Audubon's western journal: 1849-1850 / Being the MS. record of a trip from New York to Texas, and an overland journey through Mexico and Arizona to the gold-fields of California

INDEX

• Abert, Lieut. James W., 142.
• Alamito, 95.
• Alamo River, 74, 76.
• Altar, 16, 143-145.
• American River, 233, 237.
• Angel's Diggings, 210.
• Aquafrio, 85.
• Arizona, 154-165.
• Audubon, Caroline Hall, 26.
• Audubon, John James, 21-28, 35, 41.
• Audubon, John Woodhouse, 12, 14-18, 241, 242;
  • memoir, 21-38;
  • Journal, 41-240.
• Audubon, Lucy, 26.
• Audubon, Lucy Bakewell, 21-25, 27.
• Audubon, Maria Bachman, 26.
• Audubon, Victor Gifford, 22, 25, 36.
• Ayres, Venancia, 169, 195, 242.
• Bachman, Jacob H., 75, 83, 85, 168, 169, 174, 199, 242.
• Bakewell, Howard, 61, 64, 65, 204.
• Bakewell, W. G., 46, 48.
• Baltimore, 14, 44.
• Barclay, William B., 70, 242.
• Barratt, ——, 119, 140.
• Bartlett, John Russell, 84, 168.
• Benson, Leffert L., 61, 70, 242.
• Benson, Robert, Jr., 58, 61, 70, 242.
• Berthoud, Nicholas, 22.
• Birds, 56, 86, 111, 146;
  • bald-pates, 175;
  • buzzards, 221;
  • Caracara eagles, 139;
  • chats, 239;
  • cliff swallow, 129;
  • finches, 202, 239;
  • fly catchers, 239;
  • gadwalls, 175;
  • geese, 183, 184, 185, 216;
  • hawk, 182;
  • heron, 111, 185;
  • jay, 182, 202, 239;
  • mallard, 224;
  • partridge, 159, 223;
  • plover, 224;
  • quail, 202;
  • raven, 203;
  • robin, 202, 239;
  • sandhill cranes, 183;
  • vulture, 176, 182, 221, 223, 224;
  • woodpecker, 128, 182, 202.
• "Birds of America," 23, 36-37.
• Black, John A., 106, 115, 195, 242.
• Bloomfield, John J., 75, 195, 197, 242.
• Boden, Hamilton J., 60, 61, 63, 116, 204, 242.
• Boggs, Biddle, 51, 138, 153, 187, 195.
• Brady, Henry, 61, 70, 242.
• Brady, John, 61, 70, 242.
• Brazos, 50, 51.
• Brice, Maj. Benjamin W., 52.
• Browning, Lieut., U. S. N., 34, 71, 77, 78, 79, 81, 85, 94, 102, 120, 125, 170, 171, 179, 193, 195, 197, 228.
• Brownsville, 15, 45, 51-55.
• Buena Vista, 16, 91.
• Cactus, 93, 136, 142, 157.
• Cairo (Illinois), 15, 46, 241.
• Calaveras, 207, 209, 229, 230.
• Caldwell, Lieut. James N., 69.
• California, 11, 13, 165-240.
• Camargo, 58.
• Camels, 12.
• Campbell, Dr., 63-66, 72, 73, 77.
• Camp Ringgold. See Ringgold.
• Cararley, John, 242.
• Carrol, Frank, 85, 92, 106, 110, 111.
• Carson's Creek, 213.
• Cerralvo, 84.
• Cerro Gordo, 99-100.
• Cerro Prieto, 118.
• Chapman, Maj. Wm. Warren, 50, 55.
• China (Mexico), 58.
• Chinese Diggings, 200, 202, 203, 204, 209, 216, 217, 225.
• Cholera, 14-16, 50, 58-71, 74, 94, 105.
• Cincinnati, 45.
• Circus, 100, 102.
• Clement, James B., 29, 33, 51, 61, 70, 77, 140, 195, 199, 204, 242.
