523. HARDY (R.). Travels in the Interior (Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, California and Old Mexico) during the years 1825-8. With an Account of the Indians, Mines, Pearl Fishery, etc. Folding map and 7 aquatint Views. 8vo, original boards (covers loose). London, 1829 An important work on the south-west. The author was the first European to traverse these regions. 524. HARLAN (J.). California '46 to '88: With a Circumstan tial Account of the long and arduous trip across the plains in 1845. Portrait. 8vo, half morocco. San Francisco, 1888 ORIGINAL EDITION. Harlan went as far as Fort Bridger with the Donner party, where by a lucky chance he decided to go over the Fort Hall Route, leaving the Donner party to attempt the famous cut-off, which cost so many lives. He became an active participant in the California Revolution, describes the events of the war, life and adventures on the Coast in the Early Days, etc. 525. HARMON (D. W.). Journal of Voyages and Travels in the Interior of North America, between the 47th and 58th degree of North latitude, extending from Montreal nearly to the Pacific. Ocean, a distance of about 5,000 miles, including an account of the Principal occurrences during a Residence of nearly Nineteen years in different parts of that country. To which are added, A Concise Description of the face of the Country, its Inhabitants, their manners, customs, laws, etc., and considerable specimens of the two languages most extensively spoken; together with an account of the principal animals to be found in the forests and prairies of this extensive region. Large folding Map and engraved Portrait. 8vo, original sheep. Andover, 1820 ORIGINAL EDITION. Wagner, No. 16. One of the important source books for Rocky Mountain and Far Western history, being the journal of a Fur Trader who spent Nineteen years among the Indians of these regions. 526. HARNETT (LEGH, Esq., of California). Two Lectures on British Columbia. 50 pp., 8vo, original wrappers. Victoria: Higgings & Long, 1868 Not in Smith, Cowan, etc. Harnett, who had been a prominent mining expert in California for 17 years, was invited to British Columbia to study the gold deposits, and possible gold fields there. He spent upwards of a year in explorations, and these "lectures" are a description of his travels, work and discoveries. He visited all the diggings, describes them and their output, and discusses them in comparison with the mines of California and Idaho. 527. HARPENDING (A.). The Great Diamond Hoax and Other Stirring Incidents in the Life of Asbury Harpending. (With the Walker Filibustering Expedition; Trip to California in 1857; Hearst and the Comstock; D. O. Mills and the Bank of California; Sam Brannan and the Mormons; The Emma Mine Swindle; etc.) Portraits of Hearst, Mills, Haggin, Ralston, etc. 8vo. San Francisco, 1913 The life story of a famous California character and early pioneer, who made and lost many a fortune, and was the intimate of the great men of the time on the Coast. wrappers. 528. HARRIS (J. M.). A Paper upon California. 8vo, original Baltimore, 1849 Cowan, p. 104. The EARLIEST printed account of the new El Dorado to bear a learned society's imprint. 529. HARRIS (T. M.). Journal of a Tour into the Territory North-west of the Alleghany Mountains; With a Geographical and Historical Account of Ohio, the Indian Wars, etc. 5 folding Maps and plates. (Water-stain on some leaves and foxed.) original boards, uncut and unopened. 8vo, Boston, 1805 A POSSIBLY UNIQUE MORMON EXPULSION TRACT 530. HARRIS (WILLIAM). Mormonism Portrayed: Its Errors and Absurdities Exposed and the Spirit and Design of its Authors made Manifest with emendations by A Citizen. To which is added an appendix, containing the testimony of the most prominent witnesses as taken at the trial of Joe Smith, Jr., and others for high treason against the State of Missouri, before Judge King, of the Fifth Judicial District. 64 pp., 8vo, sewn, uncut. : Warsaw, Ill. Sharp and Gamble, Publishers, 1841 We are unable to locate the sale of another copy. Except for slight stains on the title, a fine copy. [SEE ILLUSTRATION] 531. HARRIS (W. R.). The Catholic Church in Utah: A Review of Spanish and Missionary Explorations, Tribal Divisions, names and regional habitats of the Tribes. The Journal of the Franciscan Explorers and Discoverers of Utah Lake. The trailing of the Priests from Sante Fe, etc. Large Folding Map of the route across the plains to the Pacific in 1776, and plates. 8vo. Salt Lake, 1909 An important historical work, containing material nowhere else to be found, as well as the translations of early documents never before given to the public; among these are the "Diario," or Journal of Fathers Dominguez and de Escalante. 