spent 6 months at sea and a year...

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Gold Rush Journal Week 19

James White was a 21 year old farmer from Quincy, MA.  In 1849 he sailed from Boston around Cape Horn to San Francisco and the gold diggings of California.  In all he spent 6 months at sea and a year...

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