Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Mahlon Fairchild Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-33
Abstract

Mahlon Fairchild (1827-1913) was born in New York and immigrated to California during the 1849 gold rush. In May 1859, Fairchild relocated to Nevada, where he lived until his death. The collection contains a hardbound manuscript of reminiscences written by Fairchild between about 1910 and 1913 on his life, immigration west to California, details about Comstock mining, and his experiences in White Pine County.

Dates: 1913; 1968
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Mahlon Fairchild Manuscript

My life in the mountains and on the plains

 Collection
Identifier: NC671
Abstract

Galley proofs for Meriwether's autobiography, edited by Robert A. Griffen. The collection contains material from 1965 created by D. Meriwether.

Dates: 1965
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / My life in the mountains and on the plains