Contents

EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION

IOWA TO OREGON, 1864, by Elizabeth Lee Porter

Introduction

The Diary

A TRIP TO THE IDAHO MINES, 1864, by Clarissa Elvira Shipley

Introduction

The Diary

SEVEN MONTHS ON THE OREGON TRAIL, 1864, by Mary Louisa Black

Editor’s Preface

Introduction by Marguerite W. Black

The Diary

TO CALIFORNIA BY THE MORMON TRAIL, 1865, by Ruth Shackleford

Introduction

The Diary

LIVERPOOL TO UTAH IN 1866, by Caroline Hopkins Clark

Introduction

The Diary

CALIFORNIA TO TEXAS IN 1868, by Ruth Shackleford

Introduction

The Diary

THE GILA TRAIL: TEXAS TO CALIFORNIA, 1868, by Harriet Bunyard

Introduction

The Diary