Caples, Mrs. James – Overland Journey to California, 1911

Carpenter, Helen McCowen – A Trip Across the Plains in an Ox Wagon, 1857

Carr, Debney T. – Letter, 1850

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Letter written to his cousin from Platte River near Chimney Rock, May 31, 1850

Carr, John – Pioneer Days in California, 1850

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Merrill Mattes research notes

Carrington, Albert – Diary

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Diary of Albert Carrington. Compiled by Kate B. Carter. Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Central Company, January 1947

 

Carter, E. S. – Life and Adventures, 1852

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Four typed pages

Merrill Mattes research notes

Cartwright, David W. – Natural History of Western Wild Animals and Guide for Hunters, Trappers, and Sportsmen, 1875

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Chapter VI – A Tramp to California in 1852

 

Chadwick, Samuel – Diary, 1852 to California

Chamberlain, William E. – Diary, 1849

Chillson, L. D. – Journal, 1859

Clapp, John T. – 1850 to California

Clark, John H. – A Trip Across the Plains in 1852

Connor, T. J. – Diary, 1853 to Oregon

Cornell, William – Description of the Route to Oregon, 1852

Cornwall, Pierre Barlow – Life Sketch, Crossing the Plains, 1848

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Cornwall, Bruce. Life Sketch of Pierre Barlow Cornwall. San Francisco: A. M. Robertson, 1906

Chapter II: Crossing the Plains