• Cole, Thomas, 138.
• Collier, Col. James, 165, 167.
• Coloma, 17, 237, 238, 239.
• Colorado River, 16, 163.
• Combs, Frederick S., 74, 75, 242.
• Concepcion, 113.
• Conchos River, 110.
• Cooke, Col. Philip St. George, 155
• Cooke's Wells, 166.
• Couts, Cave Johnson, 161, 163, 164.
• Cowden, Henry, 70, 242.
• Coyote, 211, 212, 213.
• Cree, William J., 174, 195, 242.
• Creosote plant, 158.
• Cumberland, 14, 44.
• Damon, Luke, 75, 195, 242.
• Davis, Clay, 68, 69, 77, 78.
• Davis, Geradus T., 242.
• Davis's Rancho, 55, 59, 64, 71, 104.
• Delancy, John, 242.
• Don Pedro's Bar, 224.
• Doubleday, Ulysses, 83, 85, 242.
• Dry Creek, 230.
• Elmslie, James D., 70, 83, 85, 195, 242.
• El Pozo, 94.
• El Valle, 102.
• Ely, Justin, Jr., 61, 70, 242.
• Exchange Hotel, 187.
• Florida, Rio, 101.
• Follen, ——, 61, 70.
• Frejoles, 137.
• Fremont, John C., 142.
• French Camp, 187.
• French Creek, 227.
• Frenchtown, 44.
• Gabilana, 117.
• Gaines, Gen. Edmund Pendleton, 48.
• Gambling, 177, 188, 193, 196, 197, 206, 214.
• Georgetown, 17, 237, 239, 240.
• Gila valley, 155-163.
• Gold, discovery of, 11, 13.
• Gold-fields, 199-240.
• Graham, A. Clason, 242.
• Graham, A. Spencer, 242.
• Graham, Charles Montrose, 91-92, 242.
• Graham, Col. James D., 155.
• Grasshoppers, as food, 150.
• Green Springs, 223, 224.
• Hall, Thomas H., Jr., 242.
• Harrison, W. H., 59, 61, 64, 65, 67.
• Havens, Langdon H., 33, 62, 71, 111, 138, 165, 174, 193, 195, 242.
• Hawkins's Bar, 217, 218, 221, 223.
• Hays, Col. John C., 29, 75.
• Hewes, ——, 195.
• Hidalgo. See Parral.
• Hinckley, Lyman T., 59, 105, 138, 195, 242.
• Horde, ——, 68, 71.
• "Hounds," 188.
• Howard, N., 223, 224, 228.
• Hudson, David, 62, 75, 127, 185, 187, 195, 199, 242.
• Hutchinson, William A., 195, 242.
• Independence (Missouri), 13, 14.
• Indian Bluff, 224.
• Islip's, 199.
• Jamestown, 215.
• Jesus Maria, 120-122.
• Kashon, Israel, 242.
• Kearney, John, M. D., 72, 242.
• Kearny, Gen. Stephen W., 13, 16.
• Kingsland, Daniel C. and Ambrose, 14, 31, 34.
• Labrador, 24.
• La Cadena, 97.
• Lambert, Edward A., 106, 195, 242.
• Lambert, John Booth, 58-59, 242.
• Lambert, John Robert, 195, 242.
• Lambert, John S., 106, 195, 242.
• Lambert, Joseph, 106, 195, 242.
• La Motte, Maj. Joseph H., 55, 67, 71.
• "Landmarks Club," 180.
• Laurel Hill, 45.
• Layton, Robert, 17, 130, 163, 195, 206, 217, 223, 224, 228, 229, 231, 237.
• La Zarca, 98.
• Lee, Augustus T., 174, 195, 242.
• Liscomb, Samuel H., 63, 66, 105, 110, 195, 242.
• Liscomb, William H., 61, 65, 242.
• Lizards, as food, 150.
• Los Angeles, 16, 178, 179, 218, 237.
• Luis Rey, 175-176.
• Maguey, 72, 89.
