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TRAVELERS BY “OVERLAND”

Stagecoaching on the Central Route, 1859 -1865

By George R. Stewart


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FACTUAL REPRESENTATION

OF OUR WESTERN TREASURES

Folks, what a great find. Here is great story of the Stagecoach – the symbolic vehicle of the American West which up to the arrival of the Model T ran everywhere from the steamboat landings and the railheads carrying the great through Mails between the Atlantic and the Pacific States. Frankly, it was the growth of the Mormons of Utah and the need for mail service between Salt Lake City and California that led to the indepedent development of the remaining link in the transports. Couse, a little gold discovery moved things right along. This is the history of the Overland Stage Coach – complete with cover photo, map of routes, advertising from 1864 and great engravings taken from Harpers Weekly. It is the most complete story I have ever found entitled:

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and the noted western author George R. Stewart has done a masterful job of telling delightful stories of early passengers, drivers and coaches. There were many a western story published – the common ones about Cowboys and Indians are listed on Ebay every day but the rarer ones about the pioneer stagecoach lines of the old west like this one are seldom found. Collectors treasure them and their price guide value rises every day. They are hard to find. I hunt them out because really the better, untold and rarer stories were published in the rest.

Here’s one of ‘em.

Following my retirement, I have dedicated my remaining hours to indexing the Genealogy of our western pioneers. During my research, I discovered that thousands of our kinfolk lay unfound and unrecognized on some book dealer’s shelf. Because Old Western History and Memorabilia was printed before computer indexing, I index every item I sell.

This complete index will be bound and included in this offering at no additional cost.

Humbly, I am trying to keep our history alive

I hope you appreciate the effort.


Folks, sooner or later - Genealogists are going to realize that their family kinfolks are laying on some dealer's dusty shelves. If I can contribute to finding one little name or photo of that long lost ancestor you have been waiting to find, it’s worth all the time I spend.

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By George R. Stewart

ANCESTORS INDEXED HEREIN, CIRCA: 1850s – 1860s

ANCESTOR’S LOCATION: AMERICAN WEST

GENEALOGY NAMES INDEXED w * INDICATING PICTURE:

BOWLES, Samuel, Editor of Springfield “Republican”

BURTON, Richard, Writer

CHEROKEE INDIANS

CLEMENS, Orion, brother of Sam Clemens

CLEMENS, Sam (Mark Twain)

COBURN, Paul, Assistant Superintendent, Overland Stage Line *

COLFAX, Schuyler, Speaker of the House

DANA, J. J., Lieutenant

DANA, Mrs. J. J.

GREELEY, Horace, Editor of New York “Tribune”

HOLLADAY, Ben, Proprietor, Overland Stage Line *

MORMONS

PLAINS INDIANS

ROBERSON, Jo. S., Agent at Great Salt Lake City, Overland Stage Line *

SLADE, desperado

STEIN, Nat., Agent at Virginia City, Overland Stage Line *

STEWART, George R., Author

STREET, David, General Agent, Overland Stage Line *

TWAIN, Mark

PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS w * INDICATING PICTURE:

Picture 1: Stagecoaching on the Central Route. *

Picture 2: Overland Stage Line advertisement with pictures of David Street, Paul Coburn, Nat Stein, Jo. S. Roberson, and Ben Holladay. *

Picture 3: Changing from coach to mud wagon in an 1858 view on the southward-looping Butterfield route. *

Picture 4: Overland Mail traverses Guy’s Gulch: a view from “Harper’s Weekly.” *

Picture 5: Map showing Bowles’ Route, Burton’s & Twain’s Route, Greeley’s Route and Greeley’s bypass. *

Picture 6: Wells, Fargo & Co. advertisement, April 1867. *

PLACES AND THINGS PROMINENTLY MENTIONED w * INDICATING PICTURE:

“An Overland Journey”

“Arabian Nights”

Atchison, Kansas

Austin, Nevada

Boise City, Idaho

Bowles’ Route

Burton’s and Twain’s Route

Butterfield Stage

California

Camp Floyd, Utah

Carson City

Carson River

Carson Sink (Great American Desert)

“Celerity Wagon” (known as a “mud wagon”) *

Cherokee Trail

Chicago

Chorpenning line (Egan’s route)

Civil War

Clear-Creek Mining District

Comstock Lode at Virginia City

Concord Coach *

Cortez Mountains

Dalles, Oregon

Denver, Colorado

Dugway Station

Emigrant Trail

Fish Springs Station

Folsom, California

Fort Laramie

Great Overland Mail Route

Great Salt Lake Desert

Greeley’s Route

Green River

Gregory Mining District

Guy’s Gulch in Rocky Mountains

“Harper’s Weekly”

Helena, Montana

Humboldt River

Leavenworth, Kansas

Manhattan, Kansas

Missouri River

Mormon War of 1857

Nebraska City, Nebraska

Nevada

New Orleans

New York “Tribune”

New York

Nicaragua

Omaha

“Our New West,” by Samuel Bowles

Overland City (Julesburg, Colorado)

Overland Mail

Overland Stage Line

Panama

Patent Office

Placerville, California

Platte River

Portland, Oregon

Post Office Department

Reese River mines at Austin

Rocky Ridge Station

“Roughing It,” by Mark Twain

Ruby Valley

Sacramento River

Sacramento, California

Salt Lake City, Utah

Sampson’s route

San Francisco

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Slippery Ford

South Pass

Springfield “Republican”

St. Joseph, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

Taos, New Mexico

Tehuantepec

“The City of the Saints”

Trans-Sierra Road

Virginia City, Nevada

Virginia Dale

Walla Walla, Washington

Wells, Fargo & Co.

Willow Springs

TRAVELERS BY “OVERLAND”

By George R. Stewart

OVERLAND STAGECOACH TRAVELERS

MEMORABILIA IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING

While others clip ads from magazines, I save history. It’s a shame that our past is being lost. It’s as simple as that.

What a story, Rare Story!!! Great Pictures. You will love it as it was published in this old complete western magazine printed on heavy slick paper many years ago. The issue is in excellent condition, the cover is pristine and in vibrant color.

As clearly stated in my description, this is featured story in a rarely found and seldom read unusual and complete western magazine. I don't give out name of publication or date because I have caught competitors copying my index and work and trying to sell it as theirs. I hope you understand.


THIS INDEX IS A GENEALOGY IMAGESOFHISTORY COPYRIGHTED PRESENTATION



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