A JOURNAL OF THE OVERLAND ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA! AND THE GOLD MINES, BY LORENZO D. ALDRICH, LATE OF LANSINGBURGH, RENSSELAER CO. N. Y. LANSINGBURGH, N. Y. ALEXR. KIRKPATRICK, PRINTER; 265 STATE-STREET, 1851. ONE OF TWO KNOWN COPIES THE ORIGINAL EDITION OF ALMONTE'S 1835 12. ALMONTE (JUAN N.). Noticia Estadistica sobre Tejas. 3 folding tables (one damaged). 96+ 4 pp., 18mo, sewn. Mexico: Impreso Ignacio Cumplido, 1835 Raines ORIGINAL EDITION. No copy has appeared in the Auction room. devotes nearly a page of his bibliography to this work, but was unaware of the folding tables and 4 pp. conclusion. The Noticia was prepared by Almonte after extensive travel and observation in Texas in the year 1834, and forms, says Kennedy, the proudest testimonial to the labors of those fearless and persevering spirits who first rendered the golden glade of Texas tributary to the enjoyment of civilized man. 13. AMORETTI (CHARLES). Voyage de la mer Atlantique à l'océan Pacifique par le Nord-Ouest dans la mer Glaciale par le Capitaine Laurent Ferrer Maldonado, l'an 1588, traduit d'un manuscrit espagnole, et suivi d'un discours qui en demontre l'authenticité et la véracité. 12 Maps, contained on 2 large folding and 3 small sheets. 21. 84 pp. 4 1, 4to, original wrappers, entirely uncut and unopened. Plaisance, 1812 Smith locates only one copy on the coast, namely in the Provincial Library of British Columbia. Maldonado came from either Spain or Portugal, and here relates his voyage through the Polar Sea to the West Coast of America, and thence southward as far as the 55th degree. 14. ANDERSON (J. J.). Did the Louisiana Purchase extend to the Pacific Ocean? and Our Title to Oregon. 8vo, original wrappers. New York, 1882 15. ANSTED (DAVID T.). The Gold-Seeker's Manual. (With an Account of the Gold District of California, and the prospects of the new El Dorado). 12mo. London, 1849 Cowan, p. 6. ORIGINAL EDITION. This was the standard authority of the time. 16. ARCHER (A.). Report from, on the Subject of the Annexation of Texas, with a Reply to sundry Memorials and Petitions on the same subject. 23 pp., 8vo, sewn, uncut and unopened. Washington, 1845 The historic case in which Texas was all but kicked into the waiting arms of Great Britain. 17. ARIZONA. (Barter, G. W.). Directory of the City of Tucson, containing a Comprehensive List of Inhabitants, etc. With a Review of the Past, a Glance at the Present, and a Forecast of the Future of this City; Together with other Useful Information concerning the same. Original boards. San Francisco, 1881 18. The FIRST history and directory of Tucson. A Brief Sketch of the Mission of San Xavier Del Bac, with a Description of its Church. Written by a Missionary of Arizona. 22 pp. (margin of several leaves frayed at top), 8vo, original wrappers. Tucson, A. Terr: Arizona Start Print, 1880 An important tract regarding the Jesuit missions to the Papogo In dians from 1590 to 1770, and of San Xavier, which was founded about 1692. 19. Chipman (C.). Mineral Resources of Northern Mexico. 8vo, original cloth. New York, 1868 20. Dunbar (E. E.). The Mexican Papers. With Personal Reminiscences. 175 pp., 4 vols. in one, 8vo, cloth, original wrappers bound in. New York, 1860 Not in Munk. The author, a noted Western Pioneer, is famous for his History of the Discovery of Gold in California. In this series of tracts he gives his views on the Gadsden Purchase; the Government's policy of territorial acquisition; California Affairs; the Filibustering Expedition, etc. THE ORIGINAL TREATY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA, KNOWN AS "THE GADSDEN PURCHASE" 21. ARIZONA. GADSDEN (JAMES) and BONILLA (MANUEL). In the Name of Almighty God: The Mexican Republic agrees to designate the following as her limits with the U. S., retaining her same dividing line between the two Californias as defined in the 5th article of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the limits between the two Republics shall be: . . . (follows description of the new boundaries, the Cession, the nine articles of stipulation, and agreement to pay 10,000,000 dollars for the acquired territory). Signed at end by James Gadsden, for the U. S., and by Bonilla, Ilarregui and Monterde on behalf of Mexico. Text in Spanish and English. 