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James Mason Hutchings (February 10, 1820 – October 31, 1902) 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 1848, then went to California in 1849 during the Gold Rush.
3 de oct. de 2023 · Englishman James Mason Hutchings—an enterprising carpenter, gold miner, and journalist—first visited Yosemite in 1855. Having heard of the Mariposa Battalion’s encounter with a waterfall “nearly a thousand feet high,” Hutchings hired two American Indian guides to take him to the site.
1 de sept. de 2012 · In The Making of Yosemite, the environmental historian Jen A. Huntley provides a worthwhile biography of the late nineteenth-century publisher, hotelier, and businessman James Mason Hutchings and his contribution to the early history of Yosemite National Park.
Seeking the Elephant, 1849. James Mason Hutchings' Journal of His Overland Trek to California Including His Voyage to America, 1848 and Letters from the Mother Lode. Edited and introduced by Shirley Sargent. (Glendale, Calif.: The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1980. 209 pp. $30.00. ) Reviewed by John E. Baur.
14 de sept. de 2012 · The making of Yosemite: James Mason Hutchings and the origin of America's most popular national park. Lary M. Dilsaver. Pages 325-327 | Published online: 14 Sep 2012. Download citation. https://doi.org/10.1080/1755182X.2012.720132. Full Article. Figures & data. Citations. Metrics. Reprints & Permissions. Read this article.
Index. 209 pages. $30.00. Reviewed by Gary F. Kurutz, Chief of Special Collections for the California State Library and author of several articles on California history. James Mason Hutchings stands out as one of California’s most colorful figures during the Gold Rush era.
Although adventurer James Mason Hutchings stakes a name for himself in Yosemite’ history books, the women in his family served integral roles, too. Major chronological points follow:
