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English
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An Authentic Wagon Train Journal of 1853 From Indiana to California
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Mokelemne Hill, Calif.
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Barbara Wills
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24 March 1853 to 30 September 1853. Brown leaves Madison, Illinois with several friends to go to California. He describes the roads and traveling conditions, as well as the distance traveled each day. He occasionally passes Mormon wagon trains and repair facilities. Brown goes to Salt Lake City and describes it well. He also attends the Theater there and helps stop a fire in a stack of oats. Brown continues on to California.