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Outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway, August 11, 1867
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Outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway, August 11, 1867
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Handwritten outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway to Mother (Harriet Ridgway), August 11, 1867. This letter was sent from Camp #12 at Big Bend of Truckee, Nevada. The letter described to his mother his trip from Sacramento, California through the Sierra Nevada mountain range, into Nevada. Of particular interest was his description of Chinese railroad workers blasting granite on the Central Pacific railroad grade. He finishes with an outline of his upcoming trip to Pyramid Lake, Nevada.
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Ridgway Family Papers, 1864-1950, CAINE COLL MSS 8 (MSS 8, Box 1, Folder 5, Item 1)
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1867-08-11
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Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives (email: SCWeb@usu.edu)
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SCACAINEMSS08Bx001Fd05Item01.pdf
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