ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


Special acknowledgments are due the following libraries and historical societies for the use of their materials and the help provided by members of their staffs:

Idaho Historical Society
Luna House Museum, Nez Perce County Historical Society
Nevada County Library, Nevada City, California
National Archives, San Francisco Branch
Sutro Library, San Francisco, California
California State Library
Stanford University Libraries
Bancroft Library, Berkeley
Searls Historical Library, Nevada City, California
Nevada State Library
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Genealogical Library, Salt Lake City
South Dakota Historical Society
Montana Historical Society
California Historical Society

A special thanks should also go to Peggy Lee, editor-in-chief of the University of Utah Press, for her encouragement and support, and to Dr. Merle Wells for suggesting the project.