4 pp., folio. Mejico, Julio 20, 1854 ONE OF THE GREAT HISTORIC DOCUMENTS OF SOUTH-WESTERN HISTORY, by which the boundary line of the United States was moved southward so as to include all of modern Arizona south of the Gila. Bancroft (Vol. XVII, pp. 491-4) devotes much space to this vital state paper, but fails to locate a single copy of the original, as above. 22. Memorial and Affidavits showing Outrages Perpetrated by the Apache Indians in the Territory of Arizona, during the years 1869 and 1870. 32 pp. 8vo, original wrappers. San Francisco, 1871 A bloody catalogue of outrages, massacres, robberies and depredations committed by the Apaches upon the pioneer settlers. "We have endured hardships and braved dangers with fortitude, and though hundreds have fallen beneath the scalping knife and tomahawk, or suffered torture at the burning stake, the survivors fill the broken ranks, and continue the contest." OFFICIAL MAP OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, 1865 23. ARIZONA. Official Map of the Territory of Arizona, with all the recent Explorations, etc. Showing the Wagon Roads, Trails, Proposed Railroad Routes, Towns, Mines, Military Posts, Indian Villages, Etc., Etc. Compiled by Richard Gird, Commissioner; with certification of the Governor that "this is the Official Map of Arizona Territory. Large elephant folio, colored, folding into 12mo, original cloth case. Prescott, Oct. 12, 1865. Lith. Britton & Co., San Francisco, 1865 Not in Munk or other collections consulted. No copy has appeared in the auction room. 24. Sorin (T. R.). Hand-Book of Tucson and Surroundings: Embracing statistics of the Mineral Fields of Southern Arizona, With Tables of Distances, Rail, Stage and Postal Routes, Etc. Folding Map and plat of Tombstone. 68 pp., 12mo, original wrappers. Tucson, 1880 25. ARMSTRONG (JOHN, Secretary of War under Madison). Message from the President, transmitting a Letter from the Secretary of War, Accompanied with Sundry Documents in Explanation of the Causes of the Failure of the Arms of the U. S., on the Northern Frontier. In 2 parts, 12mo, original marbled boards and canary edges. Albany, Websters, Skinners & Southwick, 1814 Remarkable copy, as crisp and fresh as if just issued. An important collection of papers and documents of the Campaign on the Northern Frontier, with the letters and reports of Gen. Dearborn, Morgan Lewis, Gen. Chandler, Boyd, Scott, Armstrong, and Wilkinson regarding the quarrels, differences and troubles preceding and leading to the misfortunes. 26. ARROWSMITH (A.). A Map of the United States of North America. Drawn from a number of Critical Researches Jan. 1796. Additions to 1802. On twenty-four 4to sheets, joined and mounted on linen. London, 1802 27. ARROWSMITH (A.) AND LEWIS (S.). A New and Elegant General Atlas, comprising all the New Discoveries, to the Present Time: Containing Sixty-Five Maps. 4to, half calf and boards. Philadelphia, 1804 An extremely important collection. Among the Western Maps is one of Louisiana (Territory), which embraces the country from the Mississippi to the Pacific, showing the location of the various Indian tribes, early boundaries, and other cartographical information. The town of San Francisco is located; and the Columbia River, while not yet named, is laid down. 28. ATWATER (CALEB). Remarks made on a Tour to Prairie du Chien in 1829: (With Sketches of St. Louis, the Mississippi Valley Country, the Indian Tribes; Observations on the Sioux and Dacota Nations, their language, etc.) 12mo, boards (covers loose). Columbus, O., 1831 THE FOLIO AUDUBON 29. AUDUBON (JOHN JAMES). The Birds of America from Original Drawings. With 435 full-page finely colored plates representing the birds in life size. 4 vols., elephant folio, half green morocco, gilt backs, gilt edges. London: Published by the Author, 1827-30 A COMPLETE SET OF THE ORIGINAL FOLIO EDITION OF AUDUBON'S PLATES, WITH A COMPLETE SET OF THE EDINBURGH EDITION OF THE TEXT, the latter |