Colonel McIlhany person
also known as: Colonel Mc-Ilhany
Summary: Old pathfinder who crossed the plains in 1849 and narrated his journey.
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cited from With this exclamation of a joyful surprise… (1891) · +1 more
an’ you knows him?”
With this exclamation of a joyful surprise
she dropped the calabash and, turning about,
shouted to a youngster.
“George Washington Lightenhouse, George
Washington Lightenhouse, come heah! Come
right away! Heah’s a genmen f’om …
cited from city ten days… (1891) · +1 more
the Mormon elders. Our train
was loaded with merchandise, just what the
Mormons were in need of. We remained in the
( 92 )
city ten days. Young then had only seven wives.
Davis and myself visited all the elders homes.
Polygamy, in practic…
cited from We reached Sacramento City September 7… (1891)
n’s store near Feather river. We
had been living for four days exclusively on
sugar and snow water. There we saw Indians
exchanging gold dust for beads, pound for
pound, gold worth $200, beads $1 a pound. That
beats reciprocity, free silver…
cited from Crossing the plains in ’49 : Colonel Mc-… (1891)
Crossing the plains in ’49 : Colonel Mc-
Ilhany, of Los Cerrillos, New Mexico, an old
friend of the Field and Farm, was an early
pathfinder on the plains and tells an interesting
story about his trip over the golden shore. He
says: “In Septemb…
departed_for
cited from With this exclamation of a joyful surprise… (1891) · +1 more
an’ you knows him?”
With this exclamation of a joyful surprise
she dropped the calabash and, turning about,
shouted to a youngster.
“George Washington Lightenhouse, George
Washington Lightenhouse, come heah! Come
right away! Heah’s a genmen f’om …
lived_at
cited from With this exclamation of a joyful surprise… (1891)
an’ you knows him?”
With this exclamation of a joyful surprise
she dropped the calabash and, turning about,
shouted to a youngster.
“George Washington Lightenhouse, George
Washington Lightenhouse, come heah! Come
right away! Heah’s a genmen f’om …
witnessed
Colonel Russell returned overland from California— 1848-09
cited from With this exclamation of a joyful surprise… (1891)an’ you knows him?”
With this exclamation of a joyful surprise
she dropped the calabash and, turning about,
shouted to a youngster.
“George Washington Lightenhouse, George
Washington Lightenhouse, come heah! Come
right away! Heah’s a genmen f’om …
Indians exchanging gold dust for beads— 1849-09
cited from city ten days… (1891) · +1 morethe Mormon elders. Our train
was loaded with merchandise, just what the
Mormons were in need of. We remained in the
( 92 )
city ten days. Young then had only seven wives.
Davis and myself visited all the elders homes.
Polygamy, in practic…
Sources (5)
city ten days… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Crossing the plains in ’49 : Colonel Mc-…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
“Old Captain Bridger and Kit Carson’s… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
We reached Sacramento City September 7… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
With this exclamation of a joyful surprise… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details