Oregon-California Trails Association | Pomeroy, Henry Martyn

Pomeroy, Henry Martyn – Daily Journal 1859

Merrill J. Mattes Collection·

“Never was a mortal more glad to see Carson River than was I this morning. This river is a Gods best blessing on poor mortals who have emigrated hither. That desert is a terrible place & much suffering has
been witnessed thereon. I never came as being tired out as while crossing it….” ~ Henry Pomeroy, Friday, August 26, 1859

Henry Martyn Pomeroy left from Nebraska, headed for Placerville, California, in 1859.
Partially transcribed, as noted at the end of page 28.
28 Pages

The collection was begun in 1991 by the late Merrill J. Mattes, a co-founder of the Oregon-California Trails Association. That original nucleus was a result of a generous donation from Merrill and reflected his many years as an award-winning National Park Service historian and also included works of his own authorship. The collection is housed at the national Frontier Trails Museum in Independence, Missouri. Here, you have access to many of the original trail diaries he collected in digital form.