• Mallory, Henry C., 33, 82, 107, 108, 163, 179, 190, 193, 195, 242.
• Mammals:
  • Antelope, 98, 112, 183;
  • black-tailed deer, 181, 202;
  • California marmot, 112, 175, 202;
  • elk, 183, 184, 185;
  • grizzly bear, 202;
  • hare, black-tailed, 98, 112;
  • hare, California, 202, 224;
  • hare, small, 202;
  • pocket mouse, 149;
  • squirrels, 202;
  • wild horses, 185;
  • wolves, 185.
• Mapimi, 16, 96-97.
• Marcy, Gen. Randolph B., 168.
• Maricopa Indians, 156, 161, 213.
• Marin, 85.
• Matamoras, 51, 52.
• Maybury, ——, 108, 109.
• Maximilian, Prince of Wied, 51.
• Mazatlan, 88, 142.
• McCown, Capt. John Porter, 30, 71, 77, 80.
• McCusker, Peter, 195, 242.
• McGown, Andrew J., 195, 199, 242.
• McLea, ——, 193, 195.
• Mescal, 89.
• Mesquite, 54.
• Meteoric iron, 103.
• Mexico, 84-154.
• Mier, 82, 83.
• Mining at Jesus Maria, 121.
• Mining camps, 200.
• Mining, methods of, 221-223.
• Minniesland, 27.
• Missions, 17, 170-171, 175, 176, 177, 180.
• Mississippi River, 46-49.
• Mitchell, ——, 70, 79, 195.
• Mokelumne:
  • Hill, 208;
  • mines, 208;
  • "rich gulch," 208;
  • river, 230.
• Molinear, William D., 92, 242.
• Money, stolen, 66-68, 71, 73, 77, 78.
• Monterey, 16, 86-87, 195, 241.
• Mormon Gulch, 214.
• Murray, Lieut. Edward, 172, 173.
• Murphy's Diggings, 204, 211.
• Murphy's New Diggings, 210.
• Nevin, Andrew M., 242.
• New Orleans, 15, 48-49, 241.
• New York City, 14, 41-43.
• Number, in company, 241.
• Ord, Lieut. E. O. C., 172.
• Oregon trail, 13.
• Osgood, E. W., 142, 242.
• Papago Indians, 147-152.
• Paragarto, 129.
• Parral, 16, 102-106.
• Parras, 16, 91, 93.
• Paso Chapadaro, 116.
• Payote, 186, 208, 213.
• Pennypacker, ——, 106, 108, 152, 195.
• Peons, 89.
• Perry, Dr., 92, 174, 195.
• Philadelphia, 44, 241.
• Pima Indians, 16, 143, 155, 156, 161, 213.
• Pitochi, 118.
• Pittsburg, 15, 45.
• Plumb, John H., 142, 242.
• Popagallos, 85.
• Powell, Emmett, 243.
• Prices, 113, 189.
• Pulque, 89.
• "Quadrupeds of North America," 27, 30, 36-37.
• Ramos, 85.
• Rattlesnake, 147.
• Rhoades, ——, 117, 119, 181.
• Rinconada, 89.
• Rinconada Pass, 90.
• Ringgold, Camp, 55, 64, 67, 69, 82.
• Rio Florida, 101.
• Rio Grande City, 15, 55, 59, 62.
• Rio Grande (river), 15, 49-83.
• Robber's Rancho, 85.
• Rocky Mountains, 106-110.
• Rodgers, John Kearney, Jr., 47, 72, 243.
• Roma, 15, 61, 72.
• Routes to California, 13.
• Sacramento City, 17, 231, 233, 237.
• Salmon, 185.
• Saltillo, 16, 88, 90-91.
• San Antonio de Bexar, 178.
• San Diego, 16, 171, 174, 206.
• San Diego Mission, 170.
• San Felipe, 168.
• San Fernando, 180.
• San Francisco, 16, 17, 190, 193, 195.
• San Joaquin River, 16, 183, 184, 190, 221, 227.
