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Author/Creator	Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885
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Biographical Note	Journalist; helped found the Republican Party, 1854; member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1854-1869; Speaker of the House, 1863-1869; Vice President of the United States, 1869-1873.
Summary/Description	In this autographed reminiscence, Colfax describes his stagecoach trip from Missouri to California in 1865. It is likely he made the trip in his capacity as chair of the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Account includes his detailed observations regarding trail terrain, arable lands, mining, and the people he encountered. Colfax also indirectly considered the issue of the transcontinental railroad. He spent a few days in Salt Lake City and met Brigham Young, president of the Mormon Church. Colfax praised Salt Lake City but had little good to say about the Mormon religion. In spite of this, he expressed his respect for their right to worship as they pleased. Colfax also visited Oregon and the mining towns of Nevada. The diary includes an assemblage of locations not mentioned by most overland travelers. The wealth Colfax observed led him to predict that the United States would soon be called "the treasury of the world." Colfax left San Francisco by steamer and crossed the Isthmus of Panama by railroad.
Electronic Publisher	Utah Academic Library Consortium
Electronic Publication Date	2002
Edition	Electronic reproduction;
Collection	Overland Trails Diaries
Physical Description	1 v. (41 leaves)
Trail Name(s)	California National Historic Trail
Company Name	Stagecoach
Age of Diarist	42
Year of Travel	1865
Gender	Male
Additional Availability	Original manuscript available at Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602
Original Version Note	Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Vault MSS 501. 1 v. (41 leaves)
Publications	"Hon. Schuyler Colfax's Journey From the Missouri River to California in 1865, (from his journal), Prov Western Galaxy 1 (1888): 32-41, 233-251, 347-351. Apparently published posthumously. There is a copy in Americana/Rare AP2 .W425
Subject	Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885; Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885--Diaries; Journalists--United States--Diaries; Legislators--United States--Diaries; Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885--Journeys--California; Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885--Journeys--Utah--Salt Lake City; Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885--Views on Mormonism; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Kimball, Heber Chase, 1801-1868; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Indians of North America; Railroads--United States; Salt Lake City (Utah)--Description and travel; Colorado--Description and travel; California--Description and travel; Sacramento (Calif.); Rocky Mountains; Platte River (Neb.); Mineral industries; Chinese--United States; Virginia City (Nev.); Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.); Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.); San Francisco (Calif.); Oregon--Description and travel; Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Yosemite Valley (Calif.); Panama--Description and travel; Polygamy--Utah--History--19th century;
Personal Names	Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885 Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885--Diaries Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885--Journeys--California Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885--Journeys--California Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885--Journeys--Utah--Salt Lake City Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885--Views on Mormonism Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 Kimball, Heber Chase, 1801-1868
Geographical Place Names	Utah Lake (Utah) Salt Lake City (Utah)--Description and travel Colorado--Description and travel California--Description and travel Sacramento (Calif.) Rocky Mountains Platte River (Neb.) Virginia City (Nev.) Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) San Francisco (Calif.) Oregon--Description and travel Rainier, Mount (Wash.) Yosemite Valley (Calif.) Panama--Description and travel
Type/Genre	Electronic diary Diaries Electronic books Reminiscences
Language	English
Patron Usage Instructions	These images and texts are made available for non-profit, educational, scholarly purposes, such as research, teaching and private study. For these purposes you may reproduce (print, download or make copies) these materials without prior permission, on the condition of proper attribution of the source on all copies: Courtesy Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602. Please contact Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602 to request permission to use these materials for other purposes, including but not limited to, any form of advertising or commercial reproductions, transactions, redistributions or transmissions, whether by digital means or otherwise.
Copyright Status/Owner	Brigham Young University, Copyright 2002
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Title	Colfax, Schuyler
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