532. HART (A. M.). History of the Valley of the Mississippi. 12mo. Cincinnati, 1853 A magnificent copy, "as new." 533. HARTE (BRET). "The Heathen Chinee." Illustrations. 12mo, half calf, original pictorial front wrapper bound in. ORIGINAL EDITION. The Chamberlain-Anthony copy. Boston, 1871 534. HARTMANN (M.) AND MILLARD (M.). Le Texas, ou, Notice Historique sur le Champ D'Asile, Comprenant tout ce que s'est passé depuis la formation jusqu'à la dissolution de cette Colonie, les causes qui l'out amenée, et la liste de tous les Colons français, avec des renseignemens utiles à leurs familles, et le plan du camp. Large folding views. 135 pp., 12mo, three-quarter polished morocco, gilt top and panelled back, by Sangorski. Paris, 1819 The organization was commanded by Generals Lallemand and Rigaud, the former being one of the legatees of Napoleon. On the approach of MORMONISM PORTRAYED; ITS ERRORS AND ABSURDITIES EXPOSED, AND THE SPIRIT AND DESIGNS OF ITS AUTHORS MADE MANIFEST: BY WILLIAM HARRIS, WITH EMENDATIONS BY A CITINEN. TO WHICH IS ADDED AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING THE TESTIMONY OF THE MOST PROMINENT WITNES AS TAKEN AT THE TRIAL OF JOE SMITH, JR., AND OTHERS, FOR HIGH TREASON AGAINST THE STATE OF MISSOURI, BEFORE JUDGE KING, OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL EISTRICT. Warsaw, 'XII, SHARP & GAMBLE, PUBLISHERS 1841 A POSSIBLY UNIQUE MORMON EXPULSION TRACT the Spanish army, the French burned their buildings and fled to Calveston Island, and thence to Louisiana. 535. HARVEY (ROBERT). Nebraska: An Historical Sketch of the Organization of Howard County. 8vo, original wrappers. St. Paul, Neb., n. d. 536. HARWOOD (REV. T.). The the Spanish and English Mission from vols., 12mo. History of New Mexico and 1850 to 1910. Plates. 2 Albuquerque, 1908-10 Privately printed on a small local press. Both typography and illus trations are of a very crude order. 537. HASKINS (C. W.). The Argonauts of California, being the reminiscences of scenes and incidents that occurred in the early mining days. By a Pioneer. Plates. 8vo. New York: Published for the author, 1890 In addition to interesting accounts of the early days, this work is especially valuable for its "Pioneer index," pp. 360-501, which records the names of 35,000 pioneers who had arrived by Dec. 31, 1849. HASTINGS' ACCOUNT OF THE OREGON AND CALIFORNIA COUNTRY AND NARRATIVE OF THE OVERLAND EMIGRATION OF 1842 538. HASTINGS (LANSFORD W.). A New Description of Oregon and California: Containing Complete Descriptions of those Countries, together with the Oregon Treaty and Correspondence, and a vast amount of Information relating to the Soil, Climate, Productions, Rivers, Lakes, and the Various Routes over the Rocky Mountains. By L. W. Hastings, a Resident of California. Frontispiece. 160 pp., 8vo, original wrappers, preserved under cloth protective covers. Cincinnati: Queen City, Print, 1857 A perfect copy of a celebrated work possessing extreme importance and interest. See Wagner, No. 103 for a long account. Hastings was the leader of the Overland Emigration of 1842, and his narrative of the adventures of the party commences the volume. Fitzpatrick guided them from Ft. Laramie to Green River; Jo Meek leading the advance party to Ft. Hall. The party arrived at the Oregon Settlements Oct. 5. In May of '43 Hastings started south to California and gives the narrative of this journey. Then follows the description of California, pp. 69133. The various overland routes, methods of travelling, Semple's "Sketch of the Country,' and the Treaty, conclude the volume. No other copy has appeared in many years. [SEE ILLUSTRATION] 539. HAWKINS (BENJAMIN). Letter from the Principal Agent for Indian Affairs, South of the Ohio. 8vo, uncut and unopened. N. p., 1801 Printed to accompany the President's Communication to Congress. 540. HAWTHORNE (CAPT. R. M.). Hurricane Gulch: A Narrative of the Aosta and Bufferville Trail, Arizona. 12mo, original wrappers. New York, 1892 A NEW DESCRIPTION OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA: CONTAINING Complete Descriptions of those Countries, TOGETHER WITH THE OREGON TREATY AND CORRESPONDENCE, AND A VAST AMOUNT OF INFORMATION RELATING TO THE SOIL, CLIMATE, PRODUCTIONS, RIVERS AND LAKES, AND THE VARIOUS ROUTES OVER BY L. W. HASTINGS, A RESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA. ALSO AN ACCOUNT, BY COL. R. B. MASON, OF THE GOLD REGION, AND A NEW ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. H M. RULISON, QUEEN CITY PUBLISHING HOUSE, A PERFECT COPY OF A CELEBRATED WORK |