• San Pedro, 178.
• Santa Borgia, 118.
• Santa Cruz, 110.
• Santa Fé trail, 13.
• Santa Maria, 170, 206.
• Santa Rosa, 135.
• Sherwood, James W., 243.
• Sherwood, Richard W., 243.
• Shipman, Aaron T., 61, 66, 70, 243.
• Sierra Nevada, 175, 176, 225.
• Simson, Robert, 33, 59, 61, 64, 65, 67, 68, 70, 77, 91, 95, 108, 179, 185, 195, 197, 228.
• Sloat, Lewis M., 138, 165, 174, 243.
• Sonora (Mexico), 16.
• Sonora Camp, 217.
• Soyopa, 137.
• Stampede, 95.
• Stanislaus River, 186, 199, 204, 212, 214, 227.
• Steele, George D., 169, 174, 195, 243.
• Stevens, John, 33, 61, 63, 64, 70, 163, 169, 174, 195, 197, 243.
• Stevenson, John, 195.
• Stevenson, Joseph, 128.
• Stille, Henry, 243.
• Stivers, Daniel A., 243.
• Stivers, William D., 243.
• Stockton, 16, 186, 187, 190, 195, 197, 199, 202, 206, 207, 225, 227-229, 238.
• Suisun Bay, 190.
• Sutter, Capt. John A., 239.
• Sutter's Fort, 232, 234.
• Sutter's Mills, 237.
• Table Mountain, 215.
• Tallman, Harmon, 61, 70, 243.
• Tarahumara Indians, 113, 114.
• Teller, ——, 105, 106.
• Texas, 11, 29, 41.
• Thorn, Capt. Herman, 161, 165.
• Tomochic, 115.
• Tone, Alice Walsh, 32.
• Tone, John H., 32, 33, 110, 195, 205, 243.
• Tonichi, 137.
• Trask, John B., M. D., 58, 60, 61, 62, 74, 85, 108, 112, 119, 158, 174, 195, 243.
• Trees:
  • Cedars, 239;
  • cottonwoods, 178, 181;
  • dogwood, 239;
  • elm, 239;
  • hemlocks, 240;
  • laurel, 206;
  • maples, 239;
  • mesquite, 54;
  • oaks, 178, 185, 206, 227, 230, 233, 238;
  • oak, live, 200, 230;
  • oak, post, 200, 201, 218, 223, 224;
  • oak, swamp, 200;
  • oak, white, 239;
  • pines, 201, 206, 210, 238, 239, 240;
  • redwoods, 196, 206;
  • sycamores, 178, 206.
• Trinidad, 133-134.
• Tulare valley, 16, 179, 182.
• Tuolumne, 202, 209, 217, 218, 224.
• Ures, 16, 139-141.
• Valentine, Charles, 243.
• Valentine, Matthias B., 243.
• Valentine, Thomas B., 243.
• Van Buren, George T., 195, 243.
• Walnut Springs, 85.
• Walsh, Nicholas J., 33, 59, 61, 66, 70, 126-127, 168, 169, 195, 204, 243.
• Warner, James, 243.
• Watkinson, Joseph S., 114, 174, 195, 243.
• Webb, Edward C., 243.
• Webb, Col. Henry L., 14, 15, 31, 42, 47, 48, 53, 55, 58, 60, 61, 73, 74, 76, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 203, 241.
• Webb, Watson, 243.
• Weed, George, 91, 157, 169, 195, 243.
• West, settlement of, 12.
• Whipple, Lieut. Amiel W., 162, 164.
• Whittlesey, Edward, 63.
• Whittlesey, Gilbert B., 243.
• Whittlesey, William, 243.
• Williamson, Isaac H., 243.
• Winthrop, Francis B., 243.
• Wislizenus, Dr. A., 84, 142.
• Wood's Creek, 214.
• Wood's Diggings, 210, 215, 216, 217.
• Yaqui River, 137.
• Yorktown, 215.
• Yuma Indians, 161, 162, 213.