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          James Mason Hutchings was born February 10, in England.!

          James Mason Hutchings

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          James Mason Hutchings

          Portrait of James Hutchings c.

          Hutchings was just one of many Yosemite tour guides.

        1. Hutchings was just one of many Yosemite tour guides.
        2. In the diary Hutchings records crossing the Atlantic from Liverpool to New York City in In he left New Orleans by steamboat, bound for St. Joseph.
        3. James Mason Hutchings was born February 10, in England.
        4. Information regarding Hutchings's early life in England comes mostly from an autobiographical statement he wrote late in tbe nineteenth centurj' for the.
        5. He also took notes from local newspapers he happened upon, transcribing articles about Indian life and customs, the Oregon Trail and the Indian wars.

          6. Born()February 10,

          Towcester, Northamptonshire, England

          DiedOctober 31, () (aged&#;82)

          Yosemite, California, USA

          Resting placeYosemite Cemetery
          Children

          James Mason Hutchings (February 10, &#; October 31, ) was an American businessman and one of the principal promoters of what is now Yosemite National Park.

          Biography

          Born in Towcester in England, Hutchings immigrated to the U.S. in , then went to California in during the Gold Rush. He became wealthy as a miner, lost it all in a bank failure, then became wealthy again from publishing.[1]

          In , James Hutchings published The Miner's Ten Commandments in the Placerville Herald, capturing the social norms, challenges, and everyday life of California Gold Rush